[外语学习]美国概况15.ppt

Chapter 1 The American Land General knowledge The country is situated mostly in central North America, with Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, the Pacific Ocean to the west and Atlantic Ocean to the east. Land area: 9.83 million km2 Population: 309 million Composition: 50 states ( 48 contiguous states and two separate states) The face of the land From east to west: The Atlantic shore The Appalachians Central Lowlands/Great Lakes (in the north) The Great Plains The Rocky Mountains (peak: Mt. Elbert: 4300 meters)—— backbone of the continent The high Colorado Plateau The Cascade Mountains (to the north) and the Sierra Nevada Mountains (to the south, peak: Mt. Whitney: 4418 meters) Coast Ranges Fifty States The Northeast: 11 states Features: leading centers of trade and industry, heavily populated New England (6 stats): Maine, New Hampshire，Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont. The Mid-Atlantic States (6 states): New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland. The South: 14 states Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, and Oklahoma. Features: Rich soil, plentiful rainfall, mild climate Strong in agriculture: tobacco, corn The Mid-west: 12 states Position: with Great Lakes to the north and Mississippi River to the west. Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, south Dakota. Features： 1）heavy industry: Chicago, Detroit 2) agriculture: Corn Belt along the Mississippi River band The West: 11 states The arid Intermountain Plateaus (Columbia Plateaus, Great Basin, Colorado Plateaus) 8 States: Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona. Features: Plateaus (Grand Canyon), deserts (Death Valley) Natural scenery: Yellowstone National Park The Pacific coast: 3 states: California, Oregon, Washington Features: 1) fertile land --- agriculture /Cali