英语国家概况完整篇简答题的整合.docx

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英语国家概况完整篇简答题的整合

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1.WhichstateisseparatedbyCanadaformthemainland?

AlaskaisseparatedfromthemainlandbyCanada.

2.WhatistheothernameofEskimos?

EskimosarealsocalledInuit.

3.Whatisthelargestactivevolcanointheworld?

MaunaLoaistheworld’slargestactivevolcano,whichislocatedonHawaii.

4.HowistheWestdivided?

TheWestcanbedividedintothreeparts:

theGreatPlains,theRockyMountainsandtheIntermountainBasinandPlateau.

5.WhereisthebirthplaceofAmerica?

NewEnglandissometimescalledthebirthplaceofAmerica.

6.WhatstatesareinNewEngland?

NewEnglandismadeupofsixstatesoftheNortheast,includingMaine,Massachusetts,Vermont,RhodeIsland,NewHampshire,Connecticut.

7.WhereistheHooverDamlocated?

TheHooverDamisbuiltontheborderbetweenNevadaandArizonaanditisoneofthebiggestdamsintheU.S.

8.WhatarethenamesofthecapitalofHawaiiandAlaskarespectively?

HonoluluisthecapitalofHawaiiandJuneauisthecapitalofAlaska.

9.WhatistheRockiesalsocalled?

TheRockies,thebackboneoftheNorthAmericanContinent,isalsoknownastheContinentalDivide.

10.HowdoestheUnitedStatesrankamongthecountriesoftheworldinpopulationandarea?

TheUnitedStatesofAmericaisthethird—largestcountryintheworldinpopulationandthefourth—largestcountryinarea.

11.WhatistheothermajormountainrangeintheU.S.besidestheRockyMountainrange?

ItistheAppalachianHighlands.

12.WhatistheMidwestfamousfor?

TheMidwestiswellknownforitslargestretchesoffertilesoil.

13.WhichstateisthesmallestoneintheUnitesStatesinarea?

RhodeIslandisthesmalleststateinthecountry.

14.WheredoestheMississippirise?

TheMississippiRiverrisesinthelakeregioninNorthMinnesota.

15.WhichtwostatesareGeographicallyseparatedfromtheother48states?

TheyareAlaskaandHawaii.

16.WhichstateinAmericaisthelargestinsizeandwhichisthesmallest?

InAmericaAlaskaisthelargeststateinsizeandRhodeIslandthesmallest.

17.WhichmountainisthehighestpeakinAmerica?

Whereisit?

ThehighestmountaininAmericaisMountMekinley（6,187meters）.ItisthemiddleoftheAlaskaRange.

18.WhatarethetwotributariesofMississippi?

ThetwolargesttributariesofMississippiaretheRiverMissouriandRiverOhio.

19.Howmanygeographicalregionsarethecontinentalstatesdividedinto?

ThecontinentalstatesoftheUnitedStatesareoftendividedintosevengeographicalregions.

20.WhyisNewEnglandcalledthebirthplaceofAmerica?

NewEnglandiscalledthebirthplaceofAmericabecauseitwasthechiefcentreoftheAmericanWarofIndependenceof1776andwasalsothenational’sfirstindustrialarea.

21.WhichcityisthelargestandbusiestportontheGreatLakes?

ChicagoisthelargestandbusiestportontheGreatLakes.

22.WhatistheleadingcommercialcropoftheSouth?

TheleadingcommercialcropoftheSouthiscotton.

23.WhichcityhasbeencalledthesteelcityoftheWest?

ColoradohasbeencalledthesteelcityoftheWest.

24.WhyhasFloridabecomeoneofthefastestgrowingstatesinpopulationforthelast20years?

BecauseofitsattractivenessbothasaplacetoretireandasaconvenientplaceforbusinesswithandtraveltoCentralandSouthAmerica.

25.Whendidthelargestimmigrationmovementbegin?

Thelargestimmigrationbeganform1815

26.HowmanygreatpopulationmovementarethereinthehistoryoftheU.S.?

Therearefourgreatpopulationmovements.

27.WhatarethethreegroupsofHispanics?

TheyaretheMexican-Americans（Chicanos）,thePuertoRicansandtheCuban-Americans.

28.WhatarethemajorracialandethnicminoritiesintheU.S.?

TheyareblackAmericans,Hispanics,AsianAmericansandAmericanIndians.

29.Whendidthe“BabyBoom”occur?

Itoccurredbetween1946and1966.

30.WhicharethefivebiggestcitiesintheU.S.intermsofpopulation?

TheyareNewYork,LosAngeles,Chicago,SanFranciscoandPhiladelphia.

31.WhatisthepopulationoftheUnitedStatesin1997?

ThepopulationoftheUnitedStatesisabout267millionin1997.

32.Whowereindenturedservants?

Indenturedservantsrefertothepoorimmigrantswhohadtoworkforfixedtermfortheirmasterstorepaythecross-Atlanticfareanddebts.

33.WhyarethepeoplemovingsooftenintheUnitedStates?

ThepeoplearemovingsooftenintheUnitedStatesbecausetheywanttolookforbetterjobopportunityorforbetterclimateorforothergoals.

34.Whatarethetwonovelsgivingavividdescriptionaboutthemiserablelifeoftheblackslaves?

“UncleTom’sCabin”and“Roots”aretwonovelsgivingavividdescriptionaboutthemiserablelifeoftheblackslaves.

35.Whywere1.5millionIrishmendriventotheUnitedStatesinthedecadeof1845-1854?

