Презентация "The population of the USА".
презентация к уроку по английскому языку (7 класс) на тему

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The population of the United States is the third largest in the world after China and India.There are over 250 million people living in the United States . Who are these people?

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The native Americans. The first people came to America from Asia.Very long ago,as scientists suppose,as early as 40 thousand years ago,they crossed the Bering Strait from Siberia to Alaska when the sea level dropped.These were the people whom Columbus later called “Indians” because he was sure that he had come to the East Indies.Today there are about 2 million Indians in the United States.

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The New England Yankee. Different people use the word “ yankee ” in different meanings.For a person from the south “ yankee”means a Northerner.For a foreigner “ yankee ” means an American.But the exact meaning of the word is a New Englander.The yankees have a reputation for being honest but shrewd,realistic,practical,untalkative,thrifty and independent.

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African-Americans. Between 1620 and 1820 very large groups of people came to the United States not as willing immigrants,but against their will.Those people were from West Africa.They were brought to America to work as slaves on the plantations of the South.The total number of the black people brought to America within this period reaches 8 million.The Civil War in 1860`s ended slavery and established equal rights for black Americans.

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Immigrants from Northern and Western Europe. In the 1820`s many people in Europe,suffering from poverty,war and discrimination,began emigrating to the United States.They hoped for better opportunities in the United States.During the first half-century,most immigrants came from the countries of north-western Europe:Germany,the United Kingdom,Ireland,Sweden and Norway.

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Hispanic-Americans. Hispanics ar е people whose ancestors were Spanish or Spanish- Americans.Some Hispanics had lived in the areas which were under Spanish control,and found themselves living in the United States when these areas became part of the United States.

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Asian-Americans. In the 19th and 20th centuries many immigrants came to the United States from different Asian countries (China,Japan,the Philippines,Korea,Vietnam,India and others).They have settled mostly in California,Hawaii,New York and Texas.