Chap. 1 American Geography 美国地理.pptVIP

Individual Task What do you know about the U.S? Survey of the United States General introduction The Great Sealof the United States 国歌共包括四节，绝大多数场合只唱第一节。  Oh, say can you see by the dawns early lightWhat so proudly we hailed at the twilights last gleaming?Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight,Oer the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air,Gave proof thru the night that our flag was still there.Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet waveOer the land of the free and the home of the brave? If you want to know the story and lyrics of the anthem, please visit http://www.usemb.se/FAQ/anthem.html Official name United States of America Capital Washington, D.C. Area 9,629,047 square kilometers Government Federal republic Independence (from England) 4 July 1776 Constitution 17 September 1787, effective 4 March 1789 Chapter I Physical Geography ? I. Formation of the U.S. territory II. Geographical divisions ? II. Rivers and lakes III. Climate Assignment Stretch 4,500 km from the east to the west. Territorial Expansion 2. Three Geographical Divisions A.The eastern part B. The western part C. The central plain Three Geographical Divisions B. The western part (The Rockies West to the Pacific) 1/3 The backbone of the continent Continental Divide Great Divide, the most important watershed Yellow stone park The west: Colorado Plateau, Colorado valley (Grand Canyon) Columbia Plateau,, Great Basin, Death Valley, Coast Ranges, Cascade, Sierra Nevada, Valley of California Yellowstone National Park Hot Spring in Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming) Established as a national park in 1872 and a World Heritage Site in 1978, Yellowstone National Park contains more than 3,000 geysers, fumaroles (喷气孔), and hot springs, the greatest concentration of such phenomena in the world. Many species of large animals live in the par