英美文化概况-美国地理幻灯片.pptxVIP

American geographic featuresThree major divisionsThe highlands in the eastThe mountains in the westA vast plain region in betweenThe highlands in the eastThe eastern part consists of highlands formed by Appalachian Range(阿巴契亚山脉). These highlands are comparatively low, having an average elevation of 800 meters above the sea level. The highest peak contained by the Appalachian Mountain is Mount Mitchell（米切尔山）. East of the Appalachian Highlands is the narrow Atlantic Coast plain（大西洋沿岸平原）, which merges with the wide Gulf plains（海湾平原） in the south.The mountain in the westThe western part of the country is composed of high plateaus and mountainous country formed by the great Cordillera Range(科迪罗拉山系), which consists of the Coast Range（海岸山脉）, the Sierra Nevada（内华达山脉）, the Cascades（克斯科特山脉） and the Rocky Mountains（落基山脉）. In general, they are high, rugged and volcanic.The Rocky MountainsWest of the Rockies are the two great plateau is the Columbia Plateau（哥伦比亚高原） in the north and the Colorado Plateau（科罗拉多高原） in the south, with the Great Basin（大盆地） in between. Few of the rivers in the Great Basin find outlets to the sea ,and most of them are shallow and salty. The most famous salt lake is Great Salt Lake in Utah（大盐湖城）.The pacific mountain systemThe Pacific Mountain System consists of three regions: the Cascade Range, the Sierra-Nevada, and the Pacific Coast Range. Crater Lake(火山口湖), the deeper of its kind in the US, lies in the region of the Cascades. The Sierras contain Mount Whitney（惠特尼山峰）, the highest peak in the US outside Alaska. Death Valley（死谷） in eastern California, is the lowest point in the whole of North America. The Pacific Coastal Region consists of a chain of low parallel mountains and a series if great valleys. In some places of the region there are plains bordering the Pacific.A vast plain region in betweenThe central part of the United States is composed of vast plains between the Appalachian Mountains and the Rocky Mountains. This is a region of plains drained