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Unit 5

ECONOMY AND AGRICULTURE OF
THE USA

1. Read and memorize the following words, word-
combinations and word groups:

industrial - промисловий
oil fields - нафтові родовища
coal - вугілля
railway - залізниця
grain - зерно
per capita - на душу населення
wealthy - заможний
to earn - заробляти
income - дохід
currency - валюта

2. Read and translate the text:

The USA is a highly developed industrial country, and its
agriculture is highly mechanized. Coal is found in many parts of
the country: in the Cordillera mountains, in the state of Kansas, in
the east near Birmingham and Pittsburg. The USA has rich oil-
fields in California, Texas, Alaska and other regions. It holds first
place in the western world for production of coal, iron, oil and
natural gas.
The heavy industries are for the most part in the Middle West,
in the region of the Great Lakes and near Birmingham. The
automobile industry and all kinds of machine-building are highly
developed especially in and near Detroit, in California and areas of
heavy industry.
The USA has a highly developed railway system. It also has
the best system of roads. The Great Lakes and the rivers,