英美文化背景与国家概况之美国地理PPT课件.pptxVIP

White House ; contents(156-162); Satellite map of America 卫星地图中的美国;Topographic map of the United States of America 美国地形图; Land Resource About 47% of America’s land area can be used for agricultural purposes，including 400 million acres of arable（适于耕种的） cropland and 900 million acres of permanent pastureland（牧场）。; The main rivers and mountains of America ;;;;;Potomac river(波托马克河) , it is famous not only because Washington D.C ,it is regarded as the traditional dividing line between the South and the North .; The scenery of Potomac river ;;;Great lakes , of these five lakes only one , Lake Michigan , belongs to America completely while the other four are shared with Canada . These five lakes , with an area of about 240000 square kilometers , constitute the largest lake group in the world . ; Great lakes 五大湖; Great lakes 五大湖; Lake superior; Lake Michigan; Lake Huron; Lake Erie; Lake Ontario;Niagara Falls The five lakes slope downward towards the east . Lake Erie is over 100 meters higher than Lake Ontario and the river that connects them is called Niagara（尼亚加拉） River . The steep drop in elevation gives birth to the Niagara Falls , it attracts large numbers of visitors from around the world . ;;;;; America has been known for its rich forest resources . When the first European colonists arrived , America was still covered with dense forests , stretching about 1600 kilometers inland(国内的) from the Atlantic Coastline .Today about one-third of the United States is still covered with forests ; The distribution of the forests; Forests and Mineral Resources; The biggest tree in the world ; The United States is rich in mineral resources . It ranks among the countries with the greatest reserves(储藏量) of coal