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United States
Civil right movement
1) The rights of a country's citizens are called civil rights
2) Many african Americans were denied civil rights for 1000 years
3) The struggle for those rights is known as the civil right movement
5) In 1956 the Supreme Court ruled that segregation was unconstitutional
6) Martin Luther King was a leader
7) His murder ended the civil rights movement
8) In the years many leaders continued to work for political offfice
4) They won their first victory in 1954
The United States is made up of people from many backgrounds.
3) Whites make up almost seven tenths of the population. They have roots in many European countries.
4) Hispanic Americans represent about one sixth of the population
2) About one eighth of the people are African American
1) Asian Americans and people of mixed ancestry make up small groups.
5) About four fifths of the population is Christian. A lot of people are Protestants aand Roman Catholics. Other people practice Judaism, Islam, Buddhism or Hinduism.
Geography
1) The United States is the fourth largest country in the world
2) The landscape of the United States ranges from rugged mountains to flat prairies and from moist rain forests to dry deserts.
3) The mountain ranges include the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada in the west and the Appalachian Mountains in the east.
4) The united States has some of the largest rivers and lakes in the worldi
5) The longest rivers are the Mississippi and the Missour
Plants and animals
1) Forests in the eastern United States have pine, hemlock, oak, hickory, birch, and maple trees. Pine, fir, and spruce forests are common in the Rocky Mountains and along the Pacific coast.
2) The animals of the forest include bears, elk, deer, foxes, bobcats, beavers, opossums, and raccoons.
3) Coyotes, prairie dogs, jackrabbits, and a few bison live on the grasslands. Desert animals include snakes, lizards, scorpions, and roadrunners
By the 1900s the United States had grown into a world power
The capital is Washington, D.C.
The United States is made up of 50 states and the District of Columbia
Economy
The United States is a great economic power. Service industries include finance, health care, education, and tourism.
