(精选)英美概况(第二版)USA chapter 1 Brief Introduction to the United States of America课件.pptVIP

An Outline of the UK and the USA An Outline of the UK and the USA Chapter 1 Brief Introduction to the United States of America Warming-up 1 New words and expressions 2 Brief Introduction 3 Geography 4 Population and Languages 5 Contents Warming-up the symbols of USA New words and expressions contiguous: adj. very close or connected in space or time邻近的，接触的，连续的 — California and Mexico are contiguous. insular: adj. relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island 岛的，岛民的， 岛特有的 archipelago: n. a group of many islands in a large body of water 群岛，多岛海 ethnically: adv. with respect to ethnicity人种上，民族上 ratification: n. making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it 批准，认可 New words and expressions elevation: n. the event of something being raised upward 海拔；高地；提高；正面图；崇高 — Mountaineers sometimes have to use oxygen at this elevation. deciduous: adj. (of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season每年落叶的，非永久性的 vegetation: n. all the plant life in a particular region or period植物，草木；植被 — Groundwater is an important affecting factor for vegetation variation. precision: n. the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance精确；精度，精密度 — These precision machines look like toys. Brief Introduction Brief Introduction Area: 9372614 square km Coastline: 22680 km From east to west : about 4500 km From north to south: about 2700 km Lowest sea-level: -86m (Death Valley) Highest sea-level: 6193m Mt. Mckinley Brief Introduction  National Flag Stripes: 13 horizontal stripes of red alternating with white representing the original thirteen colonies Stars: a blue rectangle bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars alternating with rows of five stars, representing the 50 U.S. states Nicknames: the stars and stripes, Old Glory, the American flag, and the star-spangled banner * * US Great Seal always ready for wa