Virginia美国弗吉尼亚州英文简介

1、Virginia弗吉尼亚州弗吉尼亚州Contents Brief introduction Geography Flora and fauna History Ethnicity & religion Cities and towns Economy Culture State symbols TourismBrief introduction The Commonwealth of Virginia(弗吉尼亚联邦) A U.S. state Two nicknames: Old Dominion(老自治领州) Mother of Presidents(总统之乡)GeographyAp

2、ple orchardsMountainsGeography Location: East coast of the USA South of Washington,D.C.大西洋太平洋Blue Ridge Mountains蓝岭山脉Chesapeake Bay切萨皮克湾The geography and climate of Virginia are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay.GeographyFlora（植物群）（植物群） and fauna（动物群）（动物群） 65% covered by fore

3、sts deciduous, broad leaf trees(落叶,宽叶树) Lower altitudes: hemlocks(铁杉) ，hickory（山核桃木） and oak（橡树） in the Blue RidgeOther common trees and plantsAnimalsHistory 建立者：沃尔特雷利（英国探险家） 命名者：女王伊丽莎白一世（童贞女王） 命名原由：歌颂英国女王伊丽莎白一世 建立时间：1584年 1861年，弗吉尼亚州因反对取消黑奴制度而加入南方邦联。 在美国建国时期，弗吉尼亚州包括现在的肯塔基州和西弗吉尼亚州。肯塔基州在1792年成为独立州份；西

4、弗吉尼亚州在南北战争时与之分裂。弗吉尼亚在美国独立战争、美国内战、冷战和反恐战争中，一直处于战争的前沿。第二次世界大战和冷战时期弗吉尼亚北部地区大规模发展The Pentagon (五角大楼)HistoryEthnicity & religion The most populous ethnic group: Non-Hispanic White(非西班牙裔白种人) The largest minority group: African American Most African American Virginians :descendants(后代) of enslaved Afri

5、cansEthnicity & religion Virginia is predominantly(主要地) Christian and Protestant(新教)Cities and towns 95 counties(县) and 38 independent cities(独立市) 11 Metropolitan Statistical Areas(大都会区) 三大移民区： Northern Virginia(北弗吉尼亚), Hampton Roads(汉普顿锚地), Richmond-Petersburg(里士满彼得斯堡) Capital: Richmond(里士满)Eco

6、nomy An employment-at-will(自由雇佣) state diverse sources of income: local and federal government, military, farming and business. Forbes magazine(福布斯杂志) named Virginia the best state in the nation for business(连续四年将弗吉尼亚评为美国最优秀的州).Economy Military source of incomeSouthern Virginia: From Hampton Roads(汉

7、普顿锚地) to Richmond(里士满)the largest naval base in the world：Naval Station Norfolk(诺福克海军基地)Economy Agriculturetomatoes : the most profitable crop(经济作物) in Virginiaother agricultural products: soy(大豆), peanuts(花生) and hayEconomy Businesswith the highest concentration of technology workers of any state N

8、orthern Virginias data centers carried 70% of the nations internet traffic.(互联网流量)Culture Mother of Presidents eight presidentsGeorge Washington(乔治华盛顿) Thomas Jefferson(托马斯杰斐逊 ) James Madison(詹姆士麦迪逊) George Mason (乔治梅森) Patrick Henry (帕特里克亨利 )CultureThe University of Virginia(弗吉尼亚大学) founded by Pres

9、ident Thomas Jefferson(托马斯杰斐逊 ) a World Heritage SiteFood culturethe general cuisine of the Southern United Statesmaintains its own particular traditionsVirginia wine is made in many parts of the state. Food culture Smithfield ham(斯密斯菲尔德火腿) sometimes called Virginia ham a type of country ham protect

10、ed by state law only be produced in the town of SmithfieldState symbols the state flag the state seal the state motto the state flower the state tree the state birdState symbols the states motto:Sic Semper Tyrannis, translates from Latin as “Thus Always to Tyrants”(这就是暴君的下场) the state seal and flag: was designed in 1776 were made official in 1930TourismVirginia is for Lovers(情人之州) is the tourism and travel slogan