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II. Find English equivalents of the words and word combinations given below and make up sentences with them

береза; болото; бук; відрізнятися за; межувати; змішаний ліс; кліматична зона; кордон; місцезнаходження; нерівний; окремий; основні дерева; переважати; прерія; простягатися; пустельні області; різноманітність; розвиток; середня річна температура; складатися з; сосна; субтропічний клімат; схил; тополя; тропічний ліс; трясовина; хвойний ліс; ялина.

III. Fill in prepositions, where necessary

1. Canada and Mexico are the only countries bordering … the United States.

2. Hot winds blowing … the Gulf … Mexico often bring typhoons.

3. Most … the population … the USA lives … towns and cities.

4. Most part … the territory … southern Florida is covered … marsh grasses.

5. The climate … the Pacific coast is much warmer than that … the Atlantic coast.

6. The continental part … the USA consists … four physical geographical parts.

7. The five Great Lakes are all joined … … short rivers or canals.

8. The main river … the USA is the Mississippi, flowing south … the Gulf … Mexico.

9. The region … the Great Lakes is known … its changeable weather.

10. The USA is a country … great diversity.

11. The USA is situated … the central part … the North American conti­nent.

IV. Fill in articles where necessary

1. Hot winds blowing from … Gulf of Mexico often bring … typhoons.

2. … continental part of … USA consists of … four physical geographical parts.

3. … highest peak in … Appalachian Mountains is 2.037 metres high.

4. … largest of America’s states is … Alaska.

5. Much of … southern Florida and … lower Mississippi River valley are covered by … marsh grasses.

6. … region around … Great Lakes is known for its changeable weather.

7. … south of … USA has … subtropical climate.

8. … United States is situated in … central part of … conti­nent.

9. … USA consists of … fifty states and … District of Columbia.

10. … USA is … extremely large country in … North America.

11. … USA is … country of … great diversity.

12. … United States is … land of … rivers and lakes.

V. Complete the following sentences filling in appropriate words from the box

average annual temperature; bordering on; boundary; coniferous forests; diversity; dominated by: flowing; for short; in the east; in the west; irregular; joined together; marsh; mixed forests; permanent site; principal; stretches.

1. Being a very large country, the USA is a country of great … .

2. Canada to the north and Mexico to the south are the only countries … the United States.

3. Much of southern Florida and the lower Mississippi River valley are covered by … grasses.

4. The climate in North America is much colder than in Europe and the … of New York is 11°С.

5. The five Great Lakes, between the USA and Canada, are all … by short rivers or canals.

6. The highland regions are the Appalachian Mountains … , and the Cordillera and the Rocky Mountains … .

7. The Northern Appalachians and the upper Great Lakes region are … … of birch, beech, maple, hemlock, and pine.

8. The Pacific Northwest has dense … with fir, hemlock, and spruce among the … trees.

9. The Rio Grande flows along the … be­tween Texas and Mexico into the Gulf of Mexico.

10. The Rocky Mountains are considered to be young, high, rough, and … in shape.

11. The United States … from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west.

12. The whole name of the country is the United States of America but … , the country is often called the USA.

13. The Yukon, … northwest and then southwest from Ca­nada through Alaska to the Bering Sea;

14. Washington was chosen as … for the nation’s capital in December 1800 by George Washington.

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