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placebook The United States of America Profile Location About Me • My national symbol is the bald eagle, but some of my founders wanted the turkey •Bristlecone pine trees, believed to be some of the world's oldest living things, are found in the western United States in California, Utah, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona •The only royal palace used by a monarch in the U.S. is located in Honolulu, Hawaii. It is the Iolani Palace •Although English is the most commonly spoken language used in the U.S. and is the language used in government, the country has no official language •.The tallest mountain in the world is located in the United States. Mauna Kea, located in Hawaii, is only 13,796 feet (4,205 m) in altitude above sea level, however, when measured from the seafloor it is over 32,000 feet (10,000 meters) high, making it taller than Mount Everest. My Pics

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Profile. About Me My national symbol is the bald eagle, but some of my founders wanted the turkey Bristlecone pine trees, believed to be some of the world's oldest living things, are found in the western United States in California, Utah, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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placebookThe United States of America

Profile

Location

About Me

• My national symbol is the bald eagle, but some of my founders wanted the turkey

•Bristlecone pine trees, believed to be some of the world's oldest living things, are found in the western United States in California, Utah, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona

•The only royal palace used by a monarch in the U.S. is located in Honolulu, Hawaii. It is the Iolani Palace

•Although English is the most commonly spoken language used in the U.S. and is the language used in government, the country has no official language

•.The tallest mountain in the world is located in the United States. Mauna Kea, located in Hawaii, is only 13,796 feet (4,205 m) in altitude above sea level, however, when measured from the seafloor it is over 32,000 feet (10,000 meters) high, making it taller than Mount Everest.

My Pics

Rubric for ProjectCountry – 10 pts.

Map – 15 pts.

Flag – 15 pts.

Five Facts – 20 pts.

Pictures – 20 pts.

Presentation – 20 pts.

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