The geography of the USA

The USA is the 4th largest country in the world (after Russia, Canada and China). It is situated in central North America and stretches from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean.

It has border with … in the north and …in the south and has a sea-border with …. It also includes Alaska and Hawaii.
The total area of the country is 9.4 million square kilometers. The enormous size of the country influences the diversity of landscape, climate and even people.
Canada
Mexico
Russia

The USA is a …. …. , a union of …. states. The capital of the country ….. is situated in a special federal area called the District of ……. .
.
federal republic
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Washington
Columbia

There are many mountains in the West:
… … , …… and
…… . The highest peak is Mount McKinley in Alaska (6,000 meters).
the Rocky Mountains
the Cordillera
the Sierra Nevada

The Appalachians are in the east.

The Rocky Mountains are sharp and rugged, over 4,000 meters high, rich in gold, copper, lead, silver and other minerals.

The longest rivers are ….. (6,400 kilometers), «the father of waters», the Missouri (1,600 kilometers) «too thin to plough and too thick to drink», the Colorado wild, restless and angry, the Columbia full of quiet dignity and the Rio Grande (3,200 kilometers), a national boundary between the USA and Mexican sizes.
the Mississippi

Rivers
Hudson R.
Potomac R.
Mississippi R.
Ohio R.
Missouri R.
Arkansas R.
Colorado R.
Columbia R.
Yukon R.
Rio Grande R.
St. Lawrence R.

The Colorado forms the Grand Canyon, which strikes one's imagination as a fabulous phenomenon of nature. Its perpendicular walls go up to 1,500 meters above the river level. The USA has thousands of lakes of all kinds

The Great Lakes make up the largest group; they are the greatest collection of fresh water lakes in the world with the total area equal to that of Great Britain. Here the famous Niagara Falls precipitate from the height of 50 meteres.

The Niagara Fall

Among salty lakes the Great Salt Lake in Utah and the Salton Sea in California are the most famous. They are rich in salt (6,000 million tons).

the Great Salt Lake
the Salton Sea

The Mineral Resources
iron
oil
coal

engineering
mining
chemical industry
The Heavy Industry:

The Light Industry:
textile
leather
footwear

Population of the USA

New York
Los Angeles
Chicago
Philadelphia