1. Disproportion
1.1. Size of the country
1.1.1. Countries
1.1.1.1. 48 states
1.1.1.1.1. Total area
1.1.1.1.2. East coast to West coast
1.1.2. France : over 550.000 km²
1.1.3. USA : about 10.000.000 km²
1.1.4. Streets Width
1.1.4.1. NY :
1.2. Places & Monuments in the US
1.2.1. Route 66
1.2.2. Highway n°1
1.2.3. Mount Rushmore
1.2.4. Empire State Building
1.2.5. Great plains
1.2.6. Rocky Mountain
1.2.7. Grand Canyon
1.2.8. Everglades
1.2.9. Cap canaveral
1.2.10. Monument valley
1.2.11. Silicon valley
1.2.12. Sequoia Park
1.2.13. Beverly Hills
1.3. Mechanical aspects
1.3.1. Cars
1.3.1.1. American Muscle cars
1.3.1.1.1. Mythics & moderns cars
1.3.1.2. SUV
1.3.1.3. 4x4
1.3.2. Railroads
1.3.3. General architecture of the US
1.3.3.1. Skycrapers
1.3.4. Production
1.3.4.1. The land of agriculture
1.3.4.1.1. Huge
1.3.4.2. Food
1.3.4.2.1. Fast food restaurant
1.4. North American Cities
1.4.1. Cities
1.4.1.1. NY
1.4.1.1.1. Manhattan
1.4.1.1.2. Statue of Liberty
1.4.1.1.3. Central park
1.4.1.1.4. One World Trade Center
1.4.1.1.5. Ellis Island
1.4.1.2. LA
1.4.1.2.1. Long beach
1.4.1.3. San Francisco
1.4.1.3.1. Golden Gate Bridge
1.4.1.3.2. Cable car
1.4.1.4. Las Vegas
1.4.1.4.1. Casinos
1.4.1.5. Washington
1.4.1.5.1. White house
1.4.1.6. Neighborhoods
2. So big that it give problems
2.1. Crash of the subprimes -2007
3. Quizlet
4. Hopes
4.1. Prosperity
4.1.1. The land where everything is possible
4.1.2. The American Dream
4.2. Dreams
4.2.1. XIX century : land ownership
4.3. immigration
4.3.1. Land of hope
4.4. Patriotism
4.4.1. un gars avec son drapeau
4.4.2. "We are the best"
4.5. new job perspectives
5. History & culture
5.1. US development
5.1.1. Gold Rush XIX century
5.1.2. Science
5.1.2.1. NASA -Cap Canaveral (Florida)
5.1.3. Constitution
5.1.4. Industrialization
5.1.4.1. GLOGSTER
5.1.5. Industry
5.1.5.1. railroads
5.1.5.2. routes for cars
5.2. Wars
5.2.1. The Civil War 1861-1865
5.2.2. Army
5.2.2.1. US Navy
5.2.2.2. Navy Seals
5.3. High population growth rates
6. Events
6.1. Celebrations
6.1.1. January, 21st - martin Luther King Jr's Day
6.1.2. February, 18th - Presidents 'Day
6.1.3. March, 17th - Saint Patrick's Day
6.1.4. July, 4th - Independance Day
6.1.5. October, 31st - Halloween
6.2. Sports events
6.2.1. Cars
6.2.1.1. ALMS (American LeMans Series)
6.2.1.2. NASCAR
6.2.1.3. Formula 1 Grand Prix Austin (Texas)
6.2.2. American Football
6.2.2.1. Superbowl
6.2.2.1.1. Audience : 115.000.000 american people
6.2.3. NBA
6.2.3.1. All Star game
6.2.3.1.1. Audience : 7.000.000 people
6.2.4. US Open
6.2.4.1. Tennis
6.2.4.2. Golf
6.2.5. Baseball
6.2.5.1. Major League Gulf
6.2.6. Football
6.2.6.1. Major League Soccer
6.2.7. The New York City Marathon
6.3. Cinema
6.3.1. Oscars
6.3.2. Hollywood
6.3.2.1. Warner Bros
6.3.2.2. Disney