英语专业八级人文知识Geography and People.ppt

The United States of America Geography and People Contents States original ____ states 48 Alaska and Hawaii, separated from the continent, became the 49th and 50th states in 1959. Alaska borders on northwestern Canada Hawaii lies in the central Pacific Ocean Alaska —the largest Rhode Island —the smallest Texas— the largest on the mainland The Eastern Part The eastern part—the highlands formed by the __________Range (阿巴拉挈亚山脉). Appalachian [,?p?leit?j?n] The Western Part _____________and mountains—extending from Canada through the western part of the United States to Mexico and further south. High plateaus [‘pl?t?us ] (高原) One third of the country’s territory Rocky mountains The Great Central Plain Between the Appalachians in the east and the Rocky Mountains in the west. _______is the 4th largest of the Great Lakes; it is linked to the Hudson River [‘h?ds?n]哈得孙河 by the New York State Barge Canal驳船运河。 Lake Erie 2. Main Geographical Regions The South Atlantic States: Florida, Georgia[d??:d?j?], Maryland, North Carolina[,k?r?la?n?], South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, and Delaware The East South Central States: Alabama [,?l?b?m?], Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee[,tenisi:] The West South Central States: Arkansas[ɑ:k?ns?:] , Louisiana, Oklahoma[,?ukl?h?um?], and Texas New England including six states in the northeastern corner. Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. long history—the Europeans’ first settlement land: mountainous or hilly; soil: generally thin and rocky. not noted for its agriculture ________:the most important farm activity. dairying（制酪业） the birthplace of America the chief center of the American War of Independence of 1776 top-ranking universities Harvard Yale Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) New Englanders were originally known as Yankees, which came to stand for all Americans. Rhode [rod] Island: the smallest state in size and the most densely po