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TheUnitedSttesofAmericaEdgar闫朝章----2014071042352021/5/91Multi-culturalSocietyTheUnitedStatesisanationofmanyethnicgroups,makingita“meltingpot”,meaningimmigrantsfromdifferentnationsallovertheworldhavecombinedtomakeonenation,theAmerican.TheyspeakalmostthesamekindofEnglishwithfarlessclassorregionalvarietythaninBritain.Theyhavesimilarhabitsandmanner2021/5/921234GeographyMajorCitiesClimateNaturalResourcescontents5People2021/5/93Geography12021/5/942021/5/952021/5/96

TheMainRegions，SizeandLocation

TheU.S.hasalandareaof9.3millionsquarekilometers.ItisthefourthlargestcountryintheworldinsizeafterRussia,CanadaandChina.ThenationalcapitalisWashington,D.C.,locatedalongthebanksofthePotomacRiverbetweenthestatesofMarylandandVirginia.InthecentralpartofNorthAmerica(exceptAlaskaandHawaii);CanadaonthenorthMexicoandtheGulfofMexicoonthesouthAtlanticOceanontheeastPacificOceanonthewesttotalarea—9,5millionsquarekilometers;50statesandthefederaldistrictofColumbia—theseatoftheFederalGovernment.2021/5/97MajorCities

22021/5/98WhentalkingaboutAmerica,isthereanycitythatyouarefamiliarwith?Andwhy?Tips:

NewYork—commercialandfinancialcenteroftheUnitedStatesWashingtonD.C.—seatofthefederalgovernmentLosAngles—secondlargestcityChicago—thewindycitySeattle;Philadelphia;SanFrancisco;etc.MajorCities2021/5/99NewYork

Situatedonthreeislands—ManhattanIsland,LongIslandandStatenIslandatthemouthofHudsonRiver.Fiveboroughs—Manhattan,Brooklyn,Bronx布朗克斯区,Richmond里士满andQueens.theheadquarteroftheUnitedNations2021/5/910ThestatueoflibertyisahugesculpturelocatedonLibertyIslandinNewYorkHarbor.ThismonumentwasagifttotheUSAfromthepeopleofFranceinrecognitionoftheFrench-AmericanallianceduringtheAmericanRevolution.Theformalnameofthestatueis"LibertyEnlighteningtheWorld".Itpicturesawomanwhohasescapingthechainsoftyranny(thebrokenchainslieatherfeet).Liberty'srighthandholdsatorchthatisasymbolofliberty.LibertywasdesignedbytheFrenchsculptorFredericAugusteBartholdi.Thestatuewasre-assembledintheUSAandwascompletedonOctober28,1886.ThesevenraysofLiberty'scrownsymbolizethesevenseasandsevencontinentsoftheworld.Libertyholdsatabletinherlefthandthatreads"July4,1776"(inRomannumerals),IndependenceDayoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.2021/5/911WashingtonD.C.

governeddirectlybytheFederalgovernment.DistrictofColumbia—namedafterChristopherColumbuscity—namedafterGeorgeWashington,thefirstpresidentofU.S.2021/5/912SanFrancisco

Centerofoil-refining,automobiles,chemicals,commerce,finance,andshippingindustry.Chinatown—thelargestChinesesettlementinAmerica.2021/5/913LosAngels

secondlargestcityintheU.S.;fourtimeslargerthanSanFrancisco.importantelectroniccenterknownforthemanufactureoftires,automobilesandaircraft.centerofatomicresearch2021/5/914SearsTowerChicagobecamehometotheworld'stallestbuildingin1973whenthe110-storySearsTowerwastoppedoff.TheSearsTowerremainedthetallestbuildingintheworlduntilFebruary13,1996.TheSearsTowercontinuestobethetallestbuildinginNorthAmerica.2021/5/915Climate

32021/5/916MainGeographicalRegionsNewEnglandTheSouthTheMid-AtlanticStatesTheMidwestTheSouthwestThewest2021/5/917NewEngland

1.includingsixstatesinthenortheasterncorner.2.longhistory—theEuropeans’firstsettlement3.featuredwithmountains,valleysandrivers,andcitiesandtownswithhistoricsites4.top-rankinguniversitiesHarvardYaleMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)5.Sixstates: Maine NewHampshire Vermont Massachusetts RhodeIsland Connecticut2021/5/9182021/5/919TheSouthRegion

1.including11states2.withplentifulrainfallandamildtowarmclimate3.favorableclimateforagriculture4.fastgrowingindustryandpopulationinrecentyears5.greatsizewithfewlargecitiesNewOrleansMiamiMemphisAtlantaBirmingham6.Virginia,NorthCarolina,SouthCarolina,Georgia,Florida,Alabama,Mississippi,Tennessee,Kentucky,LouisianaandArkansas2021/5/920TheWesternRegion

1.including11states,likeWashington,Oregon俄勒冈州andCalifornia,etc.2.Oregon--wealthofbeautifulforestsandstreams3.Californiastrikingnaturalfeatures--centralvalley,highmountains,andhotdrydeserts.notablecitiesSanFranciscoLosAngelesSanDiego14percentofAmericangrossdomesticproductpredominantagricultureyieldinghigh-techindustrycentre2021/5/921Alaska

1.northwesternpartofAmerica2.Alaska--glaciers,waterfallsandlakes3.NativepopulationEskimos--halfofallAlaskaNativesIndians4.mainagricultureoutput—seafood5.industrialoutputs—crudepetroleum,naturalgas,preciousmetals,seafoodprocessing,timber,andtourism,etc.2021/5/922Hawaii

1.eightmajorislands2.about2575kilometreslongsoutheasttonorthwestmildtemperature3.chiefproducts—canesugar,pineapple,andflowersanddairyproducts.4.coffeebeans,bananas,andmacadamianuts.5.touristbusiness—largestsourceofincome.2021/5/923NaturalResources

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NaturalResources

richinmineralresourcesamongthecountrieswiththegreatestreservesofcoal,ironoreandoil.aboundsinlead,copper,aluminum,silver,andgold.onefourthoftheterritory—coveredwithforestswhichmainlyconcentrateuponthreeareas:theareaalongthenorthwesterncoastofthePacifictheareainthesouththeareainthenorthrichinoil—oncethelargestoilproducingcountry.oilreserve—alongthecoastoftheGulfofMexico,Texas,Louisiana,andOklahoma.2021/5/9252021/5/926People

52021/5/927PeopleTheUnitedStatesisthethirdmostpopulousnationintheworld,rankingbehindChinaandIndia.AccordingtotheU.S.CensusBureau,theresidentpopulationreachedamilestoneonOct.17,2006,hitting300million.TheWhite74.7%Asians4.3%TheBlack12.1%MixedRaces2.5%

NativeIndians&Hawaiians0.9%2021/5/928UnevendistributionThemostdenselypopulatedregion—thenortheasternpart

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