USA Facts for Kids | American Culture in 5 minutes

happy hi everyone let's talk about the United States of America it is also commonly known as U.S USA the states or America even though America is the whole continent United States it's located in North America it shares land borders with Canada on top and Mexico at the southern border and do you know how many states does the U.S have the U.S have 50 states the 49 States including Alaska are located on the continent of North America and Hawaii is located in the Pacific Ocean the capital of the U.S is Washington DC and it is where the president lives the president house is called the White House this is the national flag of the United States it has 13 stripes and 50 white stars on a blue background the most commonly used language is English specifically American English which is the national language spoken by the great majority of the US population many other languages are also spoken especially Spanish [Music] the money is a U.S dollar now let's see if you remember what are the USA national symbols the national animal is the American Bison the national bird is the bald eagle [Music] the national tree is the oak tree and the national flower is The Rose a very important date for Americans is the 4th of July the national holiday of the United States where they celebrate their independence on July 4th foreign hot dogs and hamburgers are pretty traditional food for the 4th of July now let's see if you can recognize this man probably you have seen him in t-shirts posters hats do you know his name his name is Uncle Sam this image was used to encourage men to enlist in the military service for World War One Uncle Sam was officially adopted as a national symbol of the United States now are you ready to travel to the U.S and get to know the most visited tourist sites in landmarks the most famous one is a tall lady holding a torch do you know her name it is the Statue of Liberty and it was a gift from France it represents the freedom and liberty of the United States democracy also in New York we can find the Empire State Building one of the oldest buildings which is over a hundred stories high then this famous Red Bridge is called the Golden Gate Bridge and it is located in San Francisco California another important Landmark is the Grand Canyon located in Arizona what about this mountain do you recognize it it is called Mount Rushmore and it is a mountain in South Dakota famous for the huge faces carved on its side the faces are those of four U.S presidents George Washington Thomas Jefferson Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt now let's talk about music and sports not only the US is a huge country but their musical impression has made a big impact on the world some of the best musical artists include Frank Sinatra Elvis Presley Jimi Hendrix Madonna Michael Jackson Beyonce and many more and what about sports the United States this board-minded country with millions of fans who follow American football baseball basketball tennis golf and ice hockey here are some of the greatest celebrated American athletes of all times Michael Jordan Babe Ruth Tiger Woods Tom Brady Michael Phelps and Serena Williams among many others also we can find Hollywood in the U.S home to most movies and Television Studios have you seen these logos the United States is behind some of the biggest companies of the world for example Coca-Cola Apple McDonald's Google Nike Disney Microsoft and NASA NASA is a U.S government agency responsible for science and technology related to Air and Space in fact NASA sent the first man to the moon on July 20 1969 Neil Armstrong became the first human to step on the moon I hope you have learned a lot about the United States see you next time thanks for watching

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Length: 5min 54sec (354 seconds)

Published: Thu Jan 12 2023