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FOOD

The USA is famous for its fast food,

especially hamburgers, hot dogs, and soft

drinks. These foods can be prepared and

served quickly. A wealth of fresh fruit and

vegetables grown in California and Florida

provide a healthy option. Down Mexico way

the preference is for spicy foods with chillies.

Canada’s maple trees

produce 71 per cent of all

maple syrup worldwide –

a favourite on pancakes

Most of the

peanuts grown in

the USA are made

into peanut butter

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Baseball glove

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Statue of

Liberty

SPORT

The highlight of the American football calendar

is a championship game called the Super Bowl.

This is the most watched television event in

the USA. Baseball and basketball are also

longstanding favourites. The colder climate

of Canada has made skiing, ice skating, and

ice hockey the main winter pursuits.

LANDMARKS

New York’s Statue of Liberty welcomed

immigrants arriving by boat, while the

One World Trade Center is the city’s tallest

building. Another feature is Mount

Rushmore, where the faces of four US

presidents are carved into the rock. Far older

landmarks can be found in Central America

with the ruins of Aztec and Mayan civilizations.

CULTURE

American movies and TV shows are popular

around the world. Many famous music styles,

such as rock-and-roll, jazz, blues, country,

and soul, have their roots in the USA.

Canada’s annual Calgary Stampede

celebrates its cattle-trading roots, while

Mexico has parades and feasts on saints’ days.

The USA grows

10 per cent of the

world’s oranges

Ice hockey boot has blade

to enable hockey player to

glide across the ice

Elvis Presley

became the

ultimate icon

of US rock-and-

roll music

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