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USA / Beginning:

Florida - who hear this name is thinking of summer, sun and beach, palm, blue water and only relaxing.

But bevor talking about the "Sunshine State" I would like to give you some general facts about the land Florida is situated in. About the United States of America.



Geography



- the us are one of the biggest country of the world

- country is devided into 48 states; and then there are 2 separated states which includes the union: Alaska in the north, Hawaii in the West

- whole area: 9 529 063 km²

- waters contibuted 507 788km² to the whole area

- largest strech fom: East àWest: 4520 km

North à South: 2570 km

- highest mountain is situated in Alaska à Mount McKinley 6194m

- lowest region lies in the lowand of Death Valley à 86 m under sea level

- the USA are divide into four big area:

- East and South-East: coastplains

- in direction to the West: Appalachen

- cenre area: Great Plains

- West: Kordillen and Rocky Mountains

- biggest riversystem: Mississippi and Missouri - altogehter 6240 km

- five biggest lakes: Ontario-, Erie-, Huron-, Superior- Lake and Lake Michigan

- they are all situated in the Noth-.East of the Midwest

- àimportant ways fot transport of goods



Climate



- most aea of USA: warm or chilli temperated zone

- South and South-East: summer humid tropics

- South-West: subtropical

- Hawaii: tropical

- Alaska: very cold (in German: Tundrenklima)



Nature/Animals



- trees:

- in Rocky Mountains: different kinds of pine, Douglasie and Mammutbaum

- in the North and East: fir tree, spruck, oak tree, beech tree, maple tree, pine

- South-East: fern, Cypress and Lianen

- Texas: because the dry climate - thorn bushes

- animals: famous: Bison, Grizzly- and Brownbears, Pumas, moose











Population



- altogether 260 500 000 Mio inhabitants

- 74 % whites

- 13 % blacks

- 10 % Hispanics

- 2 % Asiens

- 1 % Indians

- language: English (and Spanish, because of the border to Mexico)

- rasicst seperation: since 1954 unlawful

- famous opponet of rassism: Martin Luther King



Economy



- USA is leading industrynation

- 3 % of population work in agriculture (in history most important economy area)

- 24 % work in business

- 73 % in areas of services

- argiculture

- cultivatin of lemonfruits (Florida), wheat, maize (Midwest), tabac, potatoes, suckar, rice

- mining industry

- in Texas, Louisiana, Alaska, Oklahoma and Californien

- extraction of crude oil, natural gas, coal, copper, iron ore, lime, salt and different Baumaterialen

- important industries

- chemical industry, metal-process industry

- automobile ind., armaments-, textilies, and paper industry



History



- first discovery by Columbus 1492

- first settlement was St. Augustine in Florida by Spanish 1565

- follow conquers and the first names of the states by the English, the Spanish, the French and the Dutch

- 18th century - war of independence between the New World and Britain

- à one important battle: Boston Tea Party 1773, where farmer boycott british ships

- 4th July 1776: declaration of independence

- first president: George Washingston 1789-1797



Cities



- the USA is famous for his big cities like

- New York with the Statue of Liberty which remembers at the 4th July 1776

- Las Angeles with Hollywood - the hometown of actors ans filmstars

- à yesterday was a big event in Hollywood: awarding of Oscar (movie price)

- Detroit - town of automobiles like Ford, Daimler Chrysler and General Motors

- Memphis in Tennessee: Hometown ofn Rock´n Roll

 
 



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