美国国家概况(地理和人口).ppt

U;;Hawaii scenery; ;;Six regions of USA;New England;;;The South Region;Western Region; California ;Climate;;;;Washington;New York;New York;Los Angeles;Chicago ;San Francisco;People;DISTRIBUTION of the population;2. Nation of Immigrants;a nation of nations;; First sharp increase 1830s–1840s, northern Europeans (Irish) because of the Great Famine ? Another tremendous tide of immigration 1880s, largely from southern eastern Europe ;? changing from agricultural society to industrialized country immigrants competitive power— lower wages because of poverty the Immigration Act of 1924— restriction of European immigrants ? other groups concentrate in: Mexicans in Texas California Puerto Ricans in New York Cubans in Florida ? recent immigrants from Central American ;? Asian immigration Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments (1965) in 1980s half of immigrants—Asians settled in California, Hawaii, New York, and Texas ? Chinese Americans: industrious, intelligent doing fine ;3. Racial Assimilation(同化） ? cultural characters: English-speaking western European Protestant middle-class ? values: freedom equality desire to a higher standard ;? A successful melting pot the process of assimilation Dominant majority solidified Immigrants tend to be viewed as a threat to basic American values way of live During late 19th 20th centuries poverty-stricken immigrants harder to be assimilated with established Americans clustered in close-knit communities – Chinatown ;Americanization. New immigrants learn American way in English instruction citizenship classes. Naturalization. New immigrants accept the values of the dominant Americans in turn accepted by majority of Americans The immigrants now have a much stronger feeling about being an American ;