The USA is situated in the southern part of North America.

Its neighbors are Canada in the north, Mexico in the south and Russia by Alaska. The largest ri ers are the Mississippi and the Missouri. The main industrial items are manufacturing steel, car industry, electronics, machinery, clothing. The main agriculture products are corn, cotton, tobacco, fruit and egetables. The !"A is rich in coal, copper, gold, iron and oil. The !"A #ith the $resident as the head of state is a federation of %& states #ith '( on the continent, Alaska in the north and )a#aii in the Mid $acific. The !"A is the member of all ma*or international organi+ations, !N, NAT-, -.C/. 0ashington /.C. has the 1&th largest population in the country 23.' million4. There are the most important buildings in the !"A 5 the 0hite )ouse 5 residence of the American $resident, the Capitol 5 the seat of the Congress, the $entagon 5 the center of military forces. There are no factories and industry in 0ashington and that is #hy the city seems so clean and nice. 6rancisco. 7os Angeles is the second largest. )ere #e can find the famous film center )olly#ood. 7A is also the center of crime. The biggest +oo in the #orld is in "an /iego. 6lorida is mainly a tourist area #ith loud beaches in Miami. 6lorida also has /isney 0orld and .pcot Center. Franklin Delano Roosevelt 2#as the 38nd $resident of the !nited "tates from 1933 until his death in 19'%. )e ser ed as !nited "tates $resident longer than any other $resident. After his death, the t#enty5second amendment came into effect and limited ho# long a person could be $resident. :efore becoming $resident, he #as ;o ernor of Ne# <ork from 1989 to 1938, Assistant "ecretary of Na y from 1913 to 198& and a state senator from the state of Ne# <ork. )e started a series of popular programs kno#n as the Ne# /eal to fight against the ;reat /epression. The Ne# /eal ga e people *obs building roads, bridges, dams, parks, schools, and other public ser ices. Also, it created "ocial "ecurity, made banks insure their customers, ga e direct aid to the needy, and made many regulations to the economy. :ecause of this, he #as re5 elected in a large ictory in 193= and continued the Ne# /eal. The !nited "tates did not fully reco er from the ;reat /epression until it entered 0orld 0ar II.In 1939, Roose elt became the first $resident of the !nited "tates to appear on tele ision.>?@Roose elt #as elected a third term in 19'&. )e ga e #eapons and money to the Allies fighting in 0orld 0ar II as a part of the 7end57ease program at this time, but the !nited "tates #as still technically neutral in the #ar. Bill Gates, is the co5founder and chairman of Microsoft. )e is the richest person in the #orld. 0hen :ill #as 13 he #ent to 7akeside )igh "chool. )e #as a freshman at )ar ard !ni ersity in 19?3. )e left )ar ard to makesoft#are. :ill ;ates sa# an opportunity to transform the personal computer, #hich used to be a hard5to5use and expensi e de ice. )e sa# that computers could be made less expensi e and more easy to use. ;ates started Microsoft in 19?% #ith $aul Allen.In 8&&=, ;ates announced he #as going to Auit his *ob at Microsoft. This #as so he could do more charity #ork #ith his #ife, Melinda. Their charity is called the :ill and Melinda ;ates 6oundation. ;atesB philanthropy pro*ects ha e included accination of children in sub5 "aharan Africa, scholarship programs in the !nited "tates, and leadership to help organi+e other billionaires to redistribute their #ealth. )e likes to gi e money and support to human rights, education and technological inno ation.:ill ;ates stepped do#n from his C.- position in Microsoft in 199( and "te e :allmer did the *ob instead. -n Cune 1=, 8&&?, Microsoft said that ;ates, the chairman of Microsoft, #ill come in on a day5to5day schedule to continue #orking #ith his charity organi+ation full time for the years to come.

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (often called simply, the Seven Wonders of the World) is a list of man-made structures built during the classical era. Scholars believe that

ancient historians began compiling the list in the second century B.C. The final list of the Seven Wonders that we currently reference was defined in the Middle Ages. The Great Pyramid at Giza Cairo, Egypt Noted for being the only surviving member of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World, the Great Pyramid is the largest of the 3 pyramids built in the ancient city of Giza, now part of greater Cairo, Egypt. The pyramid is believed to have been built around 2560 B.C. as a tomb for the Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu, and likely took 20 years to construct. (Egyptologists argue over man-power numbers, and estimates have ranged from 14,000 to 360,000 men). When built, the pyramid measured nearly 480 feet high, with the sides each measuring about 755 feet long. In addition, each side is oriented with one of the cardinal points (north, south, east and west). Nearly 2.3 million blocks of stone, each weighing approximately 2 tons, comprise the pyramid. The pyramid remained the world's tallest building for 4 millennia after it was built. Hanging Gardens of Babylon Al-Hillah, Iraq The Hanging Gardens of Babylon are said to have been built by Nebuchadnezzar II, a ruler of Babylon, around 600 B.C. Though historians often debate the actual existence of the gardens, because there's no physical evidence and Babylonian documents never mention them (Greek scholars first described the gardens), accounts state that the gardens consisted of vaulted terraces raised above one another and supported on pillars -- in other words, an artificial rising mountain of gardens. The terraces were filled with dirt and planted with trees and flora, which were said to hang over the sides. The amazement over the gardens stems from what would have been an extraordinarily complicated irrigation system, which brought water from the Euphrates to the gardens in an otherwise arid environment. The gardens are thought to have been destroyed by an earthquake around the first century B.C. Temple of Artemis at Ephesus Selcuk, Turkey Completed around 550 B.C. to honor the Greek goddess of hunting and nature, the Temple of Artemis was built during the Achaemenid Dynasty of the Persian Empire. Arson destroyed the temple in 356 B.C. The ancient author and philosopher Pliny described the temple as being 377 feet long and 180 feet wide (about 3 times the size of the Parthenon), with 127 Ionic columns measuring 60 feet high, and made solely of marble. Used as both a marketplace and a place of worship, the temple housed numerous works of art and sculpture. Statue of Zeus at Olympia Olympia, Greece This enormous statue honoring the god Zeus was built at the Temple of Zeus in Olympia around 450 B.C. Designed by the Greek sculptor Pheidias, the statue of a seated Zeus measured 40 feet tall and was carved from ivory with gold-plated accents. The statue depicts him seated on a cedar throne inlaid with jewels, holding a statue of Nike (goddess of victory) in his right hand and a scepter with an eagle on top in his left hand. Various

