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unit3Cruisin’Crossthecountry

MexicoThePacificOceanTheAtlanticOcean1.TheUnitedStatesismadeupofDistrictofColumbiaand_____states.A.48B.49C.50D.512.WhatarethenamesofthetwostatesoftheUnitedStateswhicharenoncontiguous?A.AlaskaandHawaiiB.AlaskaandOhioC.OhioandKansasD.HawaiiandKansas48contiguousstates+2noncontiguousstates+D.CGrandCanyon

（美国亚利桑那州北部科罗拉多河的)大峡谷

科罗拉多大峡谷位于美国亚利桑那州西北部的凯巴布高原上，是地球上最为壮丽的景色之一。科罗拉多河在科罗拉多高原上共切割出19条主要峡谷，总面积2724.7平方公里其中最深、最宽、最长的一个就是科罗拉多大峡谷。它全长446公里，是世界上最长的峡谷之一。YellowstoneNationalPark老忠实喷泉（OldFaithful）1老忠实喷泉虽然不是黄石国家公园里最大的间歇喷泉，但却是喷发时间最有规律的一个。每35至120分钟之内喷1次，每1次平均喷1.5～5分钟，一开始先喷5～6公尺的水然后突然向上直喷可高达40公尺以上的水柱，壮观无比。YellowstoneNationalPark黄石温泉（YellowstoneHotSpring）3黄石公园有数以千计的温泉，这些温泉碧波荡漾，水雾缭绕。而在这些温泉中最漂亮的要数MorningGloryPool温泉，它最大的特点是：它们的颜色随着水温的变化而不同。Crashforcrashforthenight:口语：睡觉（通常指在别人家留宿）

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1.LocationandSize

1.ContinentalUnitedStatesliesincentralNorthAmericawithCanadatoitsnorth,MexicoandtheGulfofMexicotoitssouth,theAtlanticOceantoitseastandthePacificOceantoitswest.2.The2neweststates:AlaskaandHawaiiseparatedfromcontinentalUnitedStatesAlaskabordersonnorthwesternCanada,HawaiiliesinthecentralPacific.3.theadvantagesofthelocationoftheUSTheUShasanideallocationforitsdevelopment.-ItsAtlanticcoastfacesthedevelopedcountriesofWesternEurope,anditsPacificcoastandHawaiigivethenationanapproachtotheFarEastandAustralasia-InthepasttheAtlanticandPacificOceansservedasnaturalbarriersbetweentheUSandtherestoftheworld.ThisallowedtheUStogrowandbecomestrongwithlittleoutsideinterference.-And

todaythedevelopmentofmeansofcommunicationandtransportationmakestheU.S.wellconnected

totherestoftheworld.SizeoftheUS

--alandareaof9.3millionsquarekilometers.--stretches2,575kilometersfromnorthtosouthand4,500kilometersfromeasttowest.--the4thlargestcountryintheworldinsizeafterRussia,CanadaandChina.--Alltogetherthereare50statesintheUS.--OfallthestatesAlaskaisthelargestinareaandRhodeIslandthesmallest.--onthemainland

Texasisthelargest.

TheAppalachianMountains--runslightlyfromthenortheasttosouthwest

--old(havebeenwornoutovermillionsofyears)andlow(thehighestpeakisonlyalittleover2,000metres)--notedforvirginforestsandmines

--servedasanaturalbarrierforwestwardmovementduringtheearlysettlement.TheAppalachianMountainsthegreatmountainsystemofeasternNorthAmerica;

onesixthofthenationalterritoryonthecontinent;FromprovinceofQuebecinCanadatoNorthernAlabama.RockyMountains----greatbackboneofNorthAmerica

thegreatmountainsystemofwesternNorthAmerica;5000kmsfromNewMexicotoCanada;averagealtitude:morethan3000msabovesealevel.AppalachianMountainsVSRockyMountainsAppalachianMountainsRockyMountainsDirectionFromthenortheasttosouthwestFromthenorthwesttosoutheastAgeOlderYoungerHeightLower(2037m)Higher(4500m)TheriversinthecountryaremainlylyingbetweentheAppalachianandRockyMountains.1.TheMississippi--3,782kilometreslong--TheMississippianditstributariesdrainoneoftherichestfarmareasintheworld

