英语国家概况复习笔记theusa.pdfVIP

THE USA Geography and People 1. The United States of America (Since 1775) 2. The National Flag ： The Stars and Stripes(星条旗 ) OR popularly known as the Old Glory 美国国旗的爱称 3. The National Anthem ：The Star-Spangled Banner 星条旗之歌 4. Capital City: Washington, District of Columbia (The District of Columbia was named after Christopher Columbus and the city Washington was named after George Washington. The city is governed directly by the Federal government. 哥伦比亚特区以克里斯托弗 . 哥伦布命名，华盛 顿以华盛顿命名。这个城市是由联邦政府直接管辖的。 ) Famous architectures: U.S. Capitol Hill 国会山 ; Pentagon （五角大楼 the U. S. Defense Department and the headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are in it ）; White House; Lincoln Memorial [m ?m??r??l] 林肯纪念堂， etc. 5. Size：the 4th largest country in the world 6. Administrative Divisions: America consists of 50 states and a federal district, the District of Columbia. Two of the 50 states, Alaska and Hawaii, are separated from the continental America, which are the youngest states of the United States. 7. Largest state: Alaska (the 49th state ) Smallest state：Rhode island 美国罗德岛州 Largest city: New York 8. Landforms:Three major divisions East— highlands ：（Appalachian Range 阿巴拉契亚山脉） West— mountains： high plateaus[pl?t ??] 高原 (Cordillera[,k ??d?lje ?r?] 山脉 Range: the Coast Range-the Sierra Nevada-the Cascades-the Rocky Mountains) 山脉范围 :海岸山脉的林区的内华达州 ,Cascades-the洛基山脉 In between— a vast plain region 一个广阔的平原地区 : The Great Plains 大平原 9. Highest point: The Sierra-Nevada 内华达山脉 : Mount Whitney 惠特尼峰 4418m (14,495 feet) the highest peak in the continental US （the highest peak of the USA is the Mount McKinley (20320 feet) in the south of Alaska ） Lowe