英语国家概况——美国篇.pptVIP

Location mainland: in the central part of North America Alaska: border northwestern Canada 1959, 49th state Hawaii: in the central Pacific Ocean 1959, 50th state Surroundings (mainland) on the north – Canada  on the south - the Gulf of Mexico  on the east - the Atlantic Ocean  on the west - the Pacific Ocean Administrative Region 50 states mainland - 48 states detached territory - Alaska offshore islands - Hawaii  Washington D.C. a federal district of Columbia Three distinct areas (1) the eastern part (2) the western part (3) the Great Plains ——five Great Lakes ——Mississippi River —— The Great Lakes (freshwater) Lake Superior Lake Huron Lake Erie Lake Ontario Lake Michigan Niagara Falls between Lake Erie Lake Ontario on U.S.- Can. navigation linkage of many industrial areas —— The Mississippi River (the father of waters) longest in North America originate from the Lake Itasca (in MN) to the Gulf of Mexico 3780km long 3 million skm of drainage area Six regions New England, Mid-Atlantic, South, Midwest, Southwest, West (1) New England (2) South Region (3) Western Region (4) California (5) Alaska (6) Hawaii New England 6 states: CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT Europeans’ first settlements geographical features historic sites top-ranking universities colleges Harvard, Yale, MIT etc. The Ivy League Brown U. RI Columbia U. NY city NY Cornell U. NY Dartmouth College NH Harvard U. MA U. of Pennsylvania PA Princeton U. NJ Yale U. CT (2) The South Region 13 states plentiful rainfall a mild climate crops grown frost-free 6 months industry developing population growing (3) The Western Region 11 states beautiful forests strea