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United States of America offers complete coverage of this fascinating country, including sections on history, geography, wildlife, infrastructure and government, and culture. It also includes a detailed fact file, maps and charts, and a traceable flag.

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Publié par	Capstone Global Library
Date de parution	12 mars 2012
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781406246629
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	3 Mo

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Countries Around the World United States of America

Michael Hurley

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EdIted by CatherIne VeItch and Charlotte GuIllaIn DesIgned by Steve Mead OrIgInal IllustratIons © Capstone Global LIbrary Ltd 2012 ïllustrated by Oxford DesIgners & ïllustrators PIcture research by annah Taylor OrIgInated by Capstone Global LIbrary Ltd PrInted In ChIna by CTPS

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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data urley, MIchael UnIted States of AmerIca. -- (CountrIes around the world) 973.9'32-dc22 A full catalogue record for thIs book Is avaIlable from the BrItIsh LlIbrary.

Acknowledgements We would lIke to thank the followIng for permIssIon to reproduce photographs: CorbIs pp. 12 (Wally McNamee), 13 (Bob Adelman), 23 (Tyrone Turner/NatIonal GeographIc SocIety), 26 (RobIn Nelson/ZUMA Press), 29 (Tom Fox/Dallas MornIng News), 31 (ulton-Deutsch CollectIon), 32 (Bett-mann), 35 (ïrwIn Hompson/Dallas MornIng News); Getty ïmages pp. 7 (BrIdgeman Art LIbrary), 22 (AFP/Saul Loeb), 34 (Joe RobbIns); ïstockphoto pp. 15 (© RIchard GunIon), 16 (© Tomasz SzymanskI), 27 (© jabejon); He Kobal CollectIon p. 33 (UNïVERSAL/DREAMWORKS); LIbrary of Congress pp. 9, 10, 11; Shutterstock pp. 5 (© Songquan Deng), 6 (© stocksnapp), 8 (© Susan Law CaIn), 19 (© egd), 20 (© Ferenc CegledI), 21 (© Andrew S.), 25 (© ChrIstopher alloran), 39 (© S.BorIsov).

Cover photograph of the Statue of LIberty reproduced wIth permIssIon of CorbIs (Cameron DavIdson).

Every eort has been made to contact copyrIght holders of any materIal reproduced In thIs book. Any omIssIons wIll be rectIîed In subsequent prIntIngs If notIce Is gIven to the publIsher.

He publIshers would lIke to thank Dr ElIzabeth Clapp and Marta Segal Block for theIr assIstance In the preparatIon of thIs book. He author would also lIke to thank CatherIne Clarke for her assIstance wIth thIs book.

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Contents

Introducing the United States of America..................................4 History: exploration, colonization, and conflict.......................6 Regions and resources: mountains, manufacturing, and movies........................................................14 Wildlife: diversity and disasters.....................................................20 Infrastructure: leaders, health, and schools............................24 Culture: food, sport, and entertainment..................................28 The United States today...................................................................34 Fact file......................................................................................................36 Timeline.....................................................................................................40 Glossary.....................................................................................................42 Find out more.........................................................................................44 Topic tools................................................................................................46 Index............................................................................................................48

Some words in the book are in bold,like this. You can ﬁnd out what they mean by looking in the glossary.

Introducing the United States of America

What comes to mind when you think about the United States of America? Do you see the United States flag with its stars and stripes? Do you think of big cities with dramatic skyscrapers? Perhaps you are familiar with US culture from watching films and television programmes?

North America The United States is an enormous and varied country. Its stunning scenery includes dramatic coastlines, mountain ranges, forests, deserts, rivers, and lakes. The United States is part of thecontinentof North America, which also includes Canada and Mexico. After Canada, the United States is the second largest country on the continent. It has an area of more than 9,826,675 square kilometres (3,794,100 square miles). The population of the United States is approximately 307 million, making it the third most populated country in the world. The country has a huge diversity of culture, with people from all round the world settling there.

Superpower The United States is often referred to as a superpower. This relates to the strength of its government and its influence over the rest of the world. In terms of size, population, andeconomy, the United States has been a very powerful country for over a century. The United States is often at the forefront of international campaigns, whether in response to a natural disaster such as an earthquake, or to the outbreak of war between two countries. This influence on a global scale creates both positive and negative feelings towards the country.

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