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Who I amWho I am
My dad: David
My brother: Shaun
Me: Kevin
My Mom: Tammy
Where do I come from?Where do I come from?
Born in Illinois
January 23, 1981
Family lives in Raleigh, North Carolina
Where do I come from?Where do I come from?
I currently live in Newcastle, England
About meAbout me
I graduated from NC State University in 2004 in engineering
I worked for 3 years at Advanced Energy in their electric motors test lab
I then worked for an industrial construction company for 6 months
I currently attend Northumbria University studying medicine
What I like to doWhat I like to do
-Work on cars
-Woodworking
-Metalworking
-Construction
Sports in AmericaSports in America
-Baseball
-Football
-Basketball
-Hockey
-Auto racing
-Soccer
-Tennis
Who lives in the USA?Who lives in the USA?
My friends here represent 6 different races (white, chinese, indian, black, latin & muslim)
Also pictured is a special person from the “south”, we call: redneck
Redneck
Who lives in the USA?Who lives in the USA?
Religions in the USA
christian
jewish
muslim
buddhist
hindu
no religion
Races in the USA
white
african american
asian
american indian
pacific islander
other
America has a very diverse population and is made up of people from all around the world
Where do most people live?Where do most people live?
Blue: heavily popluated
Green: populated
Yellow: not very populated
White: not many people at all
Major cities in the USAMajor cities in the USA
-New York City
-Los Angeles (the city of angels)
-Chicago (the windy city)
-Dallas
-Miami
-San Francisco
-Detroit
-Philadelphia
-Washington D.C. (capital of the USA)
Famous sites in the USAFamous sites in the USA
More Famous sites in the USAMore Famous sites in the USA
Regions of the USARegions of the USA
The West Coast--^
Southwest desert ->
<-Midwest praries
Appalachian mountains
Rocky mountains
Major FarmingMajor Farming
-Midwest: corn, soybean, wheat
-South: tobacco, cotton,
-Northwest: trees (for logging)
-West: some vineyards
Typical American MealsTypical American Meals
We normally eat 3 meals a day. Dinner is normally eaten at home with your family (except on saturdays and sundays when most meals will be eaten together)
BreakfastMost people eat fast food, others bring their lunch from home
Dinner
How is the educational system How is the educational system setup?setup?
Pre-school: kids around 4 years old (optional)
Kindergarten: 5 years old
Elementary School: Grades 1-5 (can also be 1-6)
Middle School: Grades 6-8 (can also be 7-8, then called junior high)
High School: Grades 9-12 (you can “drop out” of school when you are 18 years old)
College Level:
Associate’s degree: 2 years of college
Bachelor’s degree: 4 years of college
Master’s degree: additional 2 years of college
Doctorate degree: another additional 2 years of college
All about North CarolinaAll about North Carolina
-Major crop: tobacco
-Major industries:
cigarette companies-state built upon “tobacco money”
High Point NC-furniture capital of world
Textiles-decline due to offshoring
-Major Universities: NC State University, UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke University, Wake Forest
Regions of North CarolinaRegions of North Carolina
Smokey Mountains
Piedmont Coast
North Carolina Sports TeamsNorth Carolina Sports Teams
Carolina Panthers
Carolina Hurrincanes
Charlotte Bobcats
Other major North Carolina SportsOther major North Carolina Sports
Minor League Baseball: the Durham BullsStock car racing
originated in north carolina with “rum-running”
What is North Carolina known for?What is North Carolina known for?
Many famous lighthouses
First airplane flight by the Wright Brothers in 1903
Cigarettes/tobacco
The Biltmore House