LISTEN REPEAT THE NAMES The United States of

LISTEN, REPEAT THE NAMES The United States of America The Pacific Ocean The Atlantic Ocean Alaska Hawaii The Rocky Mountains The Appalachians Mountains The Grand Canyon The Great Plains Death Valley The Mississippi River The Colorado The Great Lakes

The United States of America is the world’s fourth largest country. Only Russia, Canada and China have bigger territories than the US. The United States stretches from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean, which wash the country in the west and in the

There are fifty states in the country. Forty –eight are in the same part of North America. The other two are Alaska in the north, and Hawaii situated on eight islands in the Pacific.

The Rocky Mountains Long mountain chains run down the Pacific Ocean. Farther east lie the tall peaks of the Rocky Mountains that run from Canada to Mexico.

In this part of the country is Death Valley, the lowest place in North and South Americas.

Here, too, is the Grand Canyon which the Colorado River made millions of years ago. In some places it is about 6 km deep.

Beyond the Rocky Mountains stretch the Great Plains where the mighty Mississippi River flows.

Another mountain chain, the Appalachians, runs down the eastern part of the United States.

In the north-east of the USA there are the Great Lakes – Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, Lake Erie The Great Lakes The Superior The Huron The Erie The Ontario The Michigan

The capital of the USA is Washington D. C.

HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW GEOGRAPHY OF THE USA? GIVE IT A NAME 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Five big lakes in the north-east of the USA The biggest river of the USA The chain of mountains in the east of the USA The chain of mountains in the west of the USA The biggest state of the USA The capital of the USA The plains which are situated in the central part of the USA

KEYS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. The Great Lakes The Mississippi The Appalachians Mountains The Rocky Mountains Alaska Washington D. C. The Great Plains