美国概况最终版

美国概况GeneralknowledgeofAmericaNewYorkQSforGlobalunderstandingofUSA

1.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutthedifferentnamesofUSA?2.What’sitsnationalflag?3.Whatdoyouknowaboutthemeaningofitsnationalflag?4.What’sthenicknameforAmericanpeople?5.What’sitsnationalanthem(国歌)?Contents:BasicinformationAmericangeographyFullnameNationalflagNationalemblemNationalanthemNationaldayNationalflowerCapitalNicknameI.BasicinformationNameoftheCountryThefullofficialnameofthecountryistheUnitedStatesofAmerica,usuallyreferredtoastheU.S.A.TheUnitedStateofAmerica,withthecapitalofWashingtonD.C.,isthebiggestcountryinNorthAmerica.Nationalflag：StarsandStripesmadeupof13alternating【交替的】redandwhitestripesand50whitestarsonabluefieldStarsareconsideredasymboloftheheavensandthedivine【神圣的】goalthestripeissymbolicoftheraysoflightfromthesunWhite:SignifiespurityandinnocenceRed:Signifiesvalor【英勇】andbraveryBlue:SignifiesVigilance【警戒】,perseverance,andjusticeNationalemblem国徽：Baldeagle秃鹰(美国的国鸟]

美国的国徽是由威廉·巴顿WilliamBarton和查尔斯·汤姆逊CharlesThomson设计的，美国政府于1782年6月20日开始用这个国玺来鉴定重要文件。国徽的图案，正中是一只象征独立、自由精神的白头鹰，前面盾牌状的国旗，代表了1777年加入美国联邦的十三个州。白头鹰的右爪持着希望和平的橄榄枝，左爪握着决心自卫的利箭。白头鹰衔着一条用拉丁文写着“合众国”字样的彩带，国徽顶端则是透过云雾，闪闪发光的十三颗金星。TheGreatSealshowsawide-spreadeagle,facedfront,havingonhisbreastashieldwiththirteenperpendicularredandwhitestripes,surmountedbyabluefieldwiththesamenumberofstars.Inhisrighttalontheeagleholdsanolivebranch,inhisleftabundleofthirteenarrows,andinhisbeakhecarriesascrollinscribedwiththemotto:"EPluribusUnum“,meaning"outofmany,one"

TheEagleappearsintheSealsofmanyofourStates,onmostofourgoldandsilvercoinage,andisusedagreatdealfordecorativepatrioticpurposes.Theeaglerepresentsfreedom.NationalAnthem国歌:TheStar-SpangledBanner《星条旗永不落》NationalDay国庆节:July4Nationalflower:roseNationalbird:baldeagleCapital:WashingtonD.C.(asamemorialtoGeorgeWashingtonandChristopherColumbus)Nickname:UncleSam

In1986,PresidentReganissuedaproclamation【公告】todeclarethattherosebecametheofficialfloweroftheAmerica.NationalBird—TheEagleThebaldeaglewaschosenonJune20,1782asthesymbolofAmerica,becauseofitslonglife,greatstrengthandmajesticlooks.Theeagle,fullofthespiritoffreedom,livingabovethevalleys,strongandpowerfulinhismight,hasbecomethenationalsymbolofU.S.A.GeorgeWashingtonChristopherColumbusUncleSamUncleSamafiguresymbolizingtheUnitedStatesPortrayed【描绘，扮演】asatall,white-hairedmanwithagoatee【山羊胡子】oftendressedinred,white,andblue,andwearsatophat“UncleSam”

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DifferenttypesofUncleSamChristmasSamOlympicSamSoldierSamMickySamSupermansamDogSamWorkerSamCowboySam1.Locationandsize2.Topography(地形,地质)Majormountainsandrivers3.Climate4.Naturalresources5.Population6.MajorcitiesII.AmericanGeography48contiguous邻近的

states+2noncontiguousstates+D.C1.LocationandSize

1.ContinentalUnitedStatesliesincentralNorthAmericawithCanadatoitsnorth,MexicoandtheGulfofMexicotoitssouth,theAtlantic大西洋OceantoitseastandthePacific太平洋Oceantoitswest.2.The2neweststates:AlaskaandHawaiiseparatedfromcontinentalUnitedStatesAlaskabordersonnorthwesternCanada,HawaiiliesinthecentralPacific.

