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USA – location and borders, climate, geography Autor: Ing. Vladimír Havlík

USA – location and borders, climate, geography Autor: Ing. Vladimír Havlík Autor je výhradním tvůrcem materiálu. Datum vytvoření: 20. 07. 2013 Klíčová slova : USA – location and borders, climate, plains, mountain ranges.

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USA – location and borders, climate, geography Autor: Ing. Vladimír Havlík

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  1. USA – location and borders, climate, geography Autor:Ing. Vladimír Havlík Autor je výhradním tvůrcem materiálu. Datum vytvoření:20.07.2013 Klíčová slova: USA – location and borders, climate, plains, mountain ranges. Anotace:prezentace je určena na získání základních znalostí o geografii, klimatu a poloze Spojených států amerických. Ve zpracovaném materiálu jsou také cvičení k procvičení.

  2. Způsob využití:určeno pro výklad a procvičení základních znalostí o geografii, klimatu a poloze Spojených států amerických.Tyto znalosti je možno využít u maturity z anglického jazyka na středních školách. Číslo šablony: VY_32_INOVACE_ANJ_01

  3. USA – location and borders, climate, geography LOCATION AND BORDERS • The USA covers more than 9,5 million square kilometers. It is the fourth largest state (we think area – rozloha) in the worldafter Russia, Canada and China. • The USA borders on(sousedí s) two states: Canada in the north and Mexico in the south. In the west there is the Pacific Ocean and in the east border on the Atlantic Ocean. • The United States of America is federal state with 50 states, 48 are together and Alaska with Hawaii are situated out of them. Alaska is on the northern part of the continent and it borders on Canada and Russia. The Hawaii is 3000 km southwest of California.

  4. USA – location and borders, climate, geography LOCATION AND BORDERS • There is also one district, District of Columbia – so this territory is not state, it is the area of the capital city Washington. CLIMATE • The USA lies in the moderate( = temperate- mírné) climate zone and the climate is determinated by ocean. Only in central part there is mostly a continental climate with great temperature differences between summer and winter or day and night. There are too differences between east cost with more rainy weather and west coast with dry and hot weather and soft winters.

  5. USA – location and borders, climate, geography

  6. USA – location and borders, climate, geography GEOGRAPHY 1. PLAINS (nížiny) Coastal Plain ( Pobřežnínížina) • Atlantic Plain(Atlantskánížina) • Gulf Plain • Mississipi Plain • The Atlantic Plain lies between the Atlantic Ocean and the foothills(úpatí) of the Appalachians. • Another part of the Coastal Plain is the Gulf Plainwhich lies along the Gulf of Mexico.The Gulf Plain has large deposits of petroleum.New Orleans and Houston are major cities in the Gulf Plain.

  7. USA – location and borders, climate, geography GEOGRAPHY 2. PLAINS (prérie) Interior Plains • Central Plains(Centrálníprérie) • Great Plains(Velképrérie) • Between the Rocky Mountains in theWest and the Appalachians in the East there is a large plain(prérie) area calledthe Interior Plains(has got 2 parts:the Great Plains, the Central Plains). • The dry, western part of the Interior Plains is called theGreat Plains(Velképrérie).This treeless plateau (rovina,planina,plošina) gently rises from theCentral Plains to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.  

  8. USA – location and borders, climate, geography GEOGRAPHY 2. PLAINS (prérie) • The eastern part is called Central Plains.This area is theagricultural heartland of the United States.E.g.Chicago, St. Louisand Dallas are in the Central Plains. 3. MOUNTAIN RANGES East of the USA • The Appalachian Mountains

  9. USA – location and borders, climate, geography 3. MOUNTAIN RANGES West of the USA The Cordilleras: • the Rocky Mountains • the Cascade Range • the Sierra Nevada (Mt. Whitney – 4418 m) • the Pacific Coast Range Alaska Range: (Mt. McKinley - 6194 m)

  10. USA – location and borders, climate, geography CVIČENÍ Choose the correct answer: 1. What countries does the USA border on? • Brazil • Mexico • Colombia • Canada • The United States of America is federal state with … states. • 48 • 50 • 52

  11. USA – location and borders, climate, geography CVIČENÍ Fill in the gaps with information from the ellipse below the text to getcorrect statements. You will not use all information there. • The USA is washed by ……….. in the west and by ……… in the east. • The USA lies in the ……….. climate zone. • Only in central part there is mostly a ………. climate. • In the east of the USA there are ………. Mountains. tropical the Appalachian the Cordilleras the Pacific Ocean the Indian Ocean the Atlantic Ocean continental moderate

  12. Zpracoval: Ing. Vladimír Havlík Bibliografie: • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States Obrázky: • http://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soubor:USA_topo_en.jpg

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