State of Nevada презентация

Nevada basic information
Nevada is a state in the Western, Mountain West, and Southwestern regions of the United States.
Carson City is the capital of the state of Nevada.
Nevada is officially known as the "Silver State" because of the importance of silver to its history and economy.
Nevada is the 33rd most populous state in the U.S. and has a population of almost 3 million
The total area of Nevada is 286,000 sq km

Nevada’s climate
Nevada is the driest state in the United States.
The average summer temperature approaches 25 °C in much of the state. While winters in northern Nevada are long and fairly cold.
The lowest recorded temperature is −46 °C / The highest is 52 °C

Nevada's animals
Dangerous animals in Nevada include for instance:
scorpions, mountain lions, snakes, lizards, spiders, wolves, coyotes, black bears.
Especially venomous reptiles. There are a lot of them.

Nevada’s flora
The flora of Nevada is various and differs by state area. Nevada contains six biotic zones:
alpine
sub-alpine
bull pine
pinion-woodland
sage brush
greasewood

Nevada’s neighbors
It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east.

Red Rock Canyon National Park
Red Rock Canyon is one of the most popular national parks in Nevada. It is about 24 km west of Las Vegas.
It’s got unusual flora & fauna. (More than 600 types of plants)
Over 100 bird species and more than 45 different kinds of mammals.
And there is a very picturesque landscape of Canyon

Humboldt River
The Humboldt River runs through northern Nevada in the western United States.
The length of this river is about 470 km. It is the fifth largest river in the United States
The river is named for the German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt