英语介绍美国ppt课件

TheUnitedSttesofAmerica,Edgar闫朝章,-201407104235,1,Multi-culturalSociety,TheUnitedStatesisanationofmanyethnicgroups,makingita“meltingpot”,meaningimmigrantsfromdifferentnationsallovertheworldhavecombinedtomakeonenation,theAmerican.TheyspeakalmostthesamekindofEnglishwithfarlessclassorregionalvarietythaninBritain.Theyhavesimilarhabitsandmanner,2,1,2,3,4,Geography,MajorCities,Climate,NaturalResources,contents,5,People,3,Geography,1,4,5,6,TheMainRegions，SizeandLocation,TheU.S.hasalandareaof9.3millionsquarekilometers.ItisthefourthlargestcountryintheworldinsizeafterRussia,CanadaandChina.ThenationalcapitalisWashington,D.C.,locatedalongthebanksofthePotomacRiverbetweenthestatesofMarylandandVirginia.,InthecentralpartofNorthAmerica(exceptAlaskaandHawaii);CanadaonthenorthMexicoandtheGulfofMexicoonthesouthAtlanticOceanontheeastPacificOceanonthewesttotalarea9,5millionsquarekilometers;50statesandthefederaldistrictofColumbiatheseatoftheFederalGovernment.,7,MajorCities,2,8,WhentalkingaboutAmerica,isthereanycitythatyouarefamiliarwith?Andwhy?,Tips:NewYorkcommercialandfinancialcenteroftheUnitedStatesWashingtonD.C.seatofthefederalgovernmentLosAnglessecondlargestcityChicagothewindycitySeattle;Philadelphia;SanFrancisco;etc.,MajorCities,9,NewYork,SituatedonthreeislandsManhattanIsland,LongIslandandStatenIslandatthemouthofHudsonRiver.FiveboroughsManhattan,Brooklyn,Bronx布朗克斯区,Richmond里士满andQueens.theheadquarteroftheUnitedNations,10,ThestatueoflibertyisahugesculpturelocatedonLibertyIslandinNewYorkHarbor.ThismonumentwasagifttotheUSAfromthepeopleofFranceinrecognitionoftheFrench-AmericanallianceduringtheAmericanRevolution.TheformalnameofthestatueisLibertyEnlighteningtheWorld.,Itpicturesawomanwhohasescapingthechainsoftyranny(thebrokenchainslieatherfeet).Libertysrighthandholdsatorchthatisasymbolofliberty.LibertywasdesignedbytheFrenchsculptorFredericAugusteBartholdi.Thestatuewasre-assembledintheUSAandwascompletedonOctober28,1886.ThesevenraysofLibertyscrownsymbolizethesevenseasandsevencontinentsoftheworld.LibertyholdsatabletinherlefthandthatreadsJuly4,1776(inRomannumerals),IndependenceDayoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica.,11,WashingtonD.C.,governeddirectlybytheFederalgovernment.DistrictofColumbianamedafterChristopherColumbuscitynamedafterGeorgeWashington,thefirstpresidentofU.S.,12,SanFrancisco,Centerofoil-refining,automobiles,chemicals,commerce,finance,andshippingindustry.ChinatownthelargestChinesesettlementinAmerica.,13,LosAngels,secondlargestcityintheU.S.;fourtimeslargerthanSanFrancisco.importantelectroniccenterknownforthemanufactureoftires,automobilesandaircraft.centerofatomicresearch,14,SearsTower,Chicagobecamehometotheworldstallestbuildingin1973whenthe110-storySearsTowerwastoppedoff.TheSearsTowerremainedthetallestbuildingintheworlduntilFebruary13,1996.TheSearsTowercontinuestobethetallestbuildinginNorthAmerica.,15,Climate,3,16,MainGeographicalRegions,17,NewEngland,1.includingsixstatesinthenortheasterncorner.2.longhistorytheEuropeansfirstsettlement3.featuredwithmountains,valleysandrivers,andcitiesandtownswithhistoricsites4.top-rankinguniversitiesHarvardYaleMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)5.Sixstates:MaineNewHampshireVermontMassachusettsRhodeIslandConnecticut,18,19,TheSouthRegion,1.including11states2.withplentifulrainfallandamildtowarmclimate3.favorableclimateforagriculture4.fastgrowingindustryandpopulationinrecentyears5.greatsizewithfewlargecitiesNewOrleansMiamiMemphisAtlantaBirmingham6.Virginia,NorthCarolina,SouthCarolina,Georgia,Florida,Alabama,Mississippi,Tennessee,Kentucky,LouisianaandArkansas,20,TheWesternRegion,1.including11states,likeWashington,Oregon俄勒冈州andCalifornia,etc.2.Oregon-wealthofbeautifulforestsandstreams3.Californiastrikingnaturalfeatures-centralvalley,highmountains,andhotdrydeserts.notablecitiesSanFranciscoLosAngelesSanDiego14percentofAmericangrossdomesticproductpredominantagricultureyieldinghigh-techindustrycentre,21,Alaska,1.northwesternpartofAmerica2.Alaska-glaciers,waterfallsandlakes3.NativepopulationEskimos-halfofallAlaskaNativesIndians4.mainagricultureoutputseafood5.industrialoutputscrudepetroleum,naturalgas,preciousmetals,seafoodprocessing,timber,andtourism,etc.,22,Hawaii,1.eightmajorislands2.about2575kilometreslongsoutheasttonorthwestmildtemperature3.chiefproductscanesugar,pineapple,andflowersanddairyproducts.4.coffeebeans,bananas,andmacadamianuts.5.touristbusinesslargestsourceofincome.,23,NaturalResources,4,24,NaturalResources,richinmineralresourcesamongthecountrieswiththegreatestreservesofcoal,ironoreandoil.aboundsinlead,copper,aluminum,silver,andgold.onefourthoftheterritorycoveredwithforestswhichmainlyconcentrateuponthreeareas:theareaalongthenorthwesterncoastofthePacifictheareainthesouththeareainthenorth,richinoiloncethelargestoilproducingcountry.oilreservealongthecoastoftheGulfofMexico,Texas,Louisiana,andOklahoma.,25,26,People,5,27,People,TheUnitedStatesisthethirdmostpopulousnationintheworld,rankingbehindChinaandIndia.AccordingtotheU.S.CensusBureau,theresidentpopulationreachedamilestoneonOct.17,2006,hitting300million.,28,UnevendistributionThemostdenselypopulatedregionthenortheasternpartAboutonequarterofthetotallandarea,abouthalfofthetotalpopulation.TheGreatPlainsacomparativelysmallpopulation.TheSouthapopulationofalmost57.5millionpeople.TheWestnotdenselypopulated;20%ofthepopulationexceptforsomemetropolitancenterslikeLosAngels,andSanFrancisco.,Population,29,TheIndiansTheWhiteAnglo-Saxon