英语国家概况精讲：第十三章 美国地理位置英语国家概况美国部分精讲系列
英语国家概况精讲系列chapter 14~22
chapter 14(14章）population.Race and Ethnic groups 必背细节1.The United States of the American is the third most populous county in the world after Chind and India.美国是世界人口第三大国，仅次于中国和印度。
2.Immigration accounts for a major source of population growth,The United States has a more or less open-door policy to immigtants from independence until 1960s.Ellis Island of New York was an important immigration recep tion spot in the 1890s and at the turn of the century.19世纪末20世纪初，纽约的埃利斯岛是一个重要的移民入境接待点。
3.Almost 20 million people or 7.8% of the total population were immigrants in 1992.Between 80% and 90% of immig ration to the United States now is from Asian and Hispanic countries.如今美国移民的80%到90%主要来源于亚洲和拉美国家。
4.Arizona,Nevada,and Florida have been the fastest growing states in population for the last 20 years.在过去的二十年里，亚利桑那，内华达和佛罗里达是人口增长最快的州。
美国课件7政治 美国概况 英语国家概况 英美概况
The President and Congress
The United States is the world's oldest surviving federation. It is a constitutional republic. The government is regulated by a system of checks and balances defined by the U.S. Constitution. In the American federalist system, citizens are usually subject to three levels of government, federal, state, and local.
Executive: The president is the commander-inchief of the military, can veto legislative bills before they become law, and appoints the Cabinet and other officers.
Many wars in the American history had been fought in this way, such as Spanish-American War of 1898, the Korean War of 1950, the War in Vietnam in the 1960s and the Gulf War in the 1990s, and the War with Iraq.
美国4历史2 美国概况 英语国家概况 英美概况课件
The Monroe Doctrine
❖ The Monroe Doctrine is a U.S. doctrine which, on December 2, 1823, stated that European powers were no longer to colonize or interfere with the affairs of the newly independent states of the Americas.
❖ The United States would not interfere with existing colonies or their dependencies in the Western Hemisphere. However, any attempt by a European nation to oppress or control any nation in the western hemisphere would be seen as an act of aggression and the United States would intervene.
American History The Civil War
❖ Process of the War ❖ 1. First two Years of the War ❖ 2. Emancipation Proclamation ❖ 3. Last Two Years of War (1863-65) ❖ The Emancipation Proclamation consists of two
Recap…
❖ 1607 Jamestown; 1620 Plymouth; 1733 (13)
英语国家概况精讲之必背美国篇
英语国家概况精讲：第十四章美国人口种族chapter 14：population.Race and Ethnic groups必背细节1.The United States of America is the third most populous county in the world after Chind and India.美国是世界人口第三大国，仅次于中国和印度。
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Immigration accounts for a major source of population growth,The United States has a more or less open-door policy to immigtants from independence until 1960s.Ellis Island of New York was an important immigration reception spot in the 1890s and at the turn of the century.19世纪末20世纪初，纽约的埃利斯岛是一个重要的移民入境接待点。
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Almost 20 million people or 7.8% of the total population were immigrants in 1992.Between 80% and 90% of immigration to the United States now is from Asian and Hispanic countries.如今美国移民的80%到90%主要来源于亚洲和拉美国家。
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Arizona,Nevada,and Florida have been the fastest growing states in population for the last 20 years.在过去的二十年里，亚利桑那，内华达和佛罗里达是人口增长最快的州。
英语国家概况六个国家地理位置山峰,河流,湖泊对比总结
英概六个国家地理位置山峰，河流，湖泊对比总结地理位置,面积:英国:The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandBritain is an island country. It is surounded by the sea. It lies in the north Atlantic Ocean off the north coast of Europe.It is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the south and the north sea in the east.The Britain covers an area of 244,100 square km.It runs 1,000 km from north to south and extents, at the widest part, about 500 kilometres.美国:the United States of AmericaThe continental United States lies in central North America with Canada to its north.Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico to its South,the Atlantic Ocean to its east and the Pacific Ocean to its west.The two newest states Alaska and Hawaii are separated from the continetal United States.