Презентация "The Russian Federation and the United States of America"

The Russian Federation and the United States of America The theme of our meeting is "The Russian Federation and the United States of America". Today we'll speak about Russia and the USA It's interesting to compare these two great countries. Where are the Russian Federation and the United States of America situated?

Russian

USA

What is the population of Russia and the United States of America? The population of Russia is about 150 million people. The population of the United States is nearly 250 million people. What can you say about the system of government of Russia and the USA? Political system of the Russia

Head of the State The President Elected for 4 years by direct popular vote (over 35 years old; a citizen of Russia , a resident of the country for at least 10 years).

Legislative and Representative Branch Federal Assembly The Council of Federation The State Duma Two representatives from each 450 members elected for 4 years subject of Federation

Executive Branch The Government of the Russian Federation The Prime Minister The Cabinet Appointed by the President and Formed by the Prime minister and approved by State Duma approved by the President

Judicial Branch The Constitutional The Supreme The Arbitration Court Court Court All appointed by the Council of Federation

Political system of the USA

The legislative branch

The executive branch

The judical branch

The US Congress

President of the USA

Administration

The US Supreme Court

The House of Representatives (435)

The Senate (100)

Departments

Agencies

Chief Justice

Associate Justices (8)

What are the Russian and American symbols? 1)The Russian national flag is one Russian symbol. 2)A new national emblem is a two-headed eagle which is the most ancient symbol. 3)The Kremlin is the symbol of Russia 1)The American flag is the main symbol of the United States. 2) The bald eagle became the official national symbol in 1782. 3) One of the most famous symbols of the United States is the Statue of Liberty. What seas and oceans wash Russia and the USA?

Russia

USA

Russia is washed by the Arctic Ocean in the north and the Pacific Ocean in the east. It is also washed by 12 seas: the Azov Sea, the Black Sea, the Baltic Sea, the White Sea, the Barents Sea, the Kara Sea, the Lapters Sea, the East Siberian Sea, the Chukchi Sea, the Bering

Sea, the Sea of Okhotsk, and the Japan Sea.

The U.S.A. is washed by the Pacific Ocean in the west; by the Atlantic Ocean in the east, by the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico in the South. In the north are 5 Great Lakes.

What countries do Russia and the USA border on? Russia borders on many countries: Norway, Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Belarus, the Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, North Korea. The USA borders on Canada in the north and Mexico in the south. What can you say about the surface of Russia and the USA? On the vast territory of the Russian Federation you can find forests, steppes, lowlands and highlands, mountains and valleys

Continental U.S.A. consists of several surface divisions which are deter-mined by the mountain ranges that run from north to south. Between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River lie the Central Lowlands, called the Prairie

What are the main rivers in Russia and the USA? Russia is rich in big and small rivers.

The Ob

The Lena

The Yenisei

The Volga River, which flows into the Caspian Sea is the longest river in Europe.

Many rivers cross the United States, but the greatest is the Mississippi River. What kinds of lakes are there in Russia and the USA?

The four largest lakes in Russia are Baikal in south-eastern Siberia, Ladoga and Onega in northern Russia and the Caspian Sea in the Volga Basin.

The greatest lakes in the world are situated in Russia. The Caspian Sea is the world’s largest lake in area, while Lake Baikal is the world’s most ancient lake and the deepest one.

On the northern border between the U.S.A. and Canada there are five Great Lakes: Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.

The Great Salt Lake is in northern Utah

What are the main mountain chains of Russia and the USA?

There are three main mountain chains in Russia. They are the Altai, the Caucasus, and the Urals. The highest mountain in the Caucasus, in the Russian Federation, and in the whole of Europe is Mt. Elbrus.

There are many mountains in the U.S.A. The main ranges are the Appalachians in the east and the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra-Nevada Mountains in the west.