走进美国概况简介.pptVIP

Tour U.S.A. ;Course Introduction;Brainstorming;President Obama;The statue was a gift from France for the first centennial of the U.S. independence from Britain.;The UN headquarters ;Mc Donald’s KFC;;Full name: the United States of America;Stars and Strips 50 stars: 50 states 13 strips (7 red and 6 white) : 13 original states White signifies purity and innocence, red, hardiness and valor (英勇), and blue, vigilance (警觉), perseverance and justice. ;National bird: bald eagle;Geography; It is situated in the southern part of North America (except Alaska and Hawaii) . 2. It is next to Canada and Mexico. 3. It is surrounded by Pacific Ocean and North Atlantic Ocean. 4. It covers an area of 9,372,614 k㎡ and is the fourth largest country in the world. (Russia, Canada, China) ;;Brief History;Declaration of Independence In 1776，Declaration of Independence was drafted by Thomas Jefferson. Property as one of human beings’ inalienable (不可剥夺的) rights was written in this document. ;Adopting the Constitution (宪法) American constitution, written in 1787 is the basis of the American national government. It divides the government into three branches: legislative branch (立法机构), executive branch (行政机构), and judicial branch (司法机构). This is the so-called separation of powers (三权分立). ;Brief History;Brief History;Brief History;Brief History;Brief History;Brief History;Brief History;Famous Sites in the U.S.A.;President Hill;Lincoln Memorial Hall;Empire State Building;Central Park ;Times Square;Broadway Theater District;Yellow Stone National Park the first national park in the world (established in 1872);Disneyland;Qs for Ss;The United States of America; US; U.S. USA; U.S.A The Stars and Stripes. The stripes symbolize the 13 colonies that originally constituted the United States of America. The stars represent the 50 states of the Union. White signifies purity and innocence; Red, hardiness and valor; and Blue, vigilance, perseverance and justice. ;Bald eagle. The Star-Spangled Ban