(Joined in 1959)The U.S. has a land area of 9.3 million square kilometres(the 4th largest country in the world).It streches 2,575 kilometres from north to south and 4,500 kilometres from east to west.爱尔兰:the Republic of Ireland(Eire)The Republic of Ireland covers an area of 70,282 sq.km.The cuntry's total boundary si 3,603 km long,of which its land border with Northern Ireland is 434 km.It is bounded on the northeast by Northern Ireland,on the east and southeast by the Irish Sea and St. Geogore's Channel and on the north and west by the Atlantic Ocean.加拿大:CanadaCanada is the world's second largest country after Russia. It has a land area of about 10 million sq.km. It covers about two fifths of North American comtinent.North to South(3,200 kilometres),east to west(6,400 kilometres).Canada and United States share a 6,378 kilometre boundary that has not been fortified for over a hundred years.Canada lies to the north of the United States.The 45th parallel marks the boundary between Canada and norhtern Vermont and New York of the United States.澳大利亚:AustraliaAustralia streches from 10 south to 44 south of latitude and 113 east to 154 east of longitude. Australia is the world's smallest continent with an area of 7.7 milion sq.km. But Australia is the sixth largest country in the world.It surrounded by the Tasman Sea and the Pacific Ocean to the east,by the Indian Ocean to the west,by the Coral Sea,the Atlantic Sea and Timor Sea to the north,and the Southern Indian Ocean and the Great Australian Bight to the south.新西兰:New ZealandNew Zealand is in the Southern Pacific Ocean,halfway between the equator and South Pole. About 1,500 km to the northwest,across the Tasman Sea,is Australia. To the east,10,600 km of the Pacific Ocean separate New Zealand from South America.The icy continent of Antarctica lies 2,300 km to the south. The latitude of the capital city,Wellington,is 40S;the latitude of China's capital is 40N.It is just west of the International Date line,so it is the first country to get the new day.The size of the country is similar to Britain or Japan.气候，人口英国:Britain has a population of 5741,1000(1990).A maritime(近海的) type of climate. Winters are mild,not too cold and summers are cool,not too hot,and it has a steady reliable rainfull throughtout the whole year. It has a small range of temperature.美国:The United States of America,with a population of 2，5550，0000 in July 1992,is the third most populous country in the wrold.By the year 2050,the population is expected to climb to 383 million,a 50% increase.The United States is located in the middle latitudes north of the equator. And there are different types of climate in different regions.1)A humid continental climate is found in the north-eastern part of the country.(New England)2)In the south-eastern United States you can find a humid subtropical climate.*these two zones stretch westward across the United States until they approach the 100th meridian.3)Beyond this point they gradually give way to the continental steppe climate of the Great Plains.4)The Pacific northwest is favoured with a maritime climate.5)The souther part of the Pacific coast in California has a Mediterranean climate.爱尔兰:The population of Ireland in 1990 was estimated at 350,0000 million. It is expected to grow to 4 million by 2000.The weather of Ireland is described as "mild,moist and changeable".Extreme cold,long frosts,heavy snows in winter and scorching days in summer are uncommon.加拿大:Canada has a population of only a little over 2900,0000 (1994).Toronto(340，0000 ),Montreal(290,0000)and Vancouver(130，0000) are the most populous cities in Canada.Except for southwestern Saskatchewan and southeastern Alberta,Canada recieves adequate rainfall.However the climate throughout Canada is varied.1)A maritime climate similar to that of Washington and Oregon states in the United States is found in the southwestern part of British Colombia.2)North of these regions lie the evergreen forests of the subarctic taiga.3)In the far north there is a polar climate with a treeless tundra zoneGenerally speaking the climate in Canada is unfavourable.Much of Cananda has long and cold winters with deep snow.