最全美国概况PPT.ppt

The five Great Lakes Lake Michigan Lake Superior Lake Erie Lake Huron Lake Ontario --the world’s largest Group of freshwater lakes --They are all located between Canada and the US except Lake Michigan They are : Lake Superior苏必利尔湖：the largest fresh water lake in the world. Lake Michigan密歇根湖：the only one entirely in the US Lake Huron休伦湖 Lake Erie伊利湖 Lake Ontario安大略湖 2.Topography: Three Geographic Divisions Geographic Divisions Great Plains Eastern part Western part The Eastern Part The eastern part—the highlands formed by the Appalachian Range (阿巴拉挈亚山脉). one sixth of the territory relatively low, with an average altitude of 800 meters above sea level The Western Part High plateaus (高原) and mountains—extending from Canada through the western part of the United States to Mexico and further south. 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. half of America’s landmass on the continent stretch from the Great Lakes in the north to the Gulf of Mexico in the south drained by the Mississippi and its tributaries five great lakes and Niagara Falls The Great Central Plain The Great Central Plain is between ______ and ______, occupying about1/2 of America’s landmass on the continent. Keys: Rocky Mountains The Appalachian Mountains One second 3. Climate The northern states are the coldest; The southern states are sunbelt; Temperate states are in the Pacific Northwest. Climate in the United States Maritime climate Continental desert climate Continental steppe (西伯利亚草原）climate Humid continental climate Sub-tropical climate Sub-arctic climate Tropical climate Climate Mainly temperate with some mild subtropical zones with only the southern Florida and Hawaii being tropical. 50 centimeter rainfall line in the east—comparatively more rain, so easy agriculture; in the west—much less rain (less than 50 cm. a year) with the exception o