Презентация для урока-конференции 5 класс
презентация урока для интерактивной доски по английскому языку (5 класс)

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The United States of America ( USA ), commonly known as the United States ( U.S. or US ) or America , is a country consisting of 50 states , a federal district , five major self-governing territories , and various possessions . At 3.8 million square miles (9.8 million km 2 ), it is the world's third or fourth-largest country by total area and is slightly smaller than the entire continent of Europe .

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Most of the country is located in central North America between Canada and Mexico . With an estimated population of over 328 million, the U.S. is the third most populous country in the world. The capital is Washington, D.C. , and the most populous city is New York City .

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The United States is a federal republic and a representative democracy . It is a founding member of the United Nations , World Bank , International Monetary Fund , Organization of American States (OAS), NATO , and other international organizations. It is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council .

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The first known use of the name " America " dates back to 1507, when it appeared on a world map created by the German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller . The name on the map applied to the lands of South America , in honor of the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci After returning from his expeditions, Vespucci first postulated that the West Indies did not represent Asia's eastern limit, as initially thought by Columbus

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In June 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote the phrase "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" in all capitalized letters in the headline of his "original Rough draught" of the Declaration of Independence . The short form "United States" is also standard. Other common forms are the "U.S.", the "USA", and "America".