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世界地理双语教学学生用英语材料一美国WORLD ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY—The United States of AmericaThe United States of America陕西师范大学旅游与环境学院The United States of AmericaLearning　about the country. The United States stretches across thecontinent of North America from the Atlantic 0cean to the PacificOcean．It lies between Mexico on the south and Canada on the north．It also includes the two outlying states of Alaska and Hawaii．The country is large and it varies greatly from place to place．Within it there are wide plains，rolling hills，and rugged mountains. The country contains forests，grasslands, and deserts．I t has farms，ranches，mines．and factories．1 t has cities，towns，and small villages．Americans enjoy traveling about to see the different parts of their country．They like to visit interesting and beautiful sights．Favorite vacation spots include historic places such as Plymouth Rock and Mount Vernon, the home Of George Washington．0ther favorite places for travelers are those of natural beauty like Niagara Falls and the Rocky Mountains. Still other interesting things to see are the man-made skyscrapers of New York City and the Golden GateBridge.The area, or size, of a country or state is often given in square miles. A square mile is a square with each of its four sides one mile long. The area of the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii, is over 3?million (3,615,210) square miles.1. What is the area of your state?2. Which is the largest state?3. Find the area of the smallest state.4. Which is larger, New York or Nevada?The country is rich in natures gifts. The United States is not only a large country，but it is also a rich country．This does not mean that it is rich in money，but that it is rich in natural resources．Resources are supplies of useful things．Natural resources are the useful things that nature provides．Rocks and minerals are natural resources．The United States is fortunate in having many useful minerals，such as coal, copper，iron，salt，and many others．Clay．sand，and many of the rocks i