Geography:

• situated in northern part of the North America between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean
• area-about 9,3 million square kilometers
• borders -with Canada on the north, the border is formed by the line of 49th parallel and the Great Lakes Region
• Mexico on the south
• Russia in Alaska
• the Pacific Ocean on the west
• the Atlantic Ocean on the east
• highest mountain-Mount McKinley in Alaska (6 194m)
• mountains-the Rocky Mountains and the Coastal Mountains on the west
• the Appalachian Mountains on the east
• plains- Central Plains
• water-rivers- Mississippi and Missouri (6212km) 3rd longest river system in the world
• lakes- the Great Lakes Region- Lake Superior,Huron,Erie and Ontario. they are shared with Canada
• Lake Superior-2nd largest in the world (after the Caspian Sea)
• national parks- Yellowstone NP, Yosemite NP, Rocky Mountains NP, Grand Canyon NP, Glacier NP, Mount McKinley NP
• climate-from arctic in Alaska to subtropical in Hawaii

People:

• population- about 260 million inhabitants
• nationalities- the majority of inhabitants is of European origin, but there are also large groups of Afro-American, Indian,American indian,Chinese, Japanese and other origin
• today there are more than hundread major ethnic groups.That´s why America is  called ´MELTING POT´-people who live in USA are of different origins and races. They mix together in ´a pot´ and altogether they form American nation.
• official language-American English.It differs from British English in vocabulary,spelling and pronunciation
• also minority languages are spoken

Division of the country:

USA is a federation of 50 states including Alaska and the island of Hawaii.

NORTH-EASTERN REGION- New York, Pensylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan- these states are most densely populated.

• this region includes some of the largest cities e.g. New York, washington D.C., Philadelphia and industrial centers like Chicago and Detroit.
• is rich in raw materials and is the centre of industry

NORTHERN REGION (NEW ENGLAND)- Connecticut, Maine, Massachusssets, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont

• first collonists settled there
• old traditions are preserved there in architecture and culture
• Harward and Yale Universities-private, the most famous

MIDWEST it is central part of USA with many plains

• developed agriculture

SOUTHERN REGION Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tenesse, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, Arcansas, Florida

• these states are mainly agricultural growing cotton and tobacco
• formerly slavery was developed there Florida-is a tourist center with many beaches

SOUTH-WEST Texas, New Mexico, Arizona

Texas-the largest state of the federation-rich in oil, cattle ranches, prairies
New Mexico, Arizona- indians in their reservations
Grand Canyon-the Colorado river

• many deserts, lack of rain, extreme temperatures in summer

WESTERN REGION (ROCKY MOUNTAINS STATES) Washington, Oregon,Wyoming, Montana, Utah, Idaho, Nevada, California

• In general it is very thinly populated (except cities)
• famous for the Rocky Mountains and California beaches