Traveling to America培训教程文件.pptVIP

Traveling to America The Geography of America The United States is located in the central part of North America,except Alaska and Hawaii.The country is bordered by Canada to the north,Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico to the south,the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. The United States can be divided into three distinct areas according to their geographical features:the eastern part,the western part and the Great Plains in between. The three part The eastern part consists of the highlands formed by the Appalachian Range(阿巴拉契亚山脉)。It holds one-sixth of the continental American territory.And the average altitude is only 800 meters above sea level. The western part consists of high plateaus and mountains,which extend from Canada through the western part of the United States to Mexico and further south. The Great Plains lie between the Appalachians in the east and the rocky Mountains in the west.They stretch from the Great Lakes in the north to the Gulf of Mexico in the south. Lakes and rivers the Great Lakes Connected by rivers and canals,the Great Lakes are open to navigation by large steamers and are linked to many inland industial areas.And the famous Niagara Falls(尼亚加拉瀑布)is located on the U.S.-Canadian border between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. the Mississippi River The Mississippi River is the longest river in North America.It flows from the Lake Itasca in the northern Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico,having a length of 3780 kolometers and a drainage area of more than three million square kilometers.It is known to some native American Indians as the Father of Waters. climate Taking the country as a whole,the climate of the United States can be classified as temperate,with some mild subtropical zones.The southern Florida and Hawaii are tropical.Almost through the middle of the country,north to south,runs a well-known 50-centimeter rainfall line,to the east of which there is comparatively more rain.To the west there is much less rain(less