美国国家介绍英文

theUnitedStatesofAmericaABriefIntroduction1.WhatWeWillCoverTheLandThePeopleAmericanEconomyGovernmentSystemHistoryAtaGlance2.TheLand

TheFourRegions3.TheLand

AFewnotesTheUnitedStatesofAmericais:InthesouthernpartofNorthAmerica,justsouthofCanada.Dividedinto50differentstates,eachhavingtheirowngovernment.Quitelarge,withTexasbeinglargerthanFrance…andAlaskabeingtwiceaslargeasTexas!ComposedoftheEasternHighlands(about800metersaboveseainsomeplaces),theCentralPlains,andtheWesternMountains(theRockyMountainsbeingover3000metershigh).AffectedbybothVERYcoldclimatesinNewYorkandthenorth,andsub-tropicclimatesinthesouth.Hasrichnature,withforest,beaches,riversandlakes,andwildlifeflourishing.SomeofthemostwellknowncitiesexistthroughouttheUSA.4.TheLand

WhereIsTheUSA?5.TheLand

InterestingFactAmerica’sflaghas13stripesthatsymbolizetheoriginal13colonies.Theflagalsohas50starswhichsymbolizethe50states.Everytimeanewstateenteredtheunion,theflagwouldchangeforit!6.TheLand

Highlands?Plains?TheUSAhas3mainregionallandtypes.Theselandtypesare:7.TheLand

EasternHighlandsEasternHighlands–ThisareaholdstheAppalachianRangeofmountains.Totheeastisthenarrowstretchofcoastalstates.Denseforests,andplentyofwildlifearehere.8.TheLand

CentralPlainsCentralPlains–ThisiswherethemajorityofUSagriculturecomesfrom.Cowboymoviesareshothere.9.TheLand

WesternMountainsWesternMountains–Highandrocky,thisareaisgenerallycoldandvolcaniclooking.10.TheLand

NatureTheUnitedStatesisaconservationcenteroftheworld.Thereareverylargenationalparksandstrictrulesabouthunting,fishing,andconstruction.OneofthefirstthingstouristsseewhenvisitingtheUSAisthebeautyofnature,andthewildlifeallaroundthem.11.TheUnitedStates

CitiesCityPopulationImportanceRegionStateNewYorkCity19millionStatueofLiberty,TimesSquareNorthEastNewYorkWashingtonD.C.6millionWhitehouse,Pentagon,MemorialsNorthEastNONE!LosAngeles15millionMajorPortWestCaliforniaHouston2millionOilandSpacecraftCenterSouthTexasPhoenix1.4millionNativeAmericanCultureWestArizonaDetroit1million90%ofCarManufacturingMidwestMichiganBoston500,000NuclearPowerNorthEastMassachusetts12.ThePeople

AmeltingPotTheUnitedStatesiscalledthe“MeltingPot”becauseithasnotrueculturalmajority.TheU.S.isbuiltfromthecultureofeverycountryintheworld,andisamixture.Inotherwords,thecultureoftheUnitedStatesislikeasoup.Theingredientsandflavorcomefromtheentireworld.13.Thepeople

InterestingFactUnlikemanyothercountries,theU.S.A.doesn’trequirethatimmigrantsassimilateintotheAmericanculture.Immigrantsoftencreatetheirowncommunity,keepingtheiroldculture!ChinatowninNYandCAareagoodexampleofthis!14.ThePeople

AfewNotesTheU.S.wasoriginallysettledbyNativeAmericans.“Discovered”byChristopherColumbusin1492,colonistsfromEuropesoonbegantravelingthere.BecauseoftheEuropeancolonistsbeingthefirsttoarrive(aftertheNativeAmericans),thereisafeelingofracismanddiscriminationagainstallpeoplewhoarenotwhitewithEuropeandescent.ThereisnoofficiallanguageintheUSA.ThetwomostcommonlanguagesareEnglishandSpanish.Itisnowacommonrequirementtobeabletospeakoneofthosetwo.DifferentreligionspopulatetheU.S.,withChristianitybeingthemostcommon.Asacapitalisticsociety,wealthisdividedintothreemajorgroups.The29%oflowerclass,orpoorpeople,followthe62%middleclass,whofollowthe9%upperclass.15.ThePeople

NativeAmericansTheNativeAmerican’softheUnitedStatescouldbedividedinto300differentgroups.Thesegroupslooked,spoke,andactedquitedifferentlyandoftenwouldwarwithoneanother.Theynumbered,inthe18thcentury,atover8million.Inmoderntimestheyhaveapopulationoflittlemorethan2millionpeople.16.ThePeople

InterestingFactLiketheChinese,NativeAmerican’sgivetraditionalnamestoeachotheraswellasEnglishnames.ThesenamesarequitesimilartoChinesenamesinstructure.BeautifulEarth,BrokenHand,CrazyHorse,LittleHorse,andBigFootareallfamousNativeAmericanNames.17.ThePeople

MusicAndArtHavingpioneeredmanymusicgenre’s,includingBlues,Jazz,Rock,Hip-Hop,Country,andRapitisn’toddtonotethatmostAmerican’sfeelstronglyaboutmusic.Politicallymotivatedmusic,generallycritical,andsongsdealingwiththedarkeremotionsarefrequentlyamongthosemostlistenedto.TheU.S.doesn’thavethewealthofprominentpaintersandartiststhatEuropeancountriesdo.Whatitlacksthere,itmakesupforwithmedia.AlargeportionoftheworldsmoviesareAmerican,andtheworldviewsHollywoodasthepremierplaceformoviestobemade.Americanpopsongsarealsoknownthroughouttheentireworld,andAmericansportssuchastheNBAhavebeenquicklygrowinginpopularityduringthelastdecade.18.ThePeople

FoodAmericanfoodisacombinationofeveryculturalgroupintheUSA.Themostcommonfoodsarepizza(Italian)andhamburgers(German).Thereisacommonmisconceptionaboutthe“fatAmeri