英语介绍美国

TheUnitedSttesofAmericaEdgar闫朝章----201407104235Multi-culturalSocietyTheUnitedStatesisanationofmanyethnicgroups,makingita“meltingpot”,meaningimmigrantsfromdifferentnationsallovertheworldhavecombinedtomakeonenation,theAmerican.TheyspeakalmostthesamekindofEnglishwithfarlessclassorregionalvarietythaninBritain.Theyhavesimilarhabitsandmanner1234GeographyMajorCitiesClimateNaturalResourcescontents5PeopleGeography1

TheMainRegions，SizeandLocation

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

2WhentalkingaboutAmerica,isthereanycitythatyouarefamiliarwith?Andwhy?Tips:

NewYork—commercialandfinancialcenteroftheUnitedStatesWashingtonD.C.—seatofthefederalgovernmentLosAngles—secondlargestcityChicago—thewindycitySeattle;Philadelphia;SanFrancisco;etc.MajorCitiesNewYork

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

governeddirectlybytheFederalgovernment.DistrictofColumbia—namedafterChristopherColumbuscity—namedafterGeorgeWashington,thefirstpresidentofU.S.SanFrancisco

Centerofoil-refining,automobiles,chemicals,commerce,finance,andshippingindustry.Chinatown—thelargestChinesesettlementinAmerica.LosAngels

secondlargestcityintheU.S.;fourtimeslargerthanSanFrancisco.importantelectroniccenterknownforthemanufactureoftires,automobilesandaircraft.centerofatomicresearchSearsTowerChicagobecamehometotheworld'stallestbuildingin1973whenthe110-storySearsTowerwastoppedoff.TheSearsTowerremainedthetallestbuildingintheworlduntilFebruary13,1996.TheSearsTowercontinuestobethetallestbuildinginNorthAmerica.Climate

3MainGeographicalRegionsNewEnglandTheSouthTheMid-AtlanticStatesTheMidwestTheSouthwestThewestNewEngland

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

1.including11states2.withplentifulrainfallandamildtowarmclimate3.favorableclimateforagriculture4.fastgrowingindustryandpopulationinrecentyears5.greatsizewithfewlargecitiesNewOrleansMiamiMemphisAtlantaBirmingham6.Virginia,NorthCarolina,SouthCarolina,Georgia,Florida,Alabama,Mississippi,Tennessee,Kentucky,LouisianaandArkansasTheWesternRegion

1.including11states,likeWashington,Oregon俄勒冈州andCalifornia,etc.2.Oregon--wealthofbeautifulforestsandstreams3.Californiastrikingnaturalfeatures--centralvalley,highmountains,andhotdrydeserts.notablecitiesSanFranciscoLosAngelesSanDiego14percentofAmericangrossdomesticproductpredominantagricultureyieldinghigh-techindustrycentreAlaska

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

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

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NaturalResources

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

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

NativeIndians&Hawaiians0.9%UnevendistributionThemostdenselypopulatedregion—thenortheasternpart

Aboutonequarterofthetotallandarea,abou