MexicoThePacificOceanTheAtlanticOceanSizeoftheUS

--alandareaof9.3millionsquarekilometers.--stretches2,575kilometersfromnorthtosouthand4,500kilometersfromeasttowest.--the4thlargestcountryintheworldinsizeafterRussia,CanadaandChina.--Alltogetherthereare50statesintheUS.--OfallthestatesAlaska阿拉斯加州

isthelargestinareaandRhodeIsland【罗德岛州】thesmallest.--onthemainland

Texasisthelargest.

2.Topography地形:MountainsinU.S.A.AppalachianMountains阿巴拉契亚山脉RockyMountains落基山脉AppalachianMountainsVSRockyMountainsAppalachianMountainsRockyMountainsDirectionFromthenortheasttosouthwestFromthenorthwesttosoutheastAgeOlderYoungerHeightLower(2037m)Higher(4500m)2.Topography地形:RiversintheUSATheriversinthecountryaremainlylyingbetweentheAppalachianandRockyMountains.

1.TheMississippi--TheMississippianditstributaries支流drainoneoftherichestfarmareasintheworld

--called“fatherofwaters”andthe“oldmanriver”2.TheMissouri密苏里河--oneofthelongestriversintheworld3.TheOhio俄亥俄河--calledtheAmericanRuhr

(aftertheRuhrRiver鲁尔河inGermany),famousforitsrichvaluabledeposits沉积物--Theareaiswellknownforitssteelindustry【钢铁工业】4.OnthePacificsidethereare2greatrivers:theColorado科罗拉多河inthesouth,andthe

Columbia哥伦比亚河risesinCanada.5.TheHudson哈得孙河TheGreatLakes五大湖NiagaraFalls尼亚加拉瀑布ThefiveGreatLakes

LakeSuperior苏必利尔湖：thelargestfreshwaterlakeintheworld.LakeMichigan密歇根湖：theonlyoneentirelyintheUSLakeHuron休伦湖LakeErie伊利湖LakeOntario安大略湖--theworld’slargestGroupoffreshwater淡水lakes3.ClimateThenorthernstatesarethecoldest;Thesouthernstatesaresunbelt【n.阳光地带】;TemperatestatesareinthePacificNorthwest.ClimateintheUnitedStatesMaritime[‘mærɪtaɪm

climate海洋性气候Continentaldesertclimate大陆性气候Continentalsteppe(西伯利亚草原）climateHumidcontinentalclimate湿润的大陆性气候Sub-tropicalclimate亚热带Sub-arcticclimate极低气候Tropicalclimate热带气候4.NaturalResources1.richinmineralresources矿藏amongthecountrieswiththegreatestreserves储量ofcoal,iron铁ore矿andoil.aboundsin【富于】lead铅,copper铜,zinc锌,aluminum铝,silver,andgold.2.onefourthoftheterritory领土—coveredwithforestswhichmainlyconcentrateuponthreeareas:theareaalongthenorthwesterncoastofthePacifictheareainthesouththeareainthenorth3.richinoil—oncethelargestoilproducingcountry.5.population“MeltingPot”AmongtheCaucasians白种人,themostinfluentialpeopleareWASP:thewhiteAnglo-SaxonProtestants新教徒.Aborigines土著居民:theIndians80%-90%ofimmigrantsarefromAsiaandHispanic【西班牙】countries.Race/Ethnicity(2008)White79.8%AfricanAmerican12.8%AsianAmerican4.5%NativeAmericanandAlaskaNative1.0%NativeHawaiianandPacificIslander0.2%Multiracial1.7%Hispanic(ofanyrace)15.4%NationofimmigrationLanguages(2007)English(only)225.5millionSpanish34.5millionChinese2.5millionFrench2.0millionTagalog(菲律宾语)1.5millionVietnamese1.2millionGerman1.1millionKorean1.1millionLanguage

