英语国家概况-美国.ppt

The United States of America ;Contents; Watch the following map carefully and find clues to the following items location (bordering neighbors ) States (the smallest the largest state) ;;;;Size and Location;States ;1. Three Geographical Divisions;The Eastern Part;The Western Part;The Great Central Plain（中部大平原）;;The five Great Lakes: Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario. Lake Superior: the largest freshwater lake of its kind Lake Michigan: wholly within United States Niagara Falls(尼亚加拉大瀑布);;Niagara Falls;2. Main Geographical Regions ;New England;New ENGLAND ;The Middle Atlantic Region;The South Region ;American Southern Area;The Midwest Region;The Region of the Great Plains;The West Region;Oregon California;Alaska;;Hawaii;Hawaii;;3.Rivers and Lakes;Known as the “father of waters” to American Indians As Mark Twain was raised on the river, his most popular and important writings are concerned with this area．The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn （《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》）tells the story of how the boy Huckleberry Finn and his black friend Jim, a runaway slave, sailed down the Mississippi on a raft.;In the system of the Pacific: the Columbia River and the Colorado River In the system of the Atlantic a. The Potomac River (波托马克河) flow through the capital, Washington b. The Hudson River (哈得孙河) linked by canals with the five Great Lakes flows through the state of New York ;Climate;Natural Resources;Major Cities ;Tips: New York—commercial and financial center of the United States Washington D.C.—seat of the federal government Los Angles—second largest city Chicago—the windy city Seattle; Philadelphia; San Francisco; etc. ;1. New York ;;1.1 Wall Street;1.2 World Trade Center;1.3 Broadway;1.4 Statue of Liberty;It pictures a woman who has escaping the chains of tyranny (the broken chains lie at her feet). Libertys right hand holds a torch that is a symbol of liberty. Liberty was designed by the French sculptor Frederic Auguste Barthol