Unit_15__sports_and_scenic_spots解析.pptVIP

;Northwest;West;;;The canyon is so deep that there are 4 distinctive zones of climate（不同的气候带） from top to bottom. The Park was established in 1908 by President Theodore Roosevelt. ;;;;The Southwest;;;;;;To the west of the Grand Canyon National, there is Hoover Dam (胡佛水坝)and the lake behind it, Lake Mead (米德湖). Hoover Dam is a major hydroelectric power supplier and is named after President Herbert Hoover. ;;The Northwest;;;;;It is known for its geysers(间歇泉) and hot springs. One of the most famous of the geysers is the Old Faithful(老忠实泉), which every hour or so sends an enormous plume of water and steam shooting high into the sky for 4 minutes. ;Hot Spring in Yellowstone;To the south of the Yellowstone National park is Grand Teton National Park(大蒂顿国家公园, 位于怀俄明州西北部Wyoming), which is famous for glaciers. ([gl?sj?]冰河，冰川 ) ;;Not too far away is Dinosaur National Monument (国家恐龙化石保护区，位于科罗拉多州西北和犹??州东北Utah), the site of many fossils of prehistoric animal life.;And nearby also is Bryce Canyon National Park,(布赖斯峡谷国家公园 ) a small park with enormous sandstone spires, whose slopes are colored in red, white, pink and orange layers.;;;The Rocky Mountains;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;The Pacific Coast;In the very north part, the Olympic Peninsula (奥林匹克半岛，位于华盛顿州)，with the Olympia National Park (奥林匹克国家公园) and Cascade Range (喀斯喀特山脉，最高峰为雷尼尔山Mt Rainier) and the St. Helens Eruption(圣海伦斯火山遗址). ;Farther south is Yosemite[j?u?semiti] National Park(约瑟米蒂国家公园) with a spectacular scenery of valleys carved out by glaciers ;;Besides the natural beauty in Southern California, there are some human creations such as Hollywood and Disneyland ;;The Middle West;;East;The Everglades National Park（大沼泽地) The Everglades is a huge subtropical (亚热带的)wetlands(沼泽地) located at he south of Florida. It contains a motley(混杂的) collection of wildlife including reptiles (爬虫) such as alligators（产于美洲