USA
Beginning:
Florida - who hear this name is thinking of summer, sun and beach, palm, blue water and only relaxing.
But bevor talking about the "Sunshine State" I would like to give you some general facts about the land Florida is situated in. About the United States of America.
Geography
- the us are one of the biggest country of the world
- country is devided into 48 states; and then there are 2 separated states which includes the union: Alaska in the north, Hawaii in the West
- whole area: 9 529 063 km²
- waters contibuted 507 788km² to the whole area
- largest strech fom: East West: 4520 km
North South: 2570 km
- highest mountain is situated in Alaska Mount McKinley 6194m
- lowest region lies in the lowand of Death Valley 86 m under sea level
- the USA are divide into four big area:
- East and South-East: coastplains
- in direction to the West: Appalachen
- cenre area: Great Plains
- West: Kordillen and Rocky Mountains
- biggest riversystem: Mississippi and Missouri - altogehter 6240 km
- five biggest lakes: Ontario-, Erie-, Huron-, Superior- Lake and Lake Michigan
- they are all situated in the Noth-.East of the Midwest
- important ways fot transport of goods
Climate
- most aea of USA: warm or chilli temperated zone
- South and South-East: summer humid tropics
- South-West: subtropical
- Hawaii: tropical
- Alaska: very cold (in German: Tundrenklima)
Nature/Animals
- trees:
- in Rocky Mountains: different kinds of pine, Douglasie and Mammutbaum
- in the North and East: fir tree, spruck, oak tree, beech tree, maple tree, pine
South-East: fern, Cypress and Lianen
Texas: because the dry climate - thorn bushes
animals: famous: Bison, Grizzly- and Brownbears, Pumas, moose
Population
altogether 260 500 000 Mio inhabitants
74 % whites
13 % blacks
10 % Hispanics
2 % Asiens
1 % Indians
language: English (and Spanish, because of the border to Mexico)
rasicst seperation: since 1954 unlawful
famous opponet of rassism: Martin Luther King
Economy
USA is leading industrynation
3 % of population work in agriculture (in history most important economy area)
24 % work in business
73 % in areas of services
argiculture
cultivatin of lemonfruits (Florida), wheat, maize (Midwest), tabac, potatoes, suckar, rice
mining industry
in Texas, Louisiana, Alaska, Oklahoma and Californien
extraction of crude oil, natural gas, coal, copper, iron ore, lime, salt and different Baumaterialen
important industries
chemical industry, metal-process industry
automobile ind., armaments-, textilies, and paper industry
History
first discovery by Columbus 1492
first settlement was St. Augustine in Florida by Spanish 1565
follow conquers and the first names of the states by the English, the Spanish, the French and the Dutch
18th century - war of independence between the New World and Britain
one important battle: Boston Tea Party 1773, where farmer boycott british ships
4th July 1776: declaration of independence
first president: George Washingston 1789-1797
Cities
the USA is famous for his big cities like
New York with the Statue of Liberty which remembers at the 4th July 1776
Las Angeles with Hollywood - the hometown of actors ans filmstars
yesterday was a big event in Hollywood: awarding of Oscar (movie price)
Detroit - town of automobiles like Ford, Daimler Chrysler and General Motors
Memphis in Tennessee: Hometown ofn Rock´n Roll
