英语国家概况美国篇.pptx

US topography;;Topography– US ;Mount McKinley (Alaska, 6,194m);;Major rivers;Mississippi river, New Orleans, 2006 ;;;Chicago on Lake Michigan is the largest city on the Great Lakes ;Toronto, ON Lake Ontario ;Niagara Waterfall;Rocky mountains;Central US: The Great Plains;;Mt. Everest, 8,848m;From topography to natural resources 地形地貌——自然资源;Percentage of arable land by country 可耕地;;Land resources土地资源;Oil producing countries;petroleum;Natural gas 2013;Coal 2009;;Climate ;;UK climate: temperate maritime climate. 0°C 30°C but variable: changing from day to day. Distinct 4 seasons: spring (3-5), summer (6-8), autumn (9-11), winter (12-2);;;Political geography;USA ;50 states + Washington D.C.;Washington D.C.;;Capitol Hill;New York- largest city in the US- at the mouth of the Hudson River.- Dutch trading post in 1624- Population: 8,400,000 (2009)- International centre of commerce, finance, media, culture, art, fashion, research, education, entertainment, and int’l politics.- 5 boroughs: Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx, and the Staten Islands ;Big Apple;the city that never sleeps;the city of angels, 2nd largest （LA); 3rd largest, on the lake of Michigan. (Chicago)