Glossary

Columbia [kalambia] — Колумбияthe Great Lakes — Великие озера (5 озер)

North America — Северная Америка

the Pacific Ocean [pa'sifik'oujn]— Тихий океан

the Gulf of Mexico ['gAlf av meksikou] — Мексиканский залив

the Atlantic Ocean — Атлантический океан

Florida [florida] — Флорида

Los Angeles [tos'aend3alas] — Лос-Анджелес

Hawaii [ha'wai-i] — Гавайи

Chicago — Чикаго

Mexico ['meksikouj — Мексика

Philadelphia — Филадельфия

District of Columbia — округ Колумбия

Detroit [di'troit] — Детройт

San-Hrancisco [saenf ran'siskou] — Сан-Франциско

Washington — Вашингтон

the Congress ['kongres] — Конгресс

the Rocky Mountains — Скалистые горы

the Senate — Сенат

the Cordillera — Кордильеры

the House of Representatives — Палата представителей

the Sierra Nevada [si'era ni'vada] — Сьерра- Невада

the Republican and the Democratic Mount McKinley ['maunt ma'kinli] — гора Мак- Кинли

the Mississippi [misi'sipi] — Миссисипи

to occupy ['okjupai] — занимать

iron ore — железная руда

to stretch—тянуться, простираться

coal [koul] — каменный уголь

to include [in'klu:d] — включать

manufacturing — промышленность

total area — общая площадь

to border on — граничить с

aircraft ['әakra:ft] — самолеты, самолетостроение

sea-border — морская граница

federal ['federal] — федеральный

textile ['tekstail] — текстиль

lowlands ['loulandz] — низменность, долина, ни-

armament ['a:mamәnt] — вооружение

to be located [loukeitid] — находиться, быть расположенным

Chinese [tjai'ni:z] — китайский; китаец

according to — в соответствии с, согласно с

to vary —меняться, варьировать

arctic ['a:ktik] — арктический

powers ['pauәz] — полномочия

branch [bra:ntj] — ветвь

the executive [ig'zekjutiv] — исполнительная власть

typhoon [tai'fu:n] — тайфун

coast [koust] — побережье

the legislative [ledsis'leitiv] — законодательная власть highly developed — высокоразвитый власть

copper — медь

the judicial [d3u:'dijal] — судебная власть

5.5.4 Answer the questions:

1) What industrial centers are there in the east of the country?

2) What is the south famous for?

3) What industries are developed in the country?

4) What states are the most industrialized ones?

5) What precious metals are produced there in the USA?

6) From what countries did people come to the USA?

7) What is the number of the US population?

8) What is the percentage of Negroes in the country?

9) What is the official language of the USA?

10) According to the USA constitution the powers of the government are divided into 3 branches. What are they?

11) How many chambers does the USA consist?

12) What are the main political parties in the USA?

13) What is the US President now?

5.5.5 Complete the sentences

The USA is one of the biggest countries________. It occupies the southern part of ________ and stretches from the Pacific to ________ . Its total territory is about nine and a half million square kilometers. The USA has ________ with Canada in the North and with Mexico in the South. It also has _______ with Russia. The country ________ fifty states and the federal district of _where the capital of the country, Washington, ________.

Columbia consists of sea-border

Is situated of the world border

The North America the Atlantic Ocean