Exercise 5. Complete the sentences with the suitable words from the box

1. The United States of America lies in the … part of the … continent.

2. The size of its territory places it … in the world.

3. The present territory of the USA consists of … separate parts (the USA proper, … and Hawaiian Islands).

4. Purchased by the USA from … in 1867, Alaska obtained statehood in 1958.

5. … were declared US territory in 1900 and in 1959 given statehood.

6. Territorially the largest state is ….

7. The continental part of the country has … climate.

8. The territory varies from barren to … lands.

9. In California the climate is usually ….

10. The USA is washed by … in the south.

11. The flat plains of …, which stretch for miles and miles on every side, are covered with short grass and sagebrush. This is partly sheep and cattle country, the land of ….

12. … is a rich farming region of America. The land is … and well-watered. … has many golden wheat fields. In Iowa and Illinois, wheat and corn are important products, and much livestock is raised.

13. The South has been an … region for hundreds of years and raises the nation’s cotton and tobacco.

14. Nevada is famous for its … finds.

15. There are more than 10,000 pure lakes in ….