American Geography and population[英概].ppt

Lecture one Geography and Population The National Anthem and the National Flag Geography and People The National Anthem The Star Spangled Banner 于1814年由Francis Scott Key作曲，Woodrow Wilson总统于1916年下令于军中场合演奏，于1931年由国会立法通过成为国歌。 国歌共包括四节，绝大多数场合只唱第一节。 ??? 啊！在晨曦初现时，你可看见????????是什么让我们如此骄傲？????????在黎明的最后一道曙光中欢呼，????????是谁的旗帜在激战中始终高扬！????????烈火熊熊，炮声隆隆，????????我们看到要塞上那面英勇的旗帜????????在黑暗过后依然耸立！????????啊！你说那星条旗是否会静止，????????在自由的土地上飘舞，????????在勇者的家园上飞扬？ The National Flag The American National Flag is the Star-Spangled Banner. In the top left corner there is the blue star area, it dots 50 stars within this area distributing in nine lines and in each line 5 stars and 6 stars interleaving. Outside the star area is the stripe area where 13 stripes lie in this area. The fifty stars represents the 50 states, the thirteen stripes stands for the original 13 colonies. It’s generally accepted, the red symbolizes courage, the white represents freedom, and the blue color stands for loyalty and justice. US Geography Location and size Geographical features Location and size 1) the names of the US 2) the location 3) the total land area 4) capital 5) why does the US has an ideal location for trade? The names of US Official name: the United States of America Often called as the United States, the U.S., the US, the USA, or simply America, or the States in American spoken English Its nickname Yankee-land The location The United States is situated in the central part of North America with its two youngest states – Alaska in the northwestern part of North America and Hawaii in the central Pacific. The country is bounded by Canada on the north and by Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico on the south with the Atlantic Ocean on the east and Pacific Ocean on the west. The total land area The total area of the country is more than 9.3 million square kilometers, the fourth largest country in the world, and the total population is more than 300 million now . The whole country includes 50 sta