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The USA : GENERAL RESOURCES

Listening -
Information
- Geography - Tourism -
Clipart - Postcards - Photos - Explorers -
Songs
- Videos

(Updated on 14/09/2011)

 


 

Listening :

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information :

 

 

 

Geography :

  • Andrew Goldsmith made this representation of the United States using words to represent the geographic boundaries of the named states.

 

 

 

  • Carte "View an animation that shows the addition of states to the USA." (siec.k12.in.us)
  • 'A View On Cities',
    a site dedicated to the sights and attractions in some of the world's greatest cities.

 

  • CityTownInfo.com "is the easy way to find info on thousands of US cities and towns, including:
    Written summary profiles
    Property statistics
    Almanac-style reference data...
    Current weather conditions...

 

  • Geographic facts
    about the United States including highest mountains, longest rivers, highest and lowest points, information about the coastline, and more.
    (infoplease)


 

 

  • Les Etats-Unis en QCM (questions en français) :
    - The Declaration of Independence (file) - The Constitution (file) - The 43 presidents of the United States (file)
    - Géographie (quelques repères géographiques - some towns - some rivers : matching exercise)
    - Histoire (rappels historiques - la conquête du continent (matching exercise) - The Vietnam War)
    - Institutions et Vie Politique (le président et son administration - "records" présidentiels :matching exercise - élections et partis politiques - la Constitution - La Cour Suprême - les Amendements à la Constitution :matching exercise)
    - Histoire Politique depuis 1945
    - La population ( caractéristiques générales - minorités raciales et éthniques : les indiens - les noirs : file - les hispaniques - les asiatiques - les femmes : matching exercise)
    - Mainstream America ( vie quotidienne - $$$$ : matching exercise - food : matching exercise- cinéma - sport - des équipes célèbres : matching exercise - enseignement)
    - Les Médias ( journaux et télé - journaux : matching exercise - file)
    - Economie (activité économique - les grosses entreprises américaines : matching exercise)
    - Problèmes Sociaux (pauvreté - armes à feu et criminalité - répression : police, justice)
    - Photos

    - Jazz - Cinéma - Hip-hop

     

    (Ac. de Caen)




Tourism :

  • USA : Virtual Tour of the National Mall - (dcpages)
    "We present you with realistic 360 degree panoramic camera shots of some of our Nation's most prized museums and historical sites."

 

Cliparts :

 

Postcards :

 

  • Discover America through postcards (with Stamps, Maps and Fun Facts) - (postcardsfrom)

 

 

Photos :

 

  • Going Places (wnet.org)
    South Africa - Ireland - San Francisco - Miami - Sydney - Volcanoes and Rainforests - Las Vegas -
    The Bloodiest Field (Civil War)
    - with "interactive maps giving more information about places seen in the television series; slide shows..."

 

 

Explorers :

 

 

 

Songs :

 

 

 

 

 

  • The 50 States Song
    "This video shows the 50 states in the United States of America. This song was written and performed by A.J. Jenkins."

 

 

  • Guy Walks Across America
    "Mike walks across America from New York to San Francisco.
    Here's a Google Map of our journey:
    The route we took while Walking Across America and behind the scene pictures and videos along the way..."
    (YouTube)
    Music - "Home" by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

    (myspace.com)
    - the lyrics (songlyrics.com)

 

 

  • Babyshambles - You Talk - the lyrics
    "You talk, you talk a good game
    Wish I could talk the same...
    Utah, remember Utah in the rain
    And those little red shoes and some kid with the blues"

    (tuxboard.com)
    - the VIDEO (YouTube) - UPDATED

 

  • THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND by Woody Guthrie :
    "This land is your land, this land is my land
    From California, to the New York Island
    From the redwood forest, to the gulf stream waters
    This land was made for you and me"
  • Black Velvet by Alannah Myles :
    "Black velvet and that little boy smile
    Black velvet with that slow southern style
    A new religion that'll bring you to your knees
    Black velvet if you please."

 

Videos :

 

  • Open Road TV - Travel Videos for California and the American West
    (openroad.tv)

 

  • MOVIES (Old Bluejacket's Patriotic Flicks)
    MILITARY & PATRIOTIC MOVIE SELECTIONS -
    NOSTALGIC MOVIE SELECTIONS
    (Take Me Back to the '60s...) -
    SCENIC MOVIES of AMERICA
    (Beautiful Dixie - The Living Desert - Our National Parks - America, Why I Love Her, narrated by John Wayne...)