最新版英美国家概况（美国部分）全套课件.pptx

英美国家概况; Unit 10;Think about these questions before we start: 1. What do you know about the land features of the USA? 2. Which area does America’s “breadbasket” refer to? Explain the reasons. 3. What climates does the USA have?;Contents;USA (United States of America) consisting of 48 contiguous states and the noncontiguous states of Alaska and Hawaii. Area -Total 3,794,101 sq mi -Water (%) 6.76 Population -2012 estimate 314,047,000 -Density 87.4/sq mi;A Map of the USA;Ⅱ Land People ;1. The Land and Its Features ;2. The Variety of the Land;2. The Variety of the Land;2. The Variety of the Land;2. The Variety of the Land;2. The Variety of the Land;Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park;Glacier National Park in Montana ;2. The Variety of the Land;2. The Variety of the Land;2. The Variety of the Land;3. The Population and Human Resources ;3. The Population and Human Resources ;3. The Population and Human Resources ;3. The Population and Human Resources ;III Natural Resources;1. Fertile Farmland;fruits, vegetables, grains, hay, cotton, tobacco, sugar, beans, peas, lentils, flowers, and landscaping plants and trees, just to name a few. ;The Black Belt;The Corn Belt; Tobacco has long been one of the most labor-intensive crops grown on American farms. Although its introduction into the Tidewater colonies of Virginia and Maryland antedated the use of slaves, most tobacco was grown plantation-style with slave labor until the 1860s.;2. Water Features;; The Mississippi River;The Missouri River is the longest river in North America and a major waterway of the central United States. Rising in the Rocky Mountains of western Montana, the Missouri flows east and south for 2,341 miles (3,767 km) before entering the Mississippi River north of St. Louis, Missouri. ; The Rio Grande and Colorado River ;3. Forests;4. Minerals ;Classes of Minerals;The Appalachian Coal Field;Colorado Plateau Resources;The largest steel mills of the Lower Great Lakes region;10