CONTENTS:
Location & facts. Governmental & political aspects. Economy. How do you know if you·re from Texas? Famous People from Texas. Facts about Rednecks
LOCATION:
South of the Mainland Surface: 696.241 km2 (268.581 sq mi) (Romania: 237.500 km2) Considered the 2nd biggest state in the U.S State capital: Austin Largest City: Houston Famous for the largest railway connection:
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington.
Population: 25.1 million (Romania: 21.4 million) Highest peak: Guadalupe Peak (2660m) Lowest altitude: Gulf of Mexico (the coast) 0m.
Guadalupe Mountain«
Coastline ² Gulf of Mexico «.not Dubai
G OV E R N M E NTA L & P O LI T IC A L ASPECTS
Type of Legislature:
Upper house = Senate (senat) Lower house = House of Representatives (deputati)
Senators: Kay Bailey , Hutchinson John Cornyn Representatives: 20 Republicans & 12 Democrats Governor: Rick Perry Lieutenant Governor: David Dewhurst
RICK PERRY
Born: 4th.march.1950 Age: 61 Member of the Republican Party Governor of Texas since December 2000
DAVID DEWHURST
Born: 18.august 1945 Age: 65 Lieutenant Governor of Texas since 2003
ECONOMY
Gross state product (GSP = PIB) of $1.224.000.000.000.000 Placed 2nd in the U.S. with $1.224 trillion (Romania 503.958.700.000ron = approx. $ 0.17 Trillion) Unemployment rate: 8.2% (January 2010) (Romania: over 12%) In 2010 Texas had 346.000 millionaires living on its territory.
H O W D O YO U K N O W I F YO U · R E FROM TEXAS?
1. 2. 3. 4. You measure distance in minutes. Stores don't have bags, they have sacks. You use "fix" as a verb. Example: I am fixing to go to the store. All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, insect or animal. 5. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked. 6. 7. You carry jumper cables in your car ... for your OWN car. You know what "cow tipping" is.
FA M O U S P E O P L E F O R M T E X A S :
Ciara (born 1985), fashion model & singer
Anna Nicole Smith (1967²2007), model, actress
Hilary Duff(born 1987),actress, singer
Ronnie Coleman (born 1964), athlete, 8 times Mr.Olympia
FACTS ABOUT REDNECKS
Vocabulary:
´Jeet?µ is actually a phrase meaning ´Did you eat?µ ´ He got him a flat tar!µ meaning ´He has got a flat tyre.µ ´Does you bleeve in ghosts?µ meaning ´Do you belive in ghostsµ ´Zat yo· car?µ meaning ´Is that your car?µ & so on«
Apparel:
Known for: 1. Extreme stupidity 2. Pick-up Trucks 3. Shooting each other 4. Country music 5. Creators of Whiskey & Moonshine 6. Big consumers of Whiskey & Moonshine
THANK YOU FOR THE ATTENTION.
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