Name:______________

1.The United States occupies a favorable geographical position, because .

.
2. The total area of US is. The animal and plant life is characterized
by:
3. In .. Alaska was purchased from Russia.
4. Each person who came to America had left his homeland be
cause ..
5. As compared with the Appalachians, The Rocky Mountains are:..
.
6.The main street with the same type of stores selling the same products is typical
for:
7. The divide the country into two parts and stretch all the
way from Mexico to the Arctic.
8.The East is occupied by the ___________________ mountains.
9. The West is occupied by the _______________mountains.
10.TheAppalachianMountains are: ..
.
11.The Cordillera Mountains are...

12.The climate of the Great Salt Lake region is:

13. The father of waters is the name given to..
14. The main western branch of the Mississippi is...
15. The territory of US possesses over..kinds of various minerals such as:
..
16.The principal deposits of coal are concentrated in:.
17.The chief oil-bearing area is the.
18.The heart of coal-fields is ..city.
19.Describe the gold rush phenomenon...................................................................
.
.
20.What mineral resources are imported into the US.....................
21.A vital role in the formation of the population of the US was played by
the
.
22.The first Europeans to establish permanent settlements along the Pacific coast
were...., who came in search of
23.What part of The US territory
is mostly inhabited by the AfroAmericans?...................................................................................................................
24.Name are the most agglomerated cities.................................
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25.Name the most important churches of US.

26.What is the official language of US?.........................................................................
27.What was the necessity of building railroads?..........................................................

28. Describe the purchase of Alaska and its modern transportation problems
.

Questions:
1. What are the geographical and economic advantages of the Atlantic and Pacific
Oceans
for the United States?
2.
What contrasts and similarities in the American scene surprise foreign
observers?
3.
Why is the rural village, typical of many countries in Europe and Asia, almost
unknown in 20th-century America?
4.
What do you understand by the statementThe USA has many kinds of
climate?
5.
How is the rainfall distributed to the country?
6.
What is the meaning of theghost towns?
7.
Describe the dramatic growth of the population after the political unification of
the country.
8.
What nationalities and ethnic groups took part in the formation of the American
nation?
9.
What is the proportion of urban and rural population?
10. Why are the automobiles in many parts of the US necessities, not luxuries?
11. What problems are created nowadays by modern transport?
12. What agricultural traditions did the settlers take to influence the methods
brought over by the settlers?
13. What is the role of irrigation in agriculture?
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