Scenic America 英美文化的课件.ppt

Chapter 10 Scenic America The Grand Canyon National Park The Colorado River The Southwest To the east, the Painted Desert National Park The Petrified Forest within this park To the south, the Sunset Crater Volcano National Park To the west, Hoover Dam (named after President Herbert Hoover) and Lake Mead the Sunset Crater Volcano National Park The Northwest To the far north, Yellowstone National Park, the oldest of the national parks and one of the largest, being almost 8985sq km in area. (established in 1872) Grand Teton National Park Bryce Canyon National Park Yellowstone National Park The Rocky Mountains All of the places mentioned so far to the west of the Rocky mountains, which are themselves worth touring. The streams in the Rockies are a trout fisherman’s paradise. In the winter, skiing down mountain slopes is the major attraction. Florida Mild climate all year The western side of Florida lies on the Gulf of Mexico. One interesting beach on the Gulf Coast is Sanibel Island. Farther south is the Everglades, an area south of Lake Okeechobee Stretching south of Miami towards Cuba is a chain of islands called the Florida Keys, connected by a series of bridges called the Overseas Highway. the Florida Keys The Southeast The southern states: Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia Famous beach resorts: Mytle Beach, Hilton Head Island and Kiawa Island The first battle of the American Civil War in April 1861, Fort Sumter National Park Lookout Mountain, the best mountain for viewing many different states Antietam in Maryland and The larger Gettysburg in Pennsylvania, Biltmore Estate for historians Lookout Mountain The Northeast The Blue Ridge Mountains extend up through North Carolina to Virginia, but most visitors will stay along the Eastern seaboard to enjoy the Outer Banks, where deep sea fishing is a major attraction. Kitty Hawk in the Outer Banks In the north, Cape Cod Farther north of the Cape, beaches are few and far between, as the coast becomes