英美概况课件---美国地理.ppt

Washington D.C. Capital Headquarters of all the branches of the American federal system: Congress (Capital Hill), the Supreme Court and the Presidency The World Bank The International Monetary Fund Lincoln Memorial New York City (in New York) “The Big Apple” The largest city both in term of size and population The business and financial capital of the world. Wall Street The New York Stork Exchange Los Angeles (In California) 2nd most populous city a city of fantasy known for motion-picture, aeronautics and aerospace industries Chicago (in Illinois) Windy city; the 3rd populated city Financial, transportation, cultural capital of Midwestern America the foremost transportation hub Houston (in Texas) The largest city in Texas; The 4th largest city in USA; “the Space City” at the forefront in space technology 60年代初，美国最大的宇航中心——约翰逊宇航中心在休斯敦市建立 Philadelphia (in Pennsylvania) 5th largest city in terms of population the birthplace of the nation The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were drafted here. Detroit (in Michigan) The largest city in Michigan The Motor City San Francisco (in California) 4th largest city in California The birthplace of the United Nations Organization(1945) The Chinatown of the city is one of the largest Chinese communities in the U.S. Boston (in Massachusetts) Capital and the largest city of M. “Cradle of Liberty” “the Athens of America” 7. Major city: Major tourist attraction Yellowstone National Park Grand Canyon Niagara Falls Great Salt Lake Statue of Liberty Yellowstone National Park The first and oldest national park in the world the largest wildlife preserve in the U.S. Lies in three states: Wyoming (91%), Montana (7.6%), Idaho (7.4%) Grand Canyon one of the great natural wonders of the world Located in Arizona Niagara Falls located on the Canadian boundary between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. Great Salt Lake the largest inland salt lake in Nort