2 Wiedza o USA wykład 2

THE STATUE OF LIBERTY

colosal figure of a woman on the Libery Island
is located at the entrance of the New York port
is a symbol of liberty, immigration of the U.S.A, French – American friendship
the 4^th of July 1776 – inscription
The New World
the woman has crown on the head with 6 spikes and these spikes symbolize 6 continents

NATIONAL ANTHEM

The Star-Spangled Banner

words written by

FRANCIS SCOTT KEY

during the war of 1840

FORT McHenry

this was the war between Americans and Britons – lasted 2 years, started in 1812; both nations wanted a part of Canada. The British people imprisoned Francis Scott. He was inspired by the view of American flag still waving after the assault.

AN OUTLINE OF AMERICAN GEOGRAPHY

The USA is the 4^th largest country in the world behind Russia, Canada and China
It streches 2575 km from north to south

TIME ZONE

CLIMATE

simillar to the climate of Poland (moderate climate = umiarkowany)
Alaska has the arctic climate
Almost every kind of climate can be found there
Florida, Texas, California and the entire state of Hawaii have warm temperatures

It is a land of varied land forms and physical contasts:

THE ATLANTIC SHORE

the Appalachian Mountains - these are old mountains, they take coul from this area
Central Lowlands
American people dug a lot of canals
longest inland transportation route

GREAT PLAINS = WIELKIE ROWNINY AMERYKANSKIE

very fertile lands
harversting land
they look like a flat top of the table tilled to the west
Grassland and rich farmlands
The area is sometimes called The Breadbasket of the USA because of the great harvest
They stretches from New Mexico to Alaska
The Backbone of the continent as they extend all the way from New Mexico to Alaska

THE COLORADO PLATEAU