U.S.

Cities

 50 States
3.8million square miles
(9.842million km2)
322,048,000 people
19,354 cities (10,000+ residents)

New York City

Nickname: The Big Apple
Founded 1624 by the Dutch
and 1664 became a British
territory
Population: 8,491,079
Median age 35.6
37% foreign born

Climate
32.6 F (0.6C)-76.5F (24.7C)
50 inches (1270mm)
precipitation (25.8 inches
snow)

Economy

Wall street, Finance

Silicon Alley, Digital
Tourism (56.4mil visitors)
Media & Entertainment

Los Angeles

Nickname: City of Angels

Founded 1781 by the
Spanish, became USA in
1848
Population: 3,792,621
Median age 34.1
48.5% Hispanic/Latino

Climate
48.2 F (9C)-90F (32C)
14.93 inches (379mm)
precipitation

Economy
Media & Entertainment

Chicago

Nickname: The Windy City

Founded 1795
Population: 2,695,598
Median age 32

Climate
30.0 F (-0.6C)-75.8F (24.3C)
60.0 inches (1524mm)
precipitation (36 snow)

Economy
Finance
Manufacturing

Phoenix

Nickname: Valley of the

Sun
Founded 1867
Population: 1,445,632
Median age 32.2

Climate
Desert
56F (13.3C)-95F (35C)
7.0 inches (180mm)
precipitation

Economy
Agriculture (Cattle, Cotton,
Citrus)

Dallas

Nickname: Big D
Founded 1819 Spain, 1821
Mexico, 1836 Independent,
1845 USA
Population: 1,281,047
Median age 31.8

Climate
Desert
47 F (8.3C)-85F (24.3C)
40.97 inches (180mm)
precipitation

Economy
Oil
Real Estate

Vocabulary Quiz
When you travel
from Manhattan to
Queens you use
________________.

A.
B.
C.
D.

A
A
A
A

tunnel
punt
bridge
tube

Vocabulary Quiz
When you travel
from Manhattan to
Staten Island you can A.
use ________________.
B.
C.
D.

A
A
A
A

ferry
cruise
ship
kayak

Vocabulary Quiz
Most people in New
York City use the
________________.

A.
B.
C.
D.

metro
tube
elevated
subway

Vocabulary Quiz
I work on the 63rd
floor of this
________________.

A.
B.
C.
D.

talling
house
skyscraper
office

Vocabulary Quiz
Coney Island has
Americas oldest
________________.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Russian mountain
Rollercoaster
Rolling mountain
Russian coaster

Vocabulary Quiz
Wait for the signal
before walking in the
________________.

A.
B.
C.
D.

Crossing
Crosser
Crosswalk
Passing

Vocabulary Quiz
Pay the _____________
when you park on
the street.

A.
B.
C.
D.

meter
machine
handle
bill

Vocabulary Quiz
What _____________
do you live in?

A.
B.
C.
D.

barrio
zone
neighborhood
sector

Vocabulary Quiz
Chicago is located
next to
____________________

A.
B.
C.
D.

A river
A lake
A sea
An ocean

Vocabulary Quiz
The state of Hawaii is
__________________.
A.
B.
C.
D.

An island
A peninsula
An archipelago
A mountain