MOUNT RUSHMORE. Mount Rushmore is a sculpture, of the heads of former United States presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. It is located near Keystone, South Dakota, in the United States. The entire memorial covers 517 km2 and is 1745 m above sea level. It is sculpted by Gutzon Borglum and later by his son Lincoln Borglum. The carving started in 1927, and ended in 1941 with some injuries and no fatalities. The project of carving Rushmore was started to increase tourism in the Black Hills region of South Dakota. THE STATUE OF LIBERTY. The statue of liberty is on Liberty island. It was the work of a French sculptor, and it was a gift from the French people to the people of the United States. It is maded of many parts. In 1884, all the parts were put together at the first time in paris to make sure they were the right size. They were, so the whole statue, witch weighed over 200 tonnes, was taken to america.
Alcatraz Island is an island located in the San Francisco Bay a military fortification a military prison a Federal Bureau of Prisons federal prison until 1963 Alcatraz in 1895 and 2010 The Grand Canyon ... is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in the United States in the state of Arizona ... is 277 miles (446 km) long, up to 18 miles (29 km) wide and attains a depth of over a mile (1.83 km) Mount Rushmore ... is a sculpture carved into the granite face of Mount Rushmore near Keystone, South Dakota, in the United States ... features 18 m sculptures of the heads of former United States presidents (in order from left to right) George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln The entire memorial covers 5.17 km2 and is 1,745 m above sea level Mount Rushmore in dec 1938 and today Los Angeles ..
the first states in the Union. Hollywood Hollywood is a district in the city of Los Angeles Due to its fame and cultural identity as the historical center of movie studios and movie stars The word "Hollywood" is often used as a metonym of cinema of the United States It is a popular destination for nightlife and tourism and home to the Hollywood Walk of Fame Mount Rushmore Mount Rushmore is Presidential Memorial Represents the first 150 years of the history of the United States Sculptures of the heads of former United States presidents(left to right): George Washington (1732 1799), Thomas Jefferson (17431826), Theodore Roosevelt (18581919), and Abraham Lincoln (1809 1865) White House The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States
Ameerika kindral ja president.G.Washingtoni jaoks on loodud isegi üks torni taoline mälestussammas ja see asub Washingtonis Valge maja taga. Enne Washingtoni oli USA pealinn Philadelphia. Kõik olulised ametiasutused toodi Philadelphiast Washingtoni. Washingtonis ei ole pilvelõhkujaid, kuna ükski hoone ei tohi olla Kapitooliumist kõrgem. Ainult üks ehitis on Kapitooliumist kõrgem ja see on G.Washingtoni mälestussammas. Ameerika nelja tuntuma presideni näod on raiutud Rushmore`i kaljusse. Rushmore asub Lõuna-Dakota osariigis. Nende presidentide nimed on: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln ja Theodore Rosevelt. Need näod raius sinna skulptor Gutzon Borglum.Muidugi ei raiunud ta neid nägusid sinna üksi, vaid alustas suurprojekti mis kestis 14 aastat. Borglum ise aga selle valmimist ei näinud kuna ta suri enne ise ära. Selle töö viis tal lõpuni tema poeg Lincoln. Kasutadud allikad: Internet 1.http://www.americanpresident
Ameerika kindral ja president.G.Washingtoni jaoks on loodud isegi üks torni taoline mälestussammas ja see asub Washingtonis Valge maja taga. Enne Washingtoni oli USA pealinn Philadelphia. Kõik olulised ametiasutused toodi Philadelphiast Washingtoni. Washingtonis ei ole pilvelõhkujaid, kuna ükski hoone ei tohi olla Kapitooliumist kõrgem. Ainult üks ehitis on Kapitooliumist kõrgem ja see on G.Washingtoni mälestussammas. Ameerika nelja tuntuma presideni näod on raiutud Rushmore`i kaljusse. Rushmore asub Lõuna-Dakota osariigis. Nende presidentide nimed on: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln ja Theodore Rosevelt. Need näod raius sinna skulptor Gutzon Borglum.Muidugi ei raiunud ta neid nägusid sinna üksi, vaid alustas suurprojekti mis kestis 14 aastat. Borglum ise aga selle valmimist ei näinud kuna ta suri enne ise ära. Selle töö viis tal lõpuni tema poeg Lincoln.
1%, Spanish 10.7%, other Indo European 3.8%, Asian and Pacific island 2.7%, other 0.7% . · USA Independence Day is at July 4, 1776. · The National flower is the rose. Celebrities · Bill Gates, he is is an American business magnate, investor, programmer and inventor. Bill Gates invented computer and operation system too Statue of liberty · 93 meters high · Located to New York · It was gift from the people of France · It was completed in 1886 · Mount Rushmore · Located to South Dakota · G.Washington · T.Jefferson · T.Roosevelt · A.Lincoln · San Francisco bridge · San Francisco · 2,7 km · It opened in 1937 and had until 1964 the lõngest bridge. Thank you for your attention!
