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USA Research Powerpoint

USA

History Part 1

2 million years ago North America was covered in ice 50,000 years ago people evolved cultures 12,000 years the glaciers retreated Paleo-indians were first Americans Christopher Columbus arrives (1492) Already inhabited by the Taino indians

History Part 2

John Cabot arrived in Newfoundland (1497) Hernando De Soto's exploration went through southeastern U.S in search of riches St. Augustine established by Pedro Menendez (1565) Roanoke Island was established by Walter Raleigh and abandoned (1585) British established Jamestown and succeeded (1607-1699)

HIstory Part 3

Queen Annes War (1702) French and Indian War (1753-1771) American Revolution (1763-1783) Constitutional Convention (1783-1792) Louisiana Purchase (1791-1806)
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Lewis and Clark expedition traversed it, doubled the size of North America

From the colonial period to 1892 millions of Immigrants came to America

History Part 4

War of 1812 (1812-1815) Civil War (1860-1865) California Gold Rush (1846-1855) Great Depression (1930-1936) Pearl Harbor (1941) Kennedy assassination (1963) 911 (2001)

Maps

Maps

Geography
Size: 3,717,813 sq mi total 3,536,294 sq mi land 181,519 sq mi water Largest Lake: Lake Superior (31,700 sq mi) Highest Mountain: Mount McKinley (20,320 ft) Largest Desert: Great Basin Desert (190,000 sq mi)

Major Landforms

Water Forms
Mississippi River
Largest river in North America 5th largest river in the world by volume 2,320 miles long

Great Lakes
Consists of 5 lakes (Superior, Huron, Erie, Michigan, Ontario) 1/5th of the worlds total freshwater (2nd largest freshwater lake group in the world)

People
six races are officially recognized
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caucasian, African American, American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian.

literacy rate is 99 percent Life expectancy


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Men: 79.7 yrs Women: 84.3 yrs

Animals
Bald eagle American bison American alligator Diamondback Rattlesnake Elk American black bear Groundhog North American Porcupine Coyote Common raccoon American Badger Striped Skunk North American river otter

National Anthem

Star Spangled Banner


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poem written in 1814 Francis Scott Key

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSiRUSjSJnQ

Religion

73% Christians 20% No religion 5 largest denominations
o The Catholic Church 68,503,456 o The Southern Baptist Convention 16,160,088 o The United Methodist Church 7,774,931 o The Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter-Day Saints 6,058,907 o the Church of God in Christ 5,499,875

Jobs
List of most popular jobs 1. Retail Salesperson 2. Cashier 3. Office Clerks 4. Food Service 5. Registered Nurses 6. Waiters and Waitresses 7. Customer Service 8. Material Movers

Economy


2nd largest in the world $49,601 GDP per capita 15.1% of the population is below the poverty line Unemployment is at 7.0%

Gross Domestic Product


Currently at 15.09 trillion

Debt

National Debt is 16 trillion


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in 2000 the government had a budget surplus 2 wars Expensive Prescription drug program Recession

Sports

Baseball is regarded as the country's national sport Football is considered the most popular spectator sport Swimmer Michael Phelps is the single most decorated Olympic athlete of all time Basketball, hockey, college football and basketball are also very popular spectator sports

Crime

More than one out of every 100 adults is in jail There were 5 murders for every 100,000 people that live in the United States 1 million members of criminal gangs
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Gangs are responsible for 80% of all crimes committed

Lifestyle

The US family is more mobile than many other societies Marriage rate is one of the highest in western societies Divorce rate is also the highest More than half of unmarried adults 18-24 still live with their parents More than half of all households have no children

Capital

Washington DC
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pop- 600,000 Divided into eight wards Named after George Washington and Christopher Columbus Created specifically to be the seat of the government 68.25 sq mi 19.4% of the city is parkland

Architecture

Pre Columbiano
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Oldest Surviving non imported structure Cliff Palace (ancient dwelling complex)

Colonial
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Spanish Influences Brought by Europeans when they settled in North America

Music

Genres are hip hop, blues, rhythm, jazz, barbershop, techno, rock and roll, rag time, swing, R & B, gospel, soul, punk, heavy metal, Second largest music market Diverse music industry

Movies


Main place is Hollywood Most popular movies are "Gone with the Wind", "Avatar", and "Star Wars" 2nd Largest movie industry in the world

Number 1!

car thefts obesity teen pregnancy child abuse death rate mental disorders illegal drug use total prison population school shootings deaths by reptiles

Reference Page
www.imdb.com www.cia.gov www.worldatlas.com www.usa.gov www.usflag.gov

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