美国country.ppt

美国country.ppt

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LectureOne:

TheUnitedStatesofAmerica,MountRushmore,NationalEmblem,TheUnitedStatesofAmerica,Shortenednames:

theUnitedStatestheU.S.AAmerica“StarsandStripes”,TheCountry,Size:

930万平方公里1.Russia,2.Canada,3.China,4.AmericaLocation:

Anabundanceofgeography,TheCountry,I.PhysicalFeaturesII.ClimateIII.CulturalGeography,Geology,Meteorology,I.PhysicalFeatures,Fromeasttowest:

1.AtlanticandGulfCoastalPlain2.Appalachiansandtheirfoothills3.InteriorLowlands4.Cordillera,includesintermontanevalleys,basins,andplateaus,Geology,CordilleraInteriorLowlandsAppalachiansCoastalPlain,MississippiRiver:

“OldManRiver”,II.Climate,1.Thehumideast2.Thearidwest3.Thehumid-aridtransition4.Thehumidpacificcoast,1.Thehumideast,2.Thearidwest,3.Thehumid-aridtransition“BarnofAmerica”/“GrainBeltofAmerica”,4.Thehumidpacificcoast,Climate:

comfortableTemperature:

moderatedSummers:

coolWinters:

mildRainfall:

differfromplacetoplace&fromseasontoseason,Americasmostvaluablefarmland,TheWillametteValleyofOregon,TheCentralValleyofCalifornia,III.CulturalGeography,1.TheNortheast2.TheSouth3.TheMidwest4.TheWest,1.TheNortheast,Oneregionalunit:

stretchingsouthfromMainethroughMarylandandwesttotheborderofOhio.DenselypopulationHighlyurbanNewEnglandiscalledthebirthplaceofAmerica.,Values,IndividualismThriftylifestylesHardworkOptimisticattitudetowardlifeCommitmenttohomogeneouscommunitylife,2.TheSouth,Cashcrops:

tobacco,rice,sugar,cotton,Cashcrops,Southernplantationsystem,CivilWarCastesystemHierarchicalsocialstructureRacialtensionsSouthernwhites:

moreconservative,GoneWiththeWind,UncleTomsCabin,3.TheMidwest,BoardingtheGreatLakes&thefirsttiersofstateswestoftheMississippiRiverfromMissouriandKansasnorthtoCanada.IndustrialMidwestAgriculturalMidwest,GreatLakes,Chicago,PremiercityNationalhubofcommoditiesmarketRegionalhubofairtransportationHomeofindustries&culturalinstitutions,4.TheWest,AmythAsetofvalues:

PossibilityFreedomSelf-reliancefuture,4.TheWest,3majorparts:

A.SouthwestB.MountainStatesC.PacificCoast,A.Southwest,NewMexico,Arizona,fromTexastosouthernCaliforniaPeople:

Mexican-AmericanNativeAmericancommunitiesblendofpeoplefromothercountiescattle&sheep,B.MountainStates,Include:

Nevada,Utah,Colorado,Wyoming,Montana,IdahoWaterbecomesaspreciousasraremetalsranching+forestry,LasVegas&Reno,“Americandreamlands”GamblingEntertainment,C.PacificCoast,Apopulatedarea:

GoldRushSanFrancisco:

UniversityofCaliforniaSiliconValleyStanfordUniversityNapaValleywinedistrict,C.PacificCoast,LosAngeles:

Hollywoodfilmmediaconglomeratesmajorenergydefenseandaerospacecompanies,C.PacificCoast,1.Majorracialðnicgroup:

AsianLatinoMexican2.southernCalifornia:

beingconservativenorthernCalifornia:

supportofliberalcauses,MountRushmore,“StarsandStripes”,GreatLakes,Assignments,1.MountRushmoreWhatarethefourAmericanPresidentsnamesfromlefttoright?

2.“StarsandStripes”Whatthesymbolofthe50stars,13stripes,red,white,andblue?

3.TheGreatLakes,MountRushmore,Fromlefttoright:

1.GeorgeWashington（1st1789-1797）2.ThomasJefferson（3rd1801-1809）3.TheodoreRoosevelt（26th1901-1909）4.AbrahamLincoln（16th1861-1865）,“StarsandStripes”,1.Americanflaghas13stripes.Thestripesstandforthefirststateofthecountry.2.Theflaghas50stars.ThesestarsstandforeachstateintheUnitedStates.3.Red:

valorandbraveryWhite:

purityandinnocentBlue:

vigilance,perseverance,andjustice,TheGreatLakes,LakeMichiganLakeOntarioLakeHuronLakeErieLakeSuperior,