who i am my dad: david my brother: shaun me: kevin my mom: tammy

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