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Major River Systems Gulf: Mississippi East: Hudson (New York), Potomac (Washington, D.C.) Great Lakes Lake Michigan Lake Superior (largest) Lake Erie Lake Huron Lake Ontario Population Most (80%) of European origin Many black people, Mexicans/Latinos(拉丁美洲人), Indians, Chinese, Japanese, etc. (‘melting pot’) (many races mixed together) Original inhabitants were Indians; many now live on reservations (area of land) Most Hispanic/Latino people live in western or southwestern states Many Chinese live in Chinatown in San Francisco and New York The Fifty States 1 Alabama – (college) football (American football, not soccer) 2 Alaska – glaciers; cold; ice 3 Arizona –Grand Canyon (大峡谷);extremely dry/hot 4 Arkansas – Pres. Clinton; hot springs (温泉) 5 California – Hollywood; The Golden State (gold rush); Yosemite National Park; much desert (Death Valley); redwood trees (红木), especially near San Francisco 6 Colorado – snow (skiing), mountains 7 Connecticut – Constitution state; Yale University 8 Delaware – first state 9 Florida – sunshine; oranges (橙); DisneyWorld; Everglades (沼泽地) alligators鳄鱼 10 Georgia – peaches (桃);south(Gone with the Wind) 11 Hawaii – luau (卢奥), Aloha (hello, goodbye),vacation, volcano 12 Idaho – potatoes 13 Illinois – Lincoln 14 Indiana – basketball 15 Iowa – corn U.S. Manners A good general piece of advice is the ‘Golden Rule’ (from Bible): Treat others the same as you want them to treat you. Don’t use the word “fat”. Alternative words: overweight, heavy-set. Don’t stare (凝视) at anyone. Don’t just drop in on someone (unexpectedly). Call first. Don’t cut in line (British: queue). Don’t ask someone of the opposite gender (性别) if s/he is married Don’t swear (坏话)/cuss/use foul language. When someone sneezes (打喷嚏), say: ‘Bless you’ or ‘God bless you’ or ‘Gesundheit’ (German). Don’t litter (垃圾). Don’t ask someone how much money s/he makes. In general, don’t talk about religion (宗教) or politics (政治). Look a person in the eye. Don’t smoke around others. Be caref