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1、Introduction to Qin Jie Focus Symbolic highlights of USA Geographical features of USANation Flag of the USThe Stars and Stripes, Old Glory10:19June 14, 1777 (original 13-star version)July 4, 1960 (current 50-star version)Describing Nation Flag 13 horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternatin

2、g with white A blue rectangle bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars. Nation Flag Nicknames for the flag include the Stars and Stripes, Old Glory, and the Star-Spangled Banner.National Anthemoh, s

3、ay, can you see, by the dawns early light, what so proudly we haild at the twilights last gleaming? whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro the perilous fight, oer the ramparts we watchd, were so gallantly streaming? and the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof thro the night

4、that our flag was still there. o say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave oer the land of the free and the home of the brave? on the shore dimly seen thro the mists of the deep, where the foes haughty host in dread silence reposes, what is that which the breeze, oer the towering steep, as it fit

5、fully blows, half conceals, half discloses? now it catches the gleam of the mornings first beam, in full glory reflected, now shines on the stream: t is the star spangled banner: o, long may it wave oer the land of the free and the home of the brave! National Anthemand where is that band who so vaun

6、tingly swore that the havoc of war and the battles confusion a home and a country should leave us no more? their blood has washd out their foul footsteps pollution. no refuge could save the hireling and slave from the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave: and the star-spangled banner in triump

7、h doth wave oer the land of the free and the home of the brave. o, thus be it ever when freemen shall stand, between their lovd homes and the wars desolation; blest with victry and peace, may the heavn-rescued land praise the powr that hath made and preservd us as a nation! then conquer we must, whe

8、n our cause is just, and this be our motto: in god is our trust and the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave oer the land of the free and the home of the brave! The National Flower Rose Love Peace Friendship CourageThe National Bird: The Bald Eagle For bravery, strength and victory The habitat

9、 of the bald eagleAlaska An important feature of the national emblemThe National Emblem The bald eagle The national flag The olive branch The arrows The ribbon with the words “the United States” The thirteen stars in the cloudQuestions for consideration What is the image of US in your mind? How has

10、US influenced the World? Geography The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its 48 states and Washington, D.C. lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Ca

11、nada to its east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories, or insular areas, scattered around the Caribbean and Pacific.Three Geographical Divisions 1. Eastern Part: Appalachian Range, fr

12、om north Maine to central Alabama 2. Western Part: Great Cordillera Range, extending from Canada through the western part of the US to Mexico and further south. (Rocky Mountain, Colorado River, Columbia River) 3. Between the Rocky Mountain and the Appalachians lies the central plain, which occupies

13、of Americas landmass on the continent.The Three Major River Systems 1. The system of the Gulf: The Mississippi River (from Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico) is the longest and most important river in the Gulf area. 2. The system of the Atlantic: Hudson River (New York State), Delaware River, St Law

14、rence River. 3. The system of Pacific: The Columbia River and the Colorado River.States of USA The fifty states1. The New England Region Six states: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.The fifty states2. The Middle Atlantic Region Six states: New York, New Jer

15、sey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia.The fifty states3. The South Region Eleven states: Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Arkansas.The fifty states4. The Midwest Region Eight states: Ohio, Michiga

16、n, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, Iowa, and Minnesota.The fifty states5. The Region of the Great Plains Six states: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas .The fifty states6. The West Region Eleven states: Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Idaho, Utah, Nevad

17、a, Arizona, Washington, Oregon, and California.The fifty states7. The Youngest States Two states: Alaska and Hawaii At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km) and with more than 300 million people, the United States is the fourth (third) largest country by total area, and third largest by population. The United States is one of the worlds most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries. The U.S. economy is the largest national economy in the