The United States is the third largest country in the world. It has borders with Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The climate varies greatly from arctic in the north to tropical in the south. Politically, the US is a republic with power divided between the President, Congress, and Supreme Court. The President is both head of state and head of one of the two main political parties. Congress is divided into the House and Senate and controls government spending and passes laws.

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2. USA is thethirdlargestcountry in the world

3. Washington D.C is thecapital

4. USA has borders with Canada in thenorth and Mexico in thesouth.

5. The climate is arctic in thenorth and tropical in thesouth.

6. The westcoastofthe USA facesthe Pacific Ocean and theeastcoastfacesthe Atlantic Ocean.

7. It is 4000 km from New York in theeast to Los Angeles in thewest.

8. Therearefour time zones in the USA.

9. Someoftheworld’slargestmountain ranges, largest lakes and longest rivers are in the USA.

10. Someofthe tallest and oldesttrees in the world growhere.

11. The weatherconditions in the USA can be extreme.

12. Thereareoftentornadoes in theMidwest.

13. Therearehurricanesalongthe Atlantic coast and in theGulfof Mexico.

14. In 2005 Hurricane Katrina caused a major flood in the city of New Orleans. Manypeople lost their lives and thousandsbecamehomeless.

15. The first Europeans in America weremostlywhite Protestants.

16. Graduallypeople from all parts ofthe world immigrated to the USA. Todaythe USA is a multiculturalsociety.

17. Many Americans have twoidentities. They have strong ties to thecountrythey or their familie arecoming from. Theyareknown as African Americans, Italian Americans, Norwegian Americans and so on.

18. The Native Americans were living in North America longbeforethe Europeans arrived. Nowtheyare just a smallminoritygroup.

19. The USA is a republic. Politicalpower is dividedbetween: The President The Congress The Supreme Court

20. The President is the head ofthestate.

21. A president is elected for fouryears and he can be re-elected for anotherfouryears.

22. The President is also head ofoneofthepoliticalparties in the USA: theRepublican Party and theDemocratic Party.

23. The Congress is dividedintothe House of Representatives and theSenate.

24. Congresscontrolsthemoneythe President need to carryout his policies. Congressalso makes thelawsofthe USA.

25. The Supreme Court decideswhatthelaws in America means.

26. Sometimestheyfindthat an old law is againsttheConstitution. Theycanchangethelaw and say it is no longer valid.