TASK 3. Match each word on the left with the appropriate definition on the right:

TASK 2.

TASK I/ Read the texts and do exercises after them

The Coastal Plains

The Coastal Plains stretched from Maine to Texas on the eastern coast of the USA are flat, in general soil is very poor.

The Appalachian Mountains

The Appalachian Mountains are situated on the western edge of Atlantic coastal plain. The Appalachian Mountains are the

most accessible containers of iron and coal.

The Rockies

The Rockies are situated on the eastern border of Cordillera. This is a chain of high mountains stretching from

mountainous Alaska down to Mexico, rise sharply from the Great Plains. Many important metals, such as lead, uranium and

gold are contained in these mountains.

2. Population

There are 245,000,000 inhabitants in the USA. Between 1860 and 1920 almost 30 millions of immigrants moved to the USA from

central and southeastern Europe (mainly from Italy, Russia, Poland, Hungary). 12 % population is black, and that is

discrimination. Almost 7 % of Americans are the Hispanics, two million are called Oriental Americans (from

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