美国课件1GeneralIntroductiontoUSGeographicfeatues.pptVIP

Introduction to Focus Symbolic highlights of USA Geographical features of USA Nation Flag of the US Describing Nation Flag 13 horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white A blue rectangle bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars. Nation Flag Nicknames for the flag include the Stars and Stripes, Old Glory, and the Star-Spangled Banner. National Anthem oh, say, can you see, by the dawns early light, what so proudly we haild at the twilights last gleaming?  whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro the perilous fight, oer the ramparts we watchd, were so gallantly streaming?  and the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof thro the night that our flag was still there. o say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave oer the land of the free and the home of the brave? on the shore dimly seen thro the mists of the deep, where the foes haughty host in dread silence reposes,  what is that which the breeze, oer the towering steep, as it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses? now it catches the gleam of the mornings first beam, in full glory reflected, now shines on the stream: t is the star spangled banner: o, long may it wave oer the land of the free and the home of the brave!  National Anthem The National Flower Rose Love Peace Friendship Courage The National Bird: The Bald Eagle For bravery, strength and victory The habitat of the bald eagle—Alaska An important feature of the national emblem The National Emblem The bald eagle The national flag The olive branch The arrows The ribbon with the words “the United States” The thirteen stars in the cloud Questions for consideration What is the image of US in your mind? How has US influenced the World? Geography The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its 48 states and Washington, D.C. lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean