美国概况最终版解析.ppt

Climate in the United States Maritime [‘m?r?ta?m climate海洋性气候 Continental desert climate大陆性气候 Continental steppe (西伯利亚草原）climate Humid continental climate湿润的大陆性气候 Sub-tropical climate亚热带 Sub-arctic climate极低气候 Tropical climate热带气候 4. Natural Resources 1. rich in mineral resources 矿藏 among the countries with the greatest reserves储量 of coal, iron铁 ore 矿and oil. abounds in【富于】 lead铅, copper铜, zinc锌, aluminum铝, silver, and gold. 2.one fourth of the territory领土—covered with forests which mainly concentrate upon three areas: the area along the north western coast of the Pacific the area in the south the area in the north 3.rich in oil—once the largest oil producing country. 5. population “Melting Pot” Among the Caucasians白种人, the most influential people are WASP:the white Anglo-Saxon Protestants新教徒. Aborigines土著居民: the Indians 80%-90% of immigrants are from Asia and Hispanic 【西班牙】countries. Race/Ethnicity (2008) White 79.8% African American 12.8% Asian American 4.5% Native American and Alaska Native 1.0% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander 0.2% Multiracial 1.7% Hispanic (of any race) 15.4% Nation of immigration Languages (2007) English (only) 225.5 million Spanish 34.5 million Chinese 2.5 million French 2.0 million Tagalog (菲律宾语) 1.5 million Vietnamese 1.2 million German 1.1 million Korean 1.1 million Language Spoken at Home (U.S. Census) 7. Major cities 1. Washington D.C. 2. New York City (in New York) 3. Los Angeles (In California) 4. Chicago (in Illinois) 5. Houston (in Texas) 6. Philadelphia (in Pennsylvania) 7. Detroit (in Michigan) 8. San Francisco (in California) 9. Boston (in Massachusetts) Washington D.C. Capital Headquarters of all the branches of the American federal system: Congress (Capital Hill), the Supreme Court最高法院 and the Presidency The World Bank世界银行 The International Monetary Fund国际货币基金组织 Lincoln Memorial林肯纪念堂 Lincoln Memorial林肯纪念堂 the Supreme Court最高法院 The World Bank世界银行 New York City (in New York) “The Big Apple”大苹