U1——the country美国国家概况.ppt

Do You Know?;Do You Know?;Do You Know?;Have a general idea of the geographical features of the USA Be familiar with the climatic patterns of the USA Have a general idea of the four regions of the USA Have an understanding of the landforms in the four regions Learn about the major cities in the four regions ;Where is the United States located?;1. National flag of the United States;2.1; The Great Seal of the United States is used to authenticate certain documents issued by the United States federal government. The Great Seal was first used publicly in 1782. The obverse of the Great Seal is used as the national coat of arms of the United States. It is officially used on documents such as United States passports, military insignia, embassy placards, and various flags. Since 1935, both sides of the Great Seal have appeared on the reverse of the one-dollar bill. In the center of the seal is a bald eagle, the national bird. It holds in its beak a scroll inscribed E pluribus unum, which is Latin meaning “out of many, one” and stands for one nation that was created;created from 13 colonies. In one claw is an olive branch, while the other holds a bundle of 13 arrows. The olive branch and arrows “denote the power of peace and war”. The seal’s reverse side is sometimes referred to as the spiritual side. It contains a 13-step pyramid with the year 1776 in Roman numerals at the base. At the top of the pyramid is the Eye of Providence and above is the motto Annuit Coeptis, meaning “It is favorable to our undertakings” or “He favors our undertakings”. Below the pyramid, a scroll reads, Novus Ordo Seclorum, meaning “New Order of the Ages”. It refers to 1776 as the beginning of the American new era.;2.1;“The Star-Spangled Banner” is the national anthem of the United States of America. The lyrics come from “Defence of Fort McHenry”, a poem written in 1814 by the 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet, Francis Scott Key, after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by the Britis