The United States of America ( Estados Unidos da America)
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3. INTRODUCTION
• WITH THIS PRESENTATION WE WANT TO SHOW YOU A LITTLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SO YOU
CAN UNDERSTAND A LITTLE ABOUT THIS BIG COUNTRY!
4. FAST FACTS
• POPULATION: ABOUT 314 MILLION HABITANTS (2012 ESTIMATED)
• CAPITAL: WASHINGTON D.C (DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA)
• PRINCIPALS LANGUAGES: ENGLISH, SPANISH
• AREA: ABOUT 10 MILLION KM
5. BIGGEST CITY – NEW YORK CITY
• POPULATION: ABOUT 19 MILLION HABITANTS
• MONUMENTS: EMPIRE STATE BUILDING, CHRYSLER BUILDING, ROCKEFELLER CENTER, CENTRAL
PARK, WORLD TRADE CENTER.
6. WASHINGTON D.C- THE CAPITAL
WASHINGTON D.C IT’S THE CAPITAL OF THE USA.
THE STATES OF MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA EACH DONATED LAND TO FORM THE FEDERAL DISTRICT.
IT HOLDS ABOUT 6OO,OOO HABITANTS (2012 ESTIMATED).
WASHINGTON IS THE CENTER OF ALL THREE BRANCHES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED
STATES A, INCLUDING THE CONGRESS, THE WHITE HOUSE( THE PRESIDENT), AND SUPREME COURT.
WASHINGTON IS HOME TO MANY NATIONAL MONUMENTS AND MUSEUMS.
10. US STATES- CONTINUATION
Oregon (front)
Oregon (back)
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
13. SPORTS: BASEBALL
• THE MOST POPULAR SPORTS IN THE USA ARE THE AMERICAN FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL AND BASEBALL.
• BASEBALL IS CALLED THE AMERICAN'S FAVORITE PASTIME AND AMERICAN FOOTBALL IS CURRENTLY
CALLED THE FAVORITE SPORT OF THE AMERICANS.
•
THE NEW YORK YANKEES AND THE BOSTON RED SOCKS ARE PROBABLY THE MOST KNOWN TEAMS OF
BASEBALL IN THE WORLD, AND ALSO THE ONES THAT HAVE MORE MLB CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHIES
14. SPORTS: AMERICAN FOOTBALL
• AMERICAN FOOTBALL ISN´T A VERY KNOWN SPORT AROUND THE WORLD BUT IN THE USA IT´S THE ONE
THAT ATTRACTS MORE CROWDS.
• IT´S A VIOLENT SPORT AND IT´S ALSO KNOWN FOR BEING PLAYED ON SUNDAY. IF YOU ASK AN AMERICAN
WHAT HE DOES ON SUNDAY HE WILL PROBABLY TELL YOU THAT HE IS GOING TO WATCH AN AMERICAN
FOOTBALL GAME.
• THE MOST KNOWN TEAMS AROUND THE WORLD ARE THE NEW YORK GIANTS AND THE OAKLAND
RAIDERS.
15. SPORTS: BASKETBALL
• BASKETBALL IS ALSO A VERY ATTRACTIVE SPORT WITH 26 MILLION PEOPLE PLAYING IT JUST IN THE USA.
• IT´S PROBABLY THE MOST KNOWN SPORT AROUND THE WORLD AND HAS VERY KNOWN TEAMS LIKE THE
LA LAKERS, BOSTON CELTICS, CHICAGO BULLS AND THE MIAMI HEAT.
•
EVERY YEAR THE NBA FINALS ATTRACT MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD TO SEE THE NEXT NBA
CHAMPION AS WELL AS THE MVP.
17. CINEMA
• MAJOR STUDIOS: UNIVERSAL PICTURES, PARAMOUNT, FOX, WARNER BROTHERS, LIONS GATE,…
• THE UNITED STATES IS THE COUNTRY THAT PRODUCES MORE MOVIES IN A YEAR
• HOLLYWOOD IS THE SECOND CINEMATOGRAPHIC INDUSTRY IN THE WORLD
• THE OSCARS, WHICH ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT AWARDS RELATED TO CINEMA IN THE WORLD.
18. CURIOSITIES
• THE UNITED STATES IS THE LARGEST CONSUMER OF COFFEE IN THE WORLD.
• IT’S THE COUNTRY WHICH HAS MORE CASES OF OBESITY.
• IT HAS SIX TIME ZONES: CENTRAL TIME, EASTERN TIME, PACIFIC TIME, MOUNTAIN TIME, HAWAIIAN
TIME, ALASKA TIME).
• THERE ARE 50 STATES AND 5 ISLANDS WHICH ARE INHABITED.
19. CONCLUSION
• WITH THIS WORK I HOPE YOU’VE LEARNED AS MUCH AS US ABOUT THIS BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY, THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA..