United States of America, Canada, Australia
Federation of 50 states, 1 capital city- Washington DC world´s strongest power (industrial, technological, agricultural) multicultural society- american nation doesn´t exist
Nationalities: natives minority (Indians)- / imigrants- majority(Spanish, French, Dutch, Italian, Chinese, black people). 1st colony in Jamestown.
Discovered by Columbus in 1492 July the 4th 1776- Declaration of Independence government: head of state is president George Bush- 8 years, 2nd election
senate- liberals, conservatives
geography:
Apalachian mountains, Rocky mountains, The Interior plains, Cordilleras; the highest peak is in Alaska- Mt. McKinley 6212 m rivers: Mississippi, Missouri, Hudson, Colorado, St. Lawrence river lakes: Great Salt Lake, The Great Lakes (Erie+ Ontario forms The Niagara Falls) deserts:Great Salt Desert, Mojave desert
atractions:
Death Valley (-85m), The Statue of Liberty, Grand Canyon,Yellowstone national park,Yosemite n.p.,Sequoia n.p., Hawaii, California Hollywood- centre of cinematography, The Walk of Fame
education: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Brown
in the present problems with immigrants from Mexico
CANADA
- the 2nd world´s largest country, thinly inhabited capital city is Ottawa, the largest city is Toronto government: member of Commonwealth; divided into 10 provinces+ 3 teritories population: immigrants mostly from Europe, therefore the official languages are English and French; north american indians, Eskimos geography: Rocky mountains, Mackenzie mountains, St. Lawrence Lowlands; the highest peak is Mt. Logan 6050 m
rivers: St. Lawrence river, Nelson, Columbia ,Yukon, Mackenzie lakes: Great lakes, Great Bear lake, Great Slave lake, Lake Winnipeg
Things of interest: very popular is ice-hockey;mark of Canada is maple leaf; Grizzly bears;raindeers;national parks: Jasper Banff, Wood Buffalo;Olympic games in 1988 in Calgary
Climate is marine in the East, cold continental in inland, tundra in the North
AUSTRALIA
Is the only continent that is also state and is whole located just in the southern hemosphere
Capital is Canberra (built according to plan);the biggest city is Sydney (opera house)
Part of Commonwealth- in 1770 explored by James Cook and predicated as british colony; firstly settled with British prisoners
Government: head of state is Elisabeth the 2nd- constitutional monarchy with head governor
As first separated from Pangea- unique animals and plants (kangaroos, koala bears, platypus, dingo;eucalyptus)
Population: ancestors of prisoners,immigrants,Aborigines-black people almost killed
People live on the coast,mainland are deserts
Geography:
Great Dividing Range, Australian Alps (Mt.Kosciusco-2228 m)McDonnel mountains,Ayers Rock- Uluru,the sacred hill of Aborigines
deserts:Great Sandy desert, Great Victorian Desert, Gibson desert, Simpson desert rivers:Murray, Darling,Fitzroy lakes: Eyre, Amadeus,Torrens language: strange accent Coral Barrier Reef in the northeast NEW ZEALAND
AOTEAROA-The country of the long white cloud, is actually 2 large islands and small one- Stewart Island. Capital is Wellington; official language is English. Independant country, but british dominion- head of state is Queen Elisabeth the 2nd
North Island- volcanic activity (geysers, hot springs, boiling mud). Volcano Riapehu and lake Taupo.The biggest geyser in the world- The Black Water.Most of population lives here- whites(anglo-irish-scotish ancestors); polynesian natives Maoris (10%). Marine climate.
South Island- in the past covered with glaciers- fjords,rivers, lakes (Tekapo). Fjorland national park, Mt.Cook(3764m) national park.Raising of Merino sheeps, production of wool. Islands covered with forests and grasslands.Colder, dryer climate.
typical, endemic animal- Kiwi bird
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