Geography of the USA

Basic info

• LOCATION: North America continent• OFFICIAL NAME: United States of America• GOVERNMENT: Federal presidential republic• NUMBER OF STATES: 50 + dependent territories• POPULATION: 350 000 000• CAPITAL: Washington DC• CITIES: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco,

Philadelphia, Dallas, Detroit,…• OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: English• CURRENCY: USD

Location

• Land borders with: Canada, Mexico

• Water borders: Russia, Cuba

• Surrounded by: Atlantic, Arctic and Pacific ocean, Gulf of Mexico

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Symbols of the USAThe Great Seal of the United States

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States

Comparsion with Czech Republic

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Geography

• Highest mountain: Mt. McKinley (6168 m)

• Longest River: Mississippi (6020 km with Missouri influx)

• Great Lakes: Superior,Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario

Water

Climate

• Changeable weather• North: humid

continental• South: humid

subtropical / tropical• Alaska: polar / subpolar• Extreme weather

occurence: huricanes, tornadoes…

Mount McKinley

Mississippi

Niagara Falls

Statue of Liberty

Mount Rushmore

That´s all…Thanks for your attention!