THE USA AND NEW YORK
WASHINGTON D.C.
- Capital of the USA;
- In the east coast of the USA on the Potomac River;
- Called District of Columbia after Cristopher Columbus;
- Long avenues, beautiful parks, lack of skycrapers;
- The home of the Government
The President is the Head of the State who lives in the White House and he is elected by American people every 4 years;
The Congress (Parliament) makes the laws and its members meet in the Capitol;
The Capitol is formed by 2 houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives.
The judges of the Supreme Court meet in the Supreme Court Building
NEW YORK
- One of the largest city in the world;
- Situated on the Hudson River in the State of New York;
- People of The Manhattan Tribe were the first inhabitants of the New York area;
- It was called New Amsterdam in 1626 by a Dutchman; it was called New York in 1664 by the English; by 1920s it is called The Big Apple.
- Ney York has 5 bouroghs: Manhattamn, Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island and the Bronx.
- Manhattan is the cultural and economic hearth of Ney York
Wall Street, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Central Park, Time Square, Dakota building ....
3 neighbourhoods: Little Italy (cafés, restaurants and shops), Chinatown (markets) and Harlem (jazz clubs and gospel choirs)
- The Subway: the New York underground
460 stations, open 24 h a day, 365 days a year, 40% above ground!
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- Unioin of 50 states + the District of Columbia
- Federal Republic government based on the Constitution (1787)
-The National Flag "Stars and Stripes"
50 States and 13 original American States
Red is for strenght, white is for purity and blue is for justice
symbol of Democracy: freedom, solidarity and national unity
an American flag is on the Moon (N. Amstrong and E. Aldrin)