Scenic America 英美文化课件.ppt

Chapter 10 Scenic America The Grand Canyon National Park The Southwest To the east, the Painted Desert National Park The Petrified Forest within this park To the south, the Sunset Crater Volcano National Park To the west, Hoover Dam (named after President Herbert Hoover) and Lake Mead The Northwest To the far north, Yellowstone National Park, the oldest of the national parks and one of the largest, being almost 8985sq km in area. (established in 1872) Grand Teton National Park Bryce Canyon National Park The Rocky Mountains All of the places mentioned so far to the west of the Rocky mountains, which are themselves worth touring. The streams in the Rockies are a trout fisherman’s paradise. In the winter, skiing down mountain slopes is the major attraction. The Pacific Coast To the west of the Rocky Mountains, towards the Pacific coast, there is in the south a stretch of desert area that suddenly becomes verdant in the Imperial Valley of California. In the very north part, Olympia National Park, the location of a completely fascinating temperate rain forest, and the Cascade Range and the St. Helens Eruption. Farther south, Yosemite National Park Human creations, Hollywood and Disneyland The Middle West In the north part, Mt. Rushmore, the National Monument. To the south of it, the mighty Mississippi River. Florida Mild climate all year The western side of Florida lies on the Gulf of Mexico. One interesting beach on the Gulf Coast is Sanibel Island. Farther south is the Everglades, an area south of Lake Okeechobee Stretching south of Miami towards Cuba is a chain of islands called the Florida Keys, connected by a series of bridges called the Overseas Highway. The Southeast The southern states: Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia Famous beach resorts: Mytle Beach, Hilton Head Island and Kiawa Island The first battle of the American Civil War in April 1861, Fort Sumter National Park Lookout Mountain, the best mountain for viewing many different sta