澳大利亚:Today(1996) Australia's population is about 1800,0000 or about two people to the square kilometre. Most Australia do not know their continent very well because they live on the cool,wet,forested south-east coastland. This is the most pleasant part of the country and the forests are unique but it is not Australia's most common environment. Two thirds of the coutry is hot and dry.新西兰:The population of New Zealand is 350,0000. Approximately 10% are Maori,or part Maori.The climate in New Zealand is generally temperate,but becasue the country runs northsouth,the climate is varied.In the far north it is subtropical and in some mountainous areas of South island it is almost subarcitc.Seasonal variations are less extreme than in many other countries.一.基本政治制度和国家元首英国：The United Kingdome is a constitutional monarchy:the head of States is a king or a queen. In practice,the Sovereign reigns,but does not rule:the United Kingdom is governed,in the name of the Sovereign（君主）,by His or Her Majestty's Government--a body of Ministers who are the leading members of whichever political party the electorate has voted into office,and who are responsible to Parliament.The present Sovereign is Queen Elizabeth II.美国：The American Consitution set up a federal（联邦的）systerm of government which has two layers of rule.(central of federal government for the nation ,state and local governments.)The President of the Unites States is head of the executive branch. The White House is his official residence. He is also head of state elected by the whole nation.(4years,two times at the most)爱尔兰：Ireland is a parliamentary(国会的，议会的) republic and a unitary state under the 1937 Consitution. The head of the state is the president.(7years)加拿大：Canada,a self-governing memeber of the Commonwealth(国家，联邦) of Nations,is a federation of 10 povinces and two territories.澳大利亚：The Commonwealth of Australia is a federation.The Six colonies joined together as sovereign States. 新西兰：New Zealand is a sovereign independent State,which a parliament government and a constitutional monarchy.Canada,along with Australia,New Zealand and some other Commonwealth countries,recognizes Britain' monarch,Queen Elizabath II,as Head of State.二.立法机构英国Parliament(maximum 5 years duration)Parliament consisted of the Sovereign,the House of Lords(made up of the Lords Spiritual and the Lords Temporal) and House of Commons(651).美国：CongressArticle I of the Constitution grants all legislative power of the federal government to a Congress composed of two chambers,a Senate(two members from each state,six year term and every even year,one-third of the Senate stands for re-election ) and a House of Representatives(based on population and its size is therefore not specified in the Constitution.435).爱尔兰：All the legislative power are vested in the national parliament.(Oireachats)Oireachats has two houses. They are the Senate(Seanad) and the House of Representives(Dail Eireann)加拿大：All the legislative power of the federal administration are vested in the Parliament of Canada,which consists of the Crown,the Senate(104) and the House of Commons(295).Therefore,laws must be passed by both Houses of Parliament and signed by the Governor-General in the Queen's name.澳大利亚：The Australian Federal Parliament is modelled on the Westminster system.It is the Legislature.It consists of the Queen and two Houses of Parliament:the House of Representatives and the Senate.新西兰：New Zealand follows the British Parliamentary system with some varitions.Since 1950 the New Zealand Parliament has had only one chamber,the House of Representatives. (every 3 years)三.执法机构英国:The Prime Minister is apointed by the Queen.He always sits in the House of Commons.And his residenceis No.10 Downing Street in London.The party which wins sufficient seats at a General Election to command a majority of supporters in the House of Commons usually forms the Government.Ministers are appointed by the Queen on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. The most senior ministers compose the Cabinet.