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The Great Lakes The Great Lakes Niagara Falls 尼亚加拉瀑布 6.2 The Niagara Falls (1) 6.2 The Niagara Falls (2) 7. Climate in the United States Maritime climate Continental desert climate Continental steppe climate Humid continental climate Sub-tropical climate Sub-arctic climate Tropical climate 7.2 Climate Mainly temperate with some mild subtropical zones with only the southern Florida and Hawaii being tropical. 50 centimeter rainfall line in the east—comparatively more rain, so easy agriculture; in the west—much less rain (less than 50 cm. a year) with the exception of the coastal areas along the Pacific. 8. Natural Resources rich in mineral resources among the countries with the greatest reserves of coal, iron ore and oil. abounds in lead, copper, zinc, aluminum, silver, and gold. one fourth of the territory—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 rich in oil—once the largest oil producing country. oil reserve—along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma. Energy crisis Gulf War fought in early 1991 between Iraq and a coalition of 39 countries organized by the U.S., most of which rely on Kuwait and Saudi Arabia as primary source of petroleum. 7. The Top List The largest state: Alaska Rhode Island California Wyoming New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Philadelphia The smallest state: The most populous state: The least populous state: The largest cities: 2.3. The Midwest 2. 3.1 It consists of 12 states: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. 2. 3.2 The states lie in the northern part 2.3.3 One of the richest section of the whole United States, large mineral resources, rich soil, a good climate, fertile plains, some large and important rivers (transportation) 2.3.4 a major manufacturing region and the n