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There are fifty states in the United States of America. Two of these
states, Alaska and Hawaii, are not connected to the other states. The US
is washed by the Pacific Ocean in the west, by the Atlantic Ocean in
the east, by the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico in the south. In
the north there are Great Lakes. The US is a large country with many
natural wonders. The US has almost every kind of weather. Also, it has
many kinds of land — rocky coasts, dry empty deserts, big rivers,wide
plains and grasslands, lakes of all sizes, high mountains, great
forests, sunny beaches, lands of endless winter. More than 250 million
people live in the US. There are a lot of parks, forests and wildlands
where you can enjoy the beauty and power of wild America. The Grand
Canyon, Yosemite Valley, and Yellowstone are among the most famous. Many
rivers cross the United States. But the great est is the mighty
Mississippi. Native Americans called it "the father of waters”. And the
Mississippi has been an important waterway since early times, when
native Americans travelled on the river in canoes. Among other big
rivers are the Colorado and the Missouri. The Colorado River rises in
the Rocky Mountains or the Rockies that stretch from Alaska down almost
to the south of the country. Another big mountain chain is the
Appalachians in the east also running from north to south. The Grand
Canyon is one of America’s main tourist attractions. It is so big that
you must go there yourself to feel its true size and beauty. The
Colorado River formed the Grand Canyon over millions of years. Slowly,
the river cut down through hard rock. Today, the canyon is one mile deep
and 200 miles (320 km) long. The canyon looks different at different
times of day, and in different seasons and weather. The United States is
a young country. Its written history is only a few hundred years old.
It is sometimes, in fact, called the “New World”. Over the last four
hundred years millions of people have come to start a new life in this
“New World”. Americans are not afraid of new ideas. They built the first
skyscrapers and they put the first man on the Moon. They like to be
modern. They like exciting, modern cities, new houses, and new cars.
At
the same time, Americans love old things. They like to visit historic
houses and museums. They build old pioneer houses and remember the days
of the “Wild West”. Americans are interested in old traditions, but they
are good at making new traditions too. The people of the United States
are a mixture of many different
nationalities. Every American
schoolchild learns that the United States is a big melting pot of
countries. In one city you can find people whose parents, grandparents
or great-grandparents came from China, Africa, South America, Southeast
Asia, and every European country. These different people brought to
their new land a wonderful mixture of customs and traditions. The
Germans brought Christmas trees. The Irish brought St. Patrick’s Day
celebrations. The Scots brought Halloween.