--Theyforma19,000-kilometresystemofwaterwaysandserveasimportantmeansoftransportation.--called“fatherofwaters”andthe“oldmanriver”RiversinU.S.A.MississippiRiverFatherofallWaters2.TheMissouri--over6,000kilometresandisoneofthelongestriversintheworld--runs3,725kilometresbeforeitjoinstheMississippi

3.TheOhio--about1,500kilometreslong--calledtheAmericanRuhr

(aftertheRuhrRiver鲁尔河inGermany),famousforitsrichvaluabledeposits--Theareaiswellknownforitssteelindustry

4.OnthePacificsidethereare2greatrivers:theColoradointhesouth,andthe

ColumbiarisesinCanada.5.TheHudsonTheGreatLakesNiagaraFalls尼亚加拉瀑布ThefiveGreatLakes

LakeMichiganLakeSuperiorLakeErieLakeHuronLakeOntario--theworld’slargestGroupoffreshwaterlakes--TheyarealllocatedbetweenCanadaandtheUSexceptLakeMichiganTheyare:LakeSuperior苏必利尔湖：thelargestfreshwaterlakeintheworld.LakeMichigan密歇根湖：theonlyoneentirelyintheUSLakeHuron休伦湖LakeErie伊利湖LakeOntario安大略湖2.Topography:ThreeGeographicDivisionsGeographicDivisionsGreatPlainsEasternpartWesternpartTheEasternPartTheeasternpart—thehighlandsformedbytheAppalachianRange(阿巴拉挈亚山脉).onesixthoftheterritoryrelativelylow,withanaveragealtitudeof800metersabovesealevelTheWesternPartHighplateaus(高原)andmountains—extendingfromCanadathroughthewesternpartoftheUnitedStatestoMexicoandfurthersouth.Onethirdofthecountry’sterritoryRockymountainsTheGreatCentralPlainBetweentheAppalachiansintheeastandtheRockyMountainsinthewest.halfofAmerica’slandmassonthecontinentstretchfromtheGreatLakesinthenorthtotheGulfofMexicointhesouthdrainedbytheMississippianditstributariesfivegreatlakesandNiagaraFallsTheGreatCentralPlainTheGreatCentralPlainisbetween______and______,occupyingabout1/2ofAmerica’slandmassonthecontinent.Keys:RockyMountainsTheAppalachianMountainsOnesecond3.ClimateThenorthernstatesarethecoldest;Thesouthernstatesaresunbelt;TemperatestatesareinthePacificNorthwest.ClimateintheUnitedStatesMaritimeclimateContinentaldesertclimateContinentalsteppe(西伯利亚草原）climateHumidcontinentalclimateSub-tropicalclimateSub-arcticclimateTropicalclimateClimateMainlytemperatewithsomemildsubtropicalzoneswithonlythesouthernFloridaandHawaiibeingtropical.50centimeterrainfalllineintheeast—comparativelymorerain,soeasyagriculture;inthewest—muchlessrain(lessthan50cm.ayear)withtheexceptionofthecoastalareasalongthePacific.4.NaturalResourcesrichinmineralresourcesamongthecountrieswiththegreatestreservesofcoal,ironoreandoil.aboundsinlead,copper,zinc,aluminum,silver,andgold.onefourthoftheterritory—coveredwithforestswhichmainlyconcentrateuponthreeareas:theareaalongthenorthwesterncoastofthePacifictheareainthesouththeareainthenorthrichinoil—oncethelargestoilproducingcountry.oilreserve—alongthecoastoftheGulfofMexico,Texas,Louisiana,andOklahoma5.population“MeltingPot”AmongtheCaucasians,themostinfluentialpeopleareWASP:thewhiteAnglo-SaxonProtestants.Aborigines:theIndians80%-90%ofimmigrantsarefromAsiaandHispanic

countries.HispanicgroupsmainlycamefromMexico,PuertoRico,andCuba.Race/Ethnicity(2008)White79.8%AfricanAmerican12.8%AsianAmerican4.5%NativeAmericanandAlaskaNative1.0%NativeHawaiianandPacificIslander0.2%Multiracial1.7%Hispanic(ofanyrace)15.4%NationofimmigrationLanguages(2007)English(only)225.5millionSpanish34.5millionChinese2.5millionFrench2.0millionTagalog(菲律宾语)1.5millionVietnamese1.2millionGerman1.1millionKorean1.1millionLanguage

