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• пасовище;

• худоба.

The United States of America is a highly developed industrialized country. Shipbuilding, electronics, automobile industry, aircraft industry, space research are highly developed in the States.

Each region of the United States has characteristics of its own due to¹the differences in climate, landscape and geographical position.

Great Lakes, Atlantic Coast, Pennsylvania, New Jersy are biggest industrial regions of the country.

The United States has a lot of mineral deposits or resources such as coal, gold, silver, copper, lead and zink. The south, especially Texas is rich in oil. The coalfields of Pennsylvania are rich in coal. There are plenty of²coal mines.

Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska is the richest farming region of America and it is known as the Corn Belt³. The land is fertile⁴and well watered. They grow mostly corn⁵and wheat there. Much livestock is also raised⁶here.

There is a lot of fruit raising area. For example, California oranges, grapefruit, lemons, as well as other fruits, wines and vegetables are shipped all over the States and to other parts of the world. The most important crops grown in the States are also tobacco, soy-beans, peanuts , grapes and many others.

Many American residential areas tend to have a similar look. As to big cities their centres or downtowns look very much alike.

New York City is the first biggest city of the States. Its population is more than eight million people. It is a financial and advertising business centre.

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