theories exist to explain the statue's destruction. Some scholars believe that it was destroyed along with the temple in the fifth century. Others argue that the statue was brought to Constantinople, where it was destroyed in a fire in A.D. 462. Tomb of Maussollos at Halicarnassus Southwestern Turkey The tomb built to hold the remains of the Persian king Mausollos and his wife, Artemisia, was designed by the Greek architects Satyrus and Pythius and constructed around 353 B.C. on a hill overlooking the ancient city of Halicarnassus. The tomb stood 135 feet high, and its exterior was surrounded by an ornamental frieze. Numerous statues, bas-reliefs and columns decorated the exterior of the ornate and enormous tomb, and eventually the term "mausoleum" became used to describe any large and impressive tomb. Multiple earthquakes ultimately led to the destruction of the tomb in the 14th century. Colossus at Rhodes Rhodes, Greece The Colossus of Rhodes was actually an enormous, looming 100-foot tall statue of the Greek god Helios, built on the island of Rhodes around 280 B.C. The statue was erected to commemorate the island's patron god, Helios, after Rhodes successfully defended itself in 304 B.C. from an invasion. Scholars believe that the statue stood either on a pedestal at the entrance to the island's harbor or on a breakwater in the harbor. An earthquake destroyed the statue in 226 B.C., a mere 54 years after its construction. Lighthouse of Alexandria Pharos Island, Alexandria, Egypt Scholars estimate the Lighthouse of Alexandria measured between 383 and 450 feet high and was built in the third century B.C. to act as a landmark for Pharos, a small island off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt. The lighthouse's tower was built using light-colored stone, and at its highest point, a mirror was placed to reflect sunlight during the day; at night a fire burned to give off light. Some historians believe that the light given off could be seen for some 35 miles. The lighthouse was damaged by 2 earthquakes in 1303 and 1323, and its remains were destroyed in 1480, when a fort was built on the site.
Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the !nited "tates. The $resident of the !nited "tates and many ma*or national go ernment offices are in the city.0ashington #as named after the first !.". $resident, ;eorge 0ashington. The D/.C.D stands for D/istrict of ColumbiaD, a special area created that is not a state."ince 1(&&, 0ashington /.C. is the home of all three branches of the !.". go ernment, Congress, the $resident, and the"upreme Court. All of the ma*or political parties are based here. It is also the home of the 0orld :ank, the International Monetary 6und 2IM64, and the -rgani+ation of American "tates 2-A"4. :ecause it is the home of the $resident and is important to American politics, many groups hold large demonstrations and protests. These are often on the National Mall, a large open park that has many monuments and museums. 0ashington /.C.Bs many museums and monuments make it a popular place for tourists to isit. 0ashington, /.C. is the center of the nation for its arts. The National "ymphony -rchestra, the 0ashington National -pera, and the 0ashington :allet are all inside the Cohn 6. Eennedy Center for the $erforming Arts. The Eennedy Center

)onors are gi en e ery year to the people #ho ha e greatly helped the cultural life of the !nited "tates.>1@ The $resident and 6irst 7ady usually go to the )onors ceremony. California is a large state in the #estern !nited "tates. It is the third largest state by areaF only Alaska and Texas ha e more land. It has more people than any other !" state 2more than 33 million people4. Its most famous cities are 7os Angeles2)olly#ood, famed #orld#ide for mo ie5making, is a district #ithin 7os Angeles4 and "an 6rancisco. The capital is "acramento. California is a big po#er in American culture as #ell as the business life of the nation. Many of the great changes in technology and la# came from California, and the state pays more to the !.". go ernment than it gets back. It also has some of the countryBs largest cities, such as 7os Angeles, "an /iego, "an Cose, and "an 6rancisco. In 19&&, there #ere only a million people in California and 1&&,&&& in 7os Angeles. Today, California has more people than any other !.". state. "tarting in 19=%, the ariety of people became much greater as many different people from around the #orld came to the !nited "tates and often decided to li e in California. California is thought to be a eryliberal state, but there are still a lot of people #ho are Republicans. Technology is ery ad anced and many ne# cultural trends begin there. .ngineering and computers play a big part in the stateBs life. 6or o er a hundred years, film has been one of the most important businesses in California. :y the 19%&s, tele ision had also become an important business in California.The state is a leader in three businesses, farming, mo ie5making, and high technology, mostly soft#are and 0eb sites. Aerospace used to be a large industry there, but has been do#nsi+ed in the last 8& years. The current go ernor of California is .dmund ;. DCerryD :ro#n. :ro#n #as also go ernor from 19?% to 19(3, so he is both the youngest and the oldest go ernor of the state. California has more people than any other state in the !nited "tates. If California #as a separate country it #ould ha e the sixth largest economy in the #orld. California is probably the state #ith the most ethnic groups. It also has many different geographic features G mountains, deserts, coasts. It is often called The Golden State. The state flo#er is the golden poppy. The post office uses DCAD as a shorthand for California and the Associated $ress uses DCalif.D or DCali.D