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United states of America cultural understanding

United states of America cultural understanding. United States Of America United States total area : 3,537,441 square miles. Minnesota is equal to 86,943 square miles in comparison to Nepal 54,363 square miles. Most Common US Currency. Nickel 5. Penny 1 . Dime 10. Quarter 25.

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United states of America cultural understanding

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  1. United states of Americacultural understanding

  2. United States Of AmericaUnited States total area: 3,537,441 square miles

  3. Minnesota is equal to86,943 square miles in comparison to Nepal 54,363 square miles

  4. Most Common US Currency Nickel 5 Penny 1 Dime 10 Quarter 25

  5. Seasons – Minnesota has fourFall, winter, spring, summer

  6. ORIGIN OF STATE NAME: Derived from the Sioux Indian word minisota, meaning "sky-tinted waters." NICKNAME: The North Star State. CAPITAL: St. Paul. ENTERED UNION: 11 May 1858 (32nd). SONG: "Hail! Minnesota." MOTTO: L'Etoile du Nord (The North Star). GRAIN: Wild rice. MUSHROOM: Morel or sponge mushroom. DRINK: Milk. GEM: Lake Superior agate. History of the state

  7. FLAG: On a blue field bordered on three sides by a gold fringe, a version of the state seal is surrounded by a wreath with the statehood year (1858) the year of the establishment of Ft. Snelling (1819), and the year the flag was adopted (1893); five clusters of gold stars and the word "Minnesota" fill the outer circle. OFFICIAL SEAL: A farmer, with a powder horn and musket nearby, plows a field in the foreground, while in the background, before a rising sun, an Indian on horseback crosses the plains; pine trees and a waterfall represent the state's natural resources. The state motto is above and the whole is surrounded by the words "The Great Seal of the State of Minnesota 1858." Another version of the seal in common use shows a cowboy riding across the plains.

  8. The state's nickname, The Land of 10,000 Lakes, is no exaggeration; there are 11,842 lakes over 10 acres. The Mississippi River begins its journey from its headwaters at Lake Itasca in Itasca State Park. The Red River, in the bed of glacial Lake Agassiz, drains the northwest part of the state northward toward Canada's Hudson Bay. Approximately 10.6 million acres (42,900 km²) of wetlands are contained within Minnesota's borders, the most of any state except Alaska. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota

  9. BIRD: Common loon. BUTTERFLY: Monarch. FISH: Walleye. FLOWER: Pink and white (or showy) lady slipper. TREE: Red (Norway) pine.

  10. New Year's Day, 1 January Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., 3rd Monday in January Washington's and Lincoln's Birthdays, 3rd Monday in February Memorial Day, last Monday in May Independence Day, 4 July; Labor Day, 1st Monday in September Columbus Day, 2nd Monday in October Veterans Day, 11 November Thanksgiving Day, 4th Thursday in November Christmas Day, 25 December LEGAL HOLIDAYS:

  11. There are both public and private schools – education is equal in both because of government regulations • Home school children • 12 Grades – 13 years Kindergarten or preschool age 5 1-12 Grade, 6-18 years of age College Education is Compulsory in the US

  12. Large employer -- $6.15 an hour "Large employer" is defined as any enterprise whose annual gross volume of sales made or business done is not less than $625,000. Small employer -- $5.25 an hour Average per capita income $33,059 Median household income was $50,865 Minnesota income

  13. Music • Michael Jackson – Motown • Bee Gees, Beatles, Monkees - Pop • Elvis Presley – Rock and Roll • Garth Brooks – Country • Movies • Star Wars • Harry Potter • Lord of the Rings • James Bond • Cloths • Bellbottom Pants • Hip hugger Pants • Pointed big collars on shirts • Mini Skirts – Long skirts • Television • Reality Series • Family Shows – Happy Days, My Father Knows Best, • Talk Shows, Dan Rowan Dick Martin Laugh In, Johnny Carson, Ed Sullivan, Jay Leno Pop culture

  14. Marrage

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