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US Overall View of America Fill in the blanks. Since the time of independenceof the United States, 48 continental states were added. Two states are separatedfrom the continental US, that is Hawaii in the Pacific Ocea n and Alaska to the n orthwest of Can ada. In the US, there are 4 time zones form the east to west. “ WASP sta nds for White An glo-Saxon Protesta nt Among the Great Lakes, Lake Michigan is the only one entirely in the United States. Washi ngton, D.C is n amed after George Wash ingto n and Christopher Columbus. The country is situated mostly in central North America , with Can ada_ to the n orth and Mexico to the south, the Pacific Ocea n to the west and Atla ntic Ocea n to the east. The federal district of USA is Washington, D.C. and the largest city is New York City. Appalachian Mountains are in the eastern part and the Rocky Mountains are in the western part. Choose the most appropriate an swer to each questi on or stateme nt. How many continental states were there at the time of independence of the US? 35 B. 48 C. 13 D.50 Which of the following was the last continental state added to the Union? Ken tucky Arizona Pennsylvania Alaska Which of the following description of uniformity of American culture is not true? People in gen eral share the same ideas, ideals and objectives There is no real regional or class variety in speech of usage of English. There is not much really distinctive regional architecture or cookery. Gen erally speak ing people have the same eth nic backgro und. Which states are geographically separated from the America n con ti nent? A Hawaii and Alaska. B Hawaii and Ariz ona C Arizo na and Alaska D Alaska and New York The biggest city in the US is . Los An gels New York Chicago San Fran cisco Which two lakes con sist of Niagara Falls? A. Lakes Superior and Michiga n B. Michiga n and Huron C. Huron and Erie D. Erie and Ontario What are the five famous symbols of American culture? A. Barbie Doll, American Gothic, Buffalo Nickel, Uncl