美国：The head of the departments,chosen by the President and approved by the Senate,form a council of advisers generally known as the President. This inculdes the White House staff,the Office of Management and Budget,the Council of Economic Advisers,and the Office of Emergerency Preparedness. The department are as follows(不打上来了,是书上的P305)爱尔兰：The Article 13 of the Constitution provides that the president shall appoint the prime minister(toiseach) on the nomination of the House of Representatives(Dail) and that he shall appoint the other members of the government on the nomination of the prime minister with the previous approval of the Dail.The prime minister holds office either until he chooses to resign or until he loses the support of the majority in the Dail.加拿大：Queen is represented in Canada by the Governor-General,who is appointed on the recommendation of the Prime Minister.In practice,the Governor-General acts only the advice of the Canada Prime Minister and the Cabinet,who also sit in the federal parliament.The Prime Minister and other members of the Cabinet exercise executive power as the "Government".澳大利亚：In Australia the Queen is represented by the Govenor-General.(这里和加拿大是完全一样的)The executive is the government of the day.It is formed by the party or coalition of parties,which has a majority of seats in the House of Representatives.The Executive consists of the Prime Minister and the other members of the ministry.新西兰：The leader of the party with a majority of members in the House of Representatives becomes Prime Minister.He or she and about 20 other chosen members,form the Cabinet.四.司法机构英国:Criminal Courts in England and Wales including:Magistrates Courts,Youth Courts and the Crown Courts Scotland:1.the High Courts of Justiciary 2.the sheriff court 3. the district courtNorthern Ireland:magistrates' courts,Country courts and the Crown CourtCivil Courts in England and Wales are the Country Court of which there are 270.The High Court deal with the more complicated cases.Scotland:the civil courts are the sheriff court and the Court of Session.Northern Ireland:Country courts are primarily civil law courts. The magistrates' court also deals with certain limited classes of civil cases.The High Court of Justice is the superior civil law court.Appeals from country courts are dealt with by the High Court or the Court of Appeal.美国：The judicial,consists of a system of courts headed by the Supreme Court and including subordinate courts throughtout the country.And it is the organ which has the power to interpret the Constitution.The judicial system has evovlved into the present structure:the Supreme Court,11 courts of appeals,91 district courts,and three courts of special jurisdiction.爱尔兰：Statutes passed by the British Parliament before 1921 have the force of law except those repealed by the Irish Oireachats.The high court has full origianal jurisdiction and power in all matters of law.It also can determine the validity of any law within the provisions of the Constitution.The Supreme Court is the court of final appeal.(a chief jusiceand six other jusices)加拿大：Canada law has its source in acts and judicial decisions,and also in British common law. Quebec is an exception since its system is based on the French civil law.The provincial and federal governments have the power to establish courts. The federal Parliament created the Supreme Court of Canada,the Federal Court and various of special jurisdiction.澳大利亚：The High Court is the most superior.It consists of a chief jusice and six other jusices.The Federal Court of Australia was established in 1977.The Family Court was established in 1976.In each state there is a Superior Court. Below it are intermediate courts commonly called District or County Courts. Below them are Magistrates Courts,Local Courts or Courts of Petty Session.五.党派英国:Since the 1945 eiher the Conservative Party or the Labour Party has held power.A new party--the Social and Liberal Democratic Party was formed in 1988.美国：In general,America has a two-party system.The Democrats(the major party now) and the Republicans. 爱尔兰：Ireland has a bipolar political system with two major paries,Finna Fail and Fine Gael.The Irish Labour Party is the oldest of all the parties in Ireland. The Progressive Democrats is the largest of the minor parties after 1987 election.加拿大：Two party system and one party rule.There are two main federal parties in Canada.They are the Liberal Party and the Progressive Conservative Party.