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Alaska Hawaii eight major islands about 2575 kilometres long southeast to northwest mild temperature chief products—cane sugar, pineapple, and flowers and dairy products. coffee beans, bananas, and nuts. tourist business—largest source of income. Hawaii Hawaii Dance Major Cities When talking about America, is there any city that you are familiar with? And why? Tips: New York—commercial and financial center of the United States Washington D.C.—seat of the federal government Los Angles—second largest city Chicago—the windy city Seattle; Philadelphia; San Francisco; etc. New York Situated on three islands—Manhattan Island, Long Island and Staten Island at the mouth of Hudson River. Five boroughs—Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Richmond and Queens. the headquarter of the United Nations Time Square Central Park The statue of liberty is a huge sculpture located on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. This monument was a gift to the USA from the people of France in recognition of the French-American alliance during the American Revolution. The formal name of the statue is Liberty Enlightening the World. It pictures a woman who has escaping the chains of tyranny (the broken chains lie at her feet). Libertys right hand holds a torch that is a symbol of liberty. Liberty was designed by the French sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. The statue was re-assembled in the USA and was completed on October 28, 1886. The seven rays of Libertys crown symbolize the seven seas and seven continents of the world. Liberty holds a tablet in her left hand that reads July 4, 1776 (in Roman numerals), Independence Day of the United States of America.  Washington D.C. Located on the Potomac River. governed directly by the Federal government. District of Columbia—named after Christopher Columbus city—named after George Washington, the first president of U.S. Washington Skyscrapers World War II Memorial San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge Center of oil-refining, automobiles, c