SpokenatHome(U.S.Census)7.Majorcities1.WashingtonD.C.2.NewYorkCity(inNewYork)3.LosAngeles(InCalifornia)4.Chicago(inIllinois)5.Houston(inTexas)6.Philadelphia(inPennsylvania)7.Detroit(inMichigan)8.SanFrancisco(inCalifornia)9.Boston(inMassachusetts)WashingtonD.C.CapitalHeadquartersofallthebranchesoftheAmericanfederalsystem:Congress(CapitalHill),theSupremeCourt最高法院andthePresidencyTheWorldBank世界银行TheInternationalMonetaryFund国际货币基金组织LincolnMemorial林肯纪念堂LincolnMemorial林肯纪念堂theSupremeCourt最高法院TheWorldBank世界银行NewYorkCity(inNewYork)

“TheBigApple”大苹果市ThelargestcitybothintermofsizeandpopulationThebusinessandfinancialcapitaloftheworld.WallStreet华尔街TheNewYorkStockExchange纽约证券交易所LosAngeles(InCalifornia)2ndmostpopulouscity

acityoffantasyknownformotion-picture,aeronautics航空学andaerospaceindustriesChicago(inIllinois)

Windycity;the

3rdpopulatedcityFinancial,transportation,culturalcapitalofMidwesternAmericatheforemosttransportationhub中心

Houston(inTexas)ThelargestcityinTexas;The4thlargestcityinUSA;“theSpaceCity”attheforefrontinspacetechnology60年代初，美国最大的宇航中心——约翰逊宇航中心在休斯敦市建立Philadelphia费城(inPennsylvania)

5thlargestcityintermsofpopulationthebirthplaceofthenationTheDeclarationofIndependenceandtheConstitutionweredraftedhere.Detroit底特律(inMichigan)ThelargestcityinMichiganTheMotorCity汽车城SanFrancisco(inCalifornia)

4thlargestcityinCaliforniaThebirthplaceoftheUnitedNationsOrganization(1945)TheChinatownofthecityisoneofthelargestChinesecommunitiesintheU.S.Boston(inMassachusetts)

CapitalandthelargestcityofM.“CradleofLiberty”“theAthensofAmerica”7.Majorcity:MajortouristattractionYellowstoneNationalParkGrandCanyonNiagaraFallsGreatSaltLakeStatueofLibertyYellowstoneNationalParkThefirstandoldestnationalparkintheworldthelargestwildlifepreserveintheU.S.Liesinthreestates:Wyoming怀俄明州

(91%),Montana

蒙大拿州(7.6%),Idaho爱达荷州(7.4%)GrandCanyon大峡谷

oneofthegreatnaturalwondersoftheworldLocatedinArizona

亚利桑那州NiagaraFalls尼亚加拉大瀑布locatedontheCanadianboundarybetweenLakeErieandLakeOntario伊利湖和安大略湖.GreatSaltLake大盐湖thelargestinlandsaltlakeinNorthAmericaStatueofLibertyLocatedatNewYorkHarbor

PresentedbyFrancein1886

Theworld’spromiseoffreedomStatueofLiberty自由女神2023/2/654Sevenseas:theBlackSea,theCaspianSea,thePersianGulf,theRedSea,theMediterraneanSea,theAdriaticSea,theIndianOceanortheArabianSea(whichispartoftheIndianOcean)7spikes:7seas&7continentsFace,stola,sandalsLibertas:goddessoffreedomfromslaveryRaisedrightfootisonthemove:LibertyandFreedomismovingforwardLeftfoottramplesbrokenshackles:USwishtobefreefromoppressionandtyranny.Tabletinherhand:knowledgean