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The United States of America Chapter 1 Geography and people 一、教学目标与要求 1. 掌握美国基本地理状况，包括重要河流，五大湖的名称。 2. 熟悉美国的重要城市及其主要城市特征。 3. 了解美国的人口与民族。 二、教学方法与手段 ?????? ?课堂讲解，分组讨论，调查研究。 三、基本概念和知识点 Geography I. Location and Size 1. The full name of the United States is the United States of America. The continental United States lies in central North America with Canada to its north, Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico to its south, the Atlantic Ocean to its east and the Pacific Ocean to its west. 2. The U.S. has a land area of 9.3 million square kilometers. It is the fourth largest country in the world in size afte