The USA is the most powerful and highly developed country of the world. It is situated in the central part of the North American continent. Its western coast is washed by the Pacific Ocean and its eastern coast is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.
The USA is separated from Canada in the north by the 49th parallel and the Great Lakes, and from Mexico in the South by а Ііле following the Rio Grande River and continuing across the highlands to the Pacific Ocean.
The total area of the USA is over 9 million square kilometres. The continental part of the USA consists of the highland regions and two lowland regions. The highland regions are the Appalachian Mountains in the east and the Cordillera in the – west.
Between the Cordillera and the Appalachian Mountains are the central lowlands which are called the prairie, and eastern lowlands called the Mississippi valley. The principal rivers of the USA are the Mississippi, the longest river in
The population of the United States of America is about 250 million people, who are called Americans. Most of the people live in towns and the population of the countryside is becoming smaller and smaller. For many decades the USA has been the place where lots of people sought refuge from persecution for political or religious beliefs.
That’s why in America there are representatives of practically all racial and national groups. There are about 25 million Negroes in the country and a little over half a million Indians.
The capital of the USA is Washington. It is situated in the District of Columbia. Washington is a beautiful administrative city with practically no industry. The USA is a highly developed industrial state. Its agriculture is also highly
There are coal-mines in the Cordillera Mountains, in the Kansas City region. Iron is mined near the Great Lakes. The USA has rich oilfields in California, Texas and some other regions.
It occupies one of the first places among the countries of the world, for production of coal, iron and oil.
The USA has a highly-developed motor-car industry. It would be no exaggeration to say that cars have become the symbol of American way of life. The vehicles produced at such companies as Ford and General Motors are known world-wide.
The motor-car industry is concentrated in and around Detroit. Shipbuilding is developed along the Atlantic coast and in San Francisco. The textile industry is to be found in the north-east and in the south of the country.
The USA has a highly developed railway system. It also has the best network of roads in the world. They are called highways.
The USA is a federal country Of 50 states and the District of Columbia. The political life of the country has always been dominated by the two major parties: the Democratic party and the Republican party. At an election time they contest presidency and the majority of seats in the Congress.
The Congress is the highest legislative body of the country. It consists of two chambers – the House of Representatives and the Senate.
The President, elected by the whole nation for four years, is head of the state and the Government.
Word List powerful – потужний western – західний to be washed by – омиватися the Pacific Ocean – Тихий Океан eastern – східний the Atlantic Ocean – Атлантический океан Mexico – Мексика the total area – загальна площа highland regions – узвишшя lowland regions – низини the Appalachian – Аппалачі the Cordillera – Кордильєри prairie – прерія North – північ 40 degrees below zero – 40 градусів нижче нуля to seek (sought, sought) refuge – шукати притулок persecution – переслідування political and religious beliefs – політичні га релігійні переконання racial – расовий the District of Columbia – округ Колумбія Kansas City – Канзас Сіті the Great Lakes – Великі Озера rich oilfields – багаті родовища It would be no exaggeration to say – не буде перебільшенням сказати (зазначити) network of roads – мережа доріг to contest presidency – сперечатися, претендувати на пост президента і the majority of seats in the Congress – більшість місць у Конгресі the highest legislative body – вищий законодавчий орган chamber – палата the House of Representatives – Палата представників the Senate – Сенат
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