澳大利亚：We can say that Australia has a two-and-half party system of the ALP(Australia Labour Party) on one side and the Liberal Party and National parties on the other.新西兰：For the last 50 years the two main parties have been the National party and the Labour Party.一.文化英国:With about 130 daily and Sunday newspapers published nationwide,the British public reads more newspapers than virtually any other country in the world.One of the largest and most powerful of these is Rupert murdoch's News International which owns five national papers.The British press is by far the largest advertising medium in Britain.The natioanal newspapers can be divided into two groups(natioanal dailies and national Sundays.)or 3 groups as(quality,popular and mid-market papers.)The most important periodicals are The Economist,New Statesman and Society,and Spectator.Of monthly magazines,Reder's Digest has the highest circulation.(1.7 million)British Broadcasting Corporation still continues to dominate the airwaves.Britain has a reputation for broadcasting some of the finest television in the world.The principal news agencies in Britain are Reuters which was founded in 1851 by the German,Julius Reuter. Football is the most popular sport in England as well as in Europe.Cricket is the most typical English sport.Horse racing is a major British industry and takes two forms--flat racing and Natonal Hunt.The home of golf is Scotland. Snooker is thought to have been invented by Sir Neville Chamberlain in India in 1875.美国:Benjamin Frankin was the only writer in the colonial period whose works are read today.His uncompletedAutobiography is perhapes the first real American writing as well as the first real antobiography in English. Washington Irving was the first American writer who gained international frame.1810-1840 known as the "Knickerbockers era".His famous book:The sketch Book.Ralph Waldo Emerson was regarded as the leader of the movement.(Transcendentalist)His famous books:Nature,Self-relaiance,Representive Men,English Traits and Peoms.Nathaniel Hawthorne was one of those who attacked transcendtalism.The Scarelet Letter.In 1865,Mark Twain became nationally famous with his short story "The celebrated Jumping Frog".The Adventures of Huckleberry Fin became his master work.Walt Whitman's masterpiece was Leaves of Grass. He was the first to explore fully the possiblilities of free verse.Death was one of great themes of Emily Dickinson's work.Dreiser was the representative of naturalist.Sister Carrie was his frist novel.He is also famous for his Trilogy of Desire--The Financier,The Titan,and The Stoic,and An American Tragedy,which is considered to be his best. T.S.Eliot's masterpiece is The Waste Land.He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946.Ernest Hemingway was one of the most improtant American writers in the 20th century.He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954.The Sun Also Rise was his frist important novel.He is also famous for his simple style and careful structuring of his fiction.Hughes was regarded as Black America's poet laureate and was one of the first writers to depict urban Black realistically.Wright's masterpiece,Native Son was the first book by a Black author about Black life.The first uniquely American contribution to architecture was the Skycraper.Sears Tower completed in 1974 in chicago.爱尔兰:The first newssheet in Ireland was published in February 1659.Today the Irish Times is the nation's most influential daily. The Irish Independent is a best-selling daily.Some 250 magazines are published in Ireland. almost one-fifth of then deal with religion. Ireland has no national news agency.Irish broadcasting began in 1926.The most well-known Irish writer of the modern period is James Joyce.His main works are the book of realistic short stories Dubiners.He introduced the stream of consciousness technique.Ulysses is Jouce's masterpiece. 加拿大:The bilingual,multicultural and North American elements of Canada's character have all influenced the formation of Canadian culture and the way Canadians express themselves through the arts.Canada's first native composer,Calixa Lavallee,wrote the music for "O Canada",now used as Canada's national anthem.Between the two world wars,humorist Stephen Leacock,poet Alain Grandlois and novelis Mazo de la Roche gained an international reputation and made Canadians incresingly aware of thir national literature,in both English and French.The National Film Board of Cananda(NFB) is another important public institution which was founded in the 30s,since 1939.