B) The_____of the country is Washington, DC.

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The United States of America is bigger in area (9,4 mln. square km) than the whole of Europe. From Boston to Los Angeles is [as far as from France to Central Asia and from East to West there are [five time zones. The population of the USA is 250 mln. people. Women comprise 52% of the population; men -48%.

In the vast area of the US exist most of the physical conditions known to man: heat and cold, forest and desert, tropical swamp and Arctic waste, mountains (McKinley, Alaska, being the highest mountain in the US - 6193 m) and endless plains, empty spaces and megapolis, and the world's largest river system, with Mississippi [being the longest river, 3950 km long.

The diversity of the people themselves is immense. People [have many different ethnic backgrounds. After its first discovery by Columbus in 1492, the first Europeans to settle were Spaniards in the 16th century followed by the English, French, Italian, German, Irish, Dutch, Polish, etc.

Although the US covers so much land, its people are by now almost entirely an urban society. Less than one tenth of the people are engaged in agriculture and forestry and most of the rest live in or 'around towns, small and large. Half the populations now live in some; thirty metropolitan areas (large cities with their suburbs) of more than a million people each.

The USA is rich in natural resources: oil, coal, iron and a variety of minerals, great forests. Today, with less than 10% of the world's population the USA accounts for nearly half the world’s output of goods.

According to the administrative structure the USA is a federal republic divided into 50 states and the Federal District of Columbia. The capital of the USA is Washington, DC.

There are two main political parties in the USA: the Democrats and the Republicans. Generally, the Republican Party has favored business, low taxes, less economic intervention and government spending. The Democratic Party, on the other hand, has tended to favor government-financed programs for the poor and people with low-income levels. At present the Republican Party is in power, with the president Jorge Bush the Junior. There is also a significant portion of the electorate that does not affiliate with any party -independent voters who will change the party they vote for from election to election.

Определите, являются ли предложения истинными или ложными.

A) The USA is a federal union of 50 independent states.

B) The highest mountain in the USA is Mount Blackburn.

C) Two major parties in the US are the Conservationists and the Democrats.

D) The country is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean.

E) The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America.

Соедините пары.

to border	долина
valley	глава государства
government	исполнительная власть
legislative branch	гора
executive branch	национальное наследие
head of state	пустыня
mountain	законодательная власть
desert	граничить
national heritage	правительство

3. Дополните предложения, используя данные слова и словосочетания:

Executive Branch, capital, river, Legislative Branch, republic, head

A) The United States of America is a constitutional_____.

b) The_____of the country is Washington, DC.

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