American Geography 张鹏飞 袁杰.pptVIP

American Geography By ZeusJackie The United States is located in the central part of North America, except Alaska and Hawaii.It is boarded by Canada on the north and Mexico and Gulf Mexico on the south, the Atlantic Ocean on the east and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It is the fourth largest country in size in the world. The U.S includes 50 states and a federal district of Columbia, which is the seat of the federal government. For many years there were 48 states, then in 1959, Alaska and Hawaii became the 49th and 50th states. Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone National Park, set aside by the U.S. Congress as a national park on March 1, 1872, is located mostly in the U.S. state of Wyoming, though it also extends into Montana and Idaho. Hawaii Hawaii is comprised of eight major islands, stretching about 2,575 kilometers long from southeast to northwest in the central Pacific like a chain of beads. The temperature is mild. The tourist business is Hawaii’s largest source of income. beautiful rainbow A l a s k a Alaska lies in the northwestern part of America, stretching southward from the Arctic Ocean to the Pacific. Alaska is known as a world full of glaciers, waterfalls and lakes. The temperature is low throughout the year. extremely cold New York New York is the commercial and financial center of the United States, including Manhattan Island, Long Island and Staten Island.You will find Broadway, Times Square, Wall Street, Fifth Avenue and Central Park here.The headquarters of the UN is also located in New York and the Statue of Liberty standing at the gate of New York Harbor is the symbol of America. Washington Washington is in the Washington D.C. It belongs to no state, and is governed directly by the federal government.The city was named after George Washington, the first President of the US. Apart from the government buildings, as a leading cultural center, Washington has numerous museums, theaters and centers of interest, such as the Washington Monument,