The United States of America is the world's fourth largest country.0:01
Only Russia, Canada and China have bigger territories than the usa.0:05
The Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean wash the USA in the west and in the east.0:11
The country borders on Canada in the north and Mexico in the south.0:17
There are two large mountain chains on the territory of the USA in the west.0:22
The high Rocky Mountains run from Canada to Mexico.0:28
The Appalachian mountains extend almost 3,200 kilometers in the east.0:32
These mountains are older and not as high as the Rockies.0:38
The Great Plains stretch between the mountains where the mighty Mississippi river flows.0:42
There are some very unusual places in the usa.0:49
One of them is Death Valley.0:53
It lies not very far from the Pacific coast.0:56
It is the lowest, driest and hottest place in North America.0:59
Once Its temperature was 134°F, 56.7°C. Lake Badwater, situated in Death Valley, is is dry most of the time.1:06
The valley is home to the Timbisha tribe of Native Americans.1:20
Some families still live there.1:25
The Grand Canyon lies in the southwest of the country.1:28
The Colorado river made this canyon millions of years ago.1:32
In some places the canyon is 6 km deep.1:37
The rocks of the canyon give scientists a lot of useful information about the continent.1:41
The Grand Canyon may be one of the most beautiful places to visit on our planet.1:47
More than 5 million visitors go there every year.1:53
Some of them go up in the air in helicopters to look at the canyon from above.1:56
One more perfect place to visit is the Niagara Falls on the Niagara river in the north.2:02
Water from the Great Lakes flows through this river Every minute.2:08
About 450,000 tons of water fall 50 metres down.2:13
People can look at the falls from observation towers or take a ship that sails up to the wild water below.2:19
These are only a few of the places to see and remember in the usa.2:26
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