TheyweredriventotheUnitedStatesbyEnglishoppressionandthePotatoFamine.

36.Wheredidalargenumberofpeoplemovetointhelastgreatpopulationmovement?

Inthelastgreatpopulationmovement,alargenumberofpeoplemovedtothesunbeltareas.

37.WhatarethefisttowlargestgroupsoftheAsian-Americans?

ThefirsttwolargestgroupsoftheAsian-AmericansaretheChineseAmericanandtheJapanese-Americans.

38.WhatdoesWASPstandfor?

WASPstandsforwhiteAnglo-SaxonProtestants.

39.WhydomanyPuertoRicansgototheUnitedStates?

ManyPuertoRicansgototheUnitedStatesforbetterjobopportunities.

40.GiveanexampletoshowtheawakeningoftheAmericanIndians.

ManyAmericanIndiansaretakinglegalstepstodemandcompensationforlandandresourcesgrabbedfromthemillegally.

41.WhenwastheThirteenthAmendmentaddedtotheConstitution?

TheThirteenAmendment,whichbannedslavery,wasaddedtotheConstitutioninDecember1865.

42.HowdidMexicojointheU.S.?

IntheGadsdenPurchase,30,000squaremilesofMexicanlandwereaddedtotheterritoryoftheU.S.in1853.

43.WhenandhowdidtheU.Sbecomeindependent?

In1783,theTreatyof  Pariswassigned,BritainrecognizedtheindependenceoftheUnitedStates.

44.HowdidthePlymouthsettlersmanagetosurvive?

TheneighboringIndianscametoteachthemhowtogrowcornandtheysucceededinhavingagoodharvest.

45.WhendidtheWarofIndependencestart?

ItstartedwhenclashestookplaceatConcordandLexington.

46.WhatwastheCompromiseof1850?

TheCompromiseof1850wasanagreement,whichkeptabalancebetweenfreeandslavestatesintheSenate.

47.WhendidthefirstAmericangeneralelectionhold?

ThefirstAmericangeneralelectionwasheldtowardstheendof1788.

48.WhenwastheAmericanConstitutionfirstratified?

TheAmericanConstitutionwasfirstratifiedbytheStateofDelawareinDecember1787.

49.WhatwastheturningpointoftheCivilWar?

TheGettysburgVictorywastheturningpointoftheCivilWar.

50.WhydidPresidentLincolnissuetheEmancipationProclamation?

HeissuedtheEmancipationProclamationforthepurposeofwinningsupportfortheUnionathomeandabroadbymakingthewarajustwaragainstslavery.

51.HowmanypeoplewerediedintheCivilwar?

TheCivilWarcostAmerican618,000lives.

52.WhatwasthestrongtrendintheAmericaneconomyattheendofthe19thcentury?

Thetrendwasthemonopolybybigbusiness.

53.WhendidChristopherColumbusdiscovertheNorthAmerica?

ChristopherColumbusdiscoveredtheNorthAmericaintheyear1492.

54.WhatwerethedifferencesbetweenthePuritansandthePilgrims?

ThePuritanswerewealthy,welleducatedgentlemen,butPilgrimweremostlypoor,laboringpeople.

55.WhenandwherewastheFirstContinentalCongressheld?

InSeptember1774,theFistContinentalCongresswasheldinPhiladelphia.

56.WhatwasthechiefweaknessoftheArticlesofConfederation?

ThechiefweaknessoftheArticlesofConfederationwasthatitfailedtosetupagovernmentthatcouldfunction,

57.WhobecameknownastheAnti-federalists?

ThosepeoplewhoopposedtheConstitutionof1787becameknownastheAnti-federalists.

58.WhatdidtheUnitedStateswinasaresultoftheU.S.MexicanWar?

AsaresultoftheU.S.MexicanWartheUnitedStateswonCaliforniaandNewMexico.

59.Whatdid“ManifestDestiny”introducedbyJohnL.O’Sullivanmean?

“ManifestDestiny”,introducedbyJohnL.O’Sullivaninthe1840’s,meantthatoutwardmovementwasinevitable,thattheUnitedStateswasdrivenonbyadivineforcethatshouldnotbedenied.

60.WhatwasthedirectcauseoftheoutbreakoftheCivilWar?

ThedirectcauseofoutbreakofCivilWarwasthatthesouthernstateslefttheUnionandformedanewnationbutPresidentLincolnwasdeterminedtomaintaintheUnion.

61.WhocontributedtothegovernmentregulationofeconomicdevelopmentpushedbytheProgressiveMovement?

PushedbytheProgressiveMovement,PresidentTheodoreRooseveltandWoodrowWilsoncontributedtothegovernmentregulationofeconomicdevelopment.

62.WhendidtheU.S.governmentdeclarewaronGermany?

TheU.S.governmentdeclaredwaronGermanyonApril6,1917.

63.WhatwastheresultoftheParisConference?

TheresultoftheParisConferencewastheemergenceoftheVersaillesTreatySysteminEuropeandlatertheWashingtonSysteminAsiasupplementedit.

64.WhichdaywastheBlackThursday?

TheBlackThursdayreferredtoOctober24,1929.

65.WhatwastheaimoftheNewDeal?

TheaimoftheNewDeal,asPresidentRooseveltputit,wastosaveAmericandemocracy.

66.WhatwastheAmericanforeignpolicyintheearly1930s?

Intheearly1930s,theAmericanforeignpolicywasisolationist.