SpokenatHome(U.S.Census)6.GeographicalRegionsNewEnglandMiddleAtlanticstatesTheAmericanSouthTheMid-WestTheAmericanWestThePacificCoastNewStatesNewEngland新英格兰

Maine

缅因州

NewHampshire

新罕布什尔州

Vermont

佛蒙特州Massachusetts

马塞诸塞州(麻省)

Rhode

Island

罗得岛

Connecticut

康涅狄格州MiddleAtlanticStates

WestVirginia

西弗吉尼亚州

NewJersey

新泽西州

NewYork

纽约州

Pennsylvania

宾夕法尼亚州

Maryland

马里兰州

Delaware

特拉华州

TheMid-WestStates

Wisconsin

威斯康星州

SouthDakota

南达科他州

NorthDakota

北达科他州

Ohio

俄亥俄州

Illinois

伊利诺伊州

Indiana

印第安纳州

Iowa

艾奥瓦(衣阿华)州

Kansas

堪萨斯州

Missouri

密苏里州

Minnesota

明尼苏达州

Michigan

密歇根(密执安)州

Nebraska内布拉斯加州TheAmericanSouthVirginia

弗吉尼亚州

NorthCarolina

北卡罗来州

Oklahoma

俄克拉何马州

SouthCarolina

南卡罗来州

Tennessee

田纳西州

Texas

得克萨斯州

Alabama

亚拉巴马州

Arkansas

阿肯色州

Florida

佛罗里达州

Georgia

佐治亚州

Kansas

堪萨斯州

Louisiana

路易斯安那州

Mississippi

密西西比州

TheAmericanWestWyoming

怀俄明州

NewMexico

新墨西哥州

Arizona

亚利桑那州Idaho

爱达荷州

Montana

蒙大拿州

Nevada

内华达州

Colorado

科罗拉多州

Utah

犹他州

ThePacificCoastWashington

华盛顿州

Oregon

俄勒冈州California

加利福尼亚州

TheNewStates

Alaska

阿拉斯加州

Hawaii

夏威夷

TheTopList:exerciseThelargeststate:Thesmalleststate:Themostpopulousstate:Theleastpopulousstate:Thelargestcities:？

7.Majorcities1.WashingtonD.C.2.NewYorkCity(inNewYork)3.LosAngeles(InCalifornia)4.Chicago(inIllinois)5.Houston(inTexas)6.Philadelphia(inPennsylvania)7.Detroit(inMichigan)8.SanFrancisco(inCalifornia)9.Boston(inMassachusetts)

1.IntheUnitedStates,___,whichisacityofTexas,isnicknamed“theSpaceCity”.A.NewYorkCityB.DetroitC.PhiladelphiaD.Houston

2.Harvardislocatedin____,whichisalsocalled“TheAthensofAmerica”fromtheteachingandresearchcarriedoutinover100collegesanduniversities.

A.DetroitB.HoustonC.BostonD.LosAngeles

3.WhichofthefollowingcitiesisNOTlocatedintheNortheastU.S.?A.HoustonB.BaltimoreC.PhiladelphiaD.BostonWashingtonD.C.CapitalHeadquartersofallthebranchesoftheAmericanfederalsystem:Congress(CapitalHill),theSupremeCourtandthePresidencyTheWorldBankTheInternationalMonetaryFundLincolnMemorialNewYorkCity(inNewYork)

“TheBigApple”ThelargestcitybothintermofsizeandpopulationThebusinessandfinancialcapitaloftheworld.WallStreetTheNewYorkStorkExchangeLosAngeles(InCalifornia)2ndmostpopulouscity

acityoffantasyknownformotion-picture,aeronauticsandaerospaceindustriesChicago(inIllinois)

Windycity;the

3rdpopulatedcityFinancial,transportation,culturalcapitalofMidwesternAmericatheforemosttransportationhubHouston(inTexas)Thelargestcityin