The main public holidays.

There are a number of holidays in the USA which are celebrated every year. Here are some of them. Memorial day is dedicated to those who fought in the War of Independence, in World War I or World War II. The 4^th of July is Independence Day. It is the biggest national holiday in the USA..) Also in the U.S., Thanksgiving Day is on the fourth Thursday in November. Halloween means “ holy evening”. It take place on the 31^st of October.

The main sectors of the American economy: manufacturing, agriculture, services.

The American economy is a dynamic free-market system and the largest economy. The US economy is considered to be mixed. The development of new land also contributed to the development of agriculture. Foreign trade provides markets for surplus agricultural goods and many raw materials and manufactured goods produced in the United States. "Pillars" of US economic are private property, the price system and competition. property gives the owners of natural resources. The price system provides the answers to the fundamental questions of what goods and services will be produced, how they will be produced, and who will receive them. Competition refers to the rivalry among buyers and among sellers. Sellers compete by trying to produce the goods and services buyers want at the lowest possible price. Service industries account for 7S percent of the US gross domestic product. Government services play а major role in the economy. Federal, state, and local governments employ 17 percent of U.S. workers. U.S. exports include machinery and transportation equipment, such as aircraft, computers, electric power equipment, industrial machinery, and motor vehicles and parts; manufactured articles, especially scientific measuring equipment; chemical elements and compounds, including plastic materials; basic manufactures, such as metals and paper; agricultural products, especially corn and wheat.

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

Ecological problems caused by the development of civilization

Today, the contradictions between man and nature have acquired a dramatic character. With the development of civilization man’s interference in nature has increased. With the development of civilization man’s interference in nature has increased. Every year the world’s industry pollutes the atmosphere with millions of tons of dust and other harmful substances. The seas and rivers are poisoned with industrial waste, chemical and sewage discharge. People who live in big cities are badly affected by harmful discharge from plants and city transport and by the increasing noise level which is as bad for human health as lack of fresh air and clean water. Among the most urgent problems are the ozone layer, acid rains, global warming, toxic pollution of atmosphere, disappearance of forests, contamination of underground waters by chemical elements, destruction of soil in some areas, threat to some flora and fauna representatives, etc. A person can do some damage to the environment but the greater part of pollution certainly comes from industry

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