It was commissioned for the Pennsylvania State House (now Independence Hall) The bell first cracked during a test ringing. Then it was recast twice. Then the restored bell rang to announce important events in early American history, including Presidential elections and deaths. And the bell cracked again in 1835 while being rung at the funeral of John Marshall, the 4th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. * Mt. Rushmore Mt. Rushmore National Memorial is a huge mountain sculpture of four US Presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln located near Keystone, South Dakota. There four presidents were chosen to represent the founding, growth and preservation of the USA. The work was designed by John Gutzon Borglum from 1871-1941. Construction began in 1927 with 400 stone workers. Funding was provided by donations and Federal Government
land. Hot springs and geysers are numerous in Yellowstone. Between the mountains there are many canyons. The most famous of them is probably the Grand Canyon. The highest peak in America is Mt. McKinley with its 6194m. The lowest point is the Death Valley - 86m. Between the mountains are the central lowlands called the prairie and eastern lowlands called the Mississippi valley. One of the most famous mountains in the USA is Mount Rushmore in South Dakota because of the faces of presidents Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt that have been cut in the rock. Lakes and rivers The Mississippi is the major river of North America and the United States. It flows from north-western Minnesota south to the Gulf of Mexico. It is a significant transportation artery and when combined with its major tributaries (the Missouri and the Ohio rivers) it
Each state has its own constitution and in each state there are state senators and representatives, state court systems and like the President of the country, a governor of the state. Symbols The Liberty Bell is a huge bronze bell that symbolizes freedom of the United States of America. It is located in 9 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. It was rung on July 8, 1776 to proclaim the independence of the United States of America from England. Mt. Rushmore National Memorial is a huge mountain sculpture of the four US presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. They were chosen to represent the founding and growth of the United States. The work was designed by the sculptor John Gutzon Borglum and after his death, his son finished the work. The work took 14 years, but work was done for about only 6 of those years. The United States Flag has thirteen red and white stripes, which represent the first
Tekke järgi jagunevad kivimid: TARDKIVIMID · SÜVAKIVIMID tekkinud magma aeglasel jahtumisel ja tardumisel maakoores. Vanuseks 2-4 miljardit aastat GRANIIT on heledavärviline kivim, mis koosneb kvartsist, päevakivist, vilgust ja vähesest hulgast mineraalidest. See moodustub magma aeglasel jahtumisel maapõues. Kui ülalpool asuvad kivimid erodeeruvad, satub graniit lõpuks maapinnale. Lõuna-Dakotas asuva Mount Rushmore´i küljel on graniidist välja raiutud Ameerika Ühendriikide presidentide büstid. Graniit on levinuim kivimtüüp maakoore pindmises osas. Graniit Eesti aladel ei paljandu, aga paljandub Soomes. Eesti aladel rändrahnudena. Graniidi ja teiste süvakivimite lagunemisel ongi tekkinud liiv, mille põhikoostisosa on kvartsiit. · PURSKEKIVIMID tekkinud vulkaani putsete tulemusena, laava kiirel tardumisel maapinnal. Nt: basalt (laavast), tuff, pimss
PENN . Rhode Island 1,048,319 43rd Providence Providence R.1. RI Ocean State South Carolina 4,012,012 26th Columbia Columbia S.c. SC Palmetto State S. DAK. South Dakota 754,844 46th Pierre Sioux Falls SD Mt. Rushmore State or S.D. Tennessee 5,689,283 16th Nashville Memphis TENN. TN Volunteer State Texas 20,851,820 2nd Austin Houston TEX. TX Lone Star State Utah 2,233,169 34th Salt Lake City Salt Lake City (none) UT Beehive State
finally changed and is now willing to risk his life for a good cause. WATCH YOUR STEP T h e Resurrection can be a potential misstep for a returning hero who may be walk ing a narrow sword-bridge from one world to the next. Hitchcock often uses heights at this point in a story to stand for the potential failure to return from the Special World alive. In North hy Northwest, C a r y Grant's and Eva M a r i e Saint's characters end up hanging from the stone portraits on M o u n t Rushmore, keeping the audience in suspense about their ultimate fates until the last possible moment. T h e climaxes of Hitchcock's Vertigo, Saboteur, and To Catch a Thief all take heroes to high places for a final struggle between life and death. Sometimes great drama comes from heroes dropping the ball at the last m o ment just before reaching their goal. T h e heroes of Quest for Fire come back to their