时间国家事件页数1066 英The Norman Conquest(the best known event in English history) 241066-1381 英Norman Rule(feudal system was established in England) 27 1100-1135 英Henry II's Reforms 291215 英The Great Charter(Magna Carta) 321265 英Simon de Montfort arranged the earliest Parliament 341337-1453 英The Hundred year's War with France 351348-1349 英The Black Death 371381 英Wat Tyler and Jack Straw led the peasant uprising 381455-1485 英Wars of Roses 401485 英The English Penaissance 471492 美Columus discovered the new New Continent 2361497 加John Cabot discovered the east coast of Canada 3691529-1543 英The English Reformation (Henry VIII) 421605 英Gunpowder plot 511607 美First English Colony in Americans 2361640-1660 英Long Parliament 541642-1646 英The First Civil War(Puritan Revolution) 561649 英Charles's execution 561660 英The Restoration 581688 英Gloious Revolution(Bill of rights) 591740 英The enclosure 651756-1763 加the Seven Years War 3701769 新the first Engishman to visit New Zealand 5141773 美Boston Tea Party 2391775 美Battle of Lexington(Beginning of American Independence War) 239 1780-1830 英The Industrial Revolution 661783 美Treaty of Paris(Britain recognized independence of the U.S. 241 1787 美Great Compromise 2421788 澳The colonization of Australia by the British 4301791 美Bill of Rights 2431791 美The Act of 1791 separate the Canada to Upper and Lower 371 1812 美,英The 1812 War between Britain and U.S. 2431833 英the Grand National Consolidated Trade Union was established 73 1840 爱Great Irish Famine 1901840 新The Treaty of Waitangi 5151836-1848 英The Chartist Movement 691850s 澳The Goldrushes 4391861 美The Begin of the America Civil War 2481867 加became a dominion(North American Act) 3721893 英The Labour Party was formed 741901 澳Commonwealth of Australia came into being 4461916 爱Eater Uprising(Irish Republic was proclaimed 1901914-1918 全The First World War 80,255,4481929 美The Great Depression 2581936-1939 全The Second World War 83,261,452,5171948 爱declared itself a republic(voted itself out of Commonwealth) 190 1948 美The Berlin blockade 2671949 美The Truman Doctrine 2661950-1976 美The Vietnam War 2741961 美Cuban Missle Crisis 2731961-1973 美Reform,Radicalism and Disappointment 2781972 美Watergate Scandal 2801973 爱admitted to EC 191。
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chapter 14(14章）population.Race and Ethnic groups 必背细节1.The United States of the American is the third most populous county in the world after Chind and India.美国是世界人口第三大国，仅次于中国和印度。
2.Immigration accounts for a major source of population growth,The United States has a more or less open-door policy to immigtants from independence until 1960s.Ellis Island of New York was an important immigration recep tion spot in the 1890s and at the turn of the century.19世纪末20世纪初，纽约的埃利斯岛是一个重要的移民入境接待点。
3.Almost 20 million people or 7.8% of the total population were immigrants in 1992.Between 80% and 90% of immig ration to the United States now is from Asian and Hispanic countries.如今美国移民的80%到90%主要来源于亚洲和拉美国家。
4.Arizona,Nevada,and Florida have been the fastest growing states in population for the last 20 years.在过去的二十年里，亚利桑那，内华达和佛罗里达是人口增长最快的州。
英语国家概况精讲：美国教育
英语国家概况精讲：美国教育下面是店铺整理的英语国家概况精讲：美国教育，欢迎大家阅读!1)Characteristics of American education:①formal education in the US consistes ofelementary, secondary and highereducation.②Elementary and secondaryeducation,which forms public education, is free andcompulsory③public and private schools:Public schoolsare created, financially supported and governed bystates or communities, and private ones by religiousgroups, or nonreligious private organizati ons orindividuals.④the Tenth Amendment to theConstitution said education was included among theresponsibilities which were "reserved to the states or the people", This makes it clear thateducation is a function of the state, not the federal government.⑤div ersity and sameness ineducational policy and practice.1.正式教育包括初等、中等、高等教育2.构成公共教育的初、中等教育是免费和义务的;3.公立和私立学校：公立学校由州或社区创建、资助和管理，私立由宗教团体、或非宗教性质的个人或组织来创建;4.《宪法第十修正案》把教育包括在‘只属于州和人民’的职责中，这清晰表明教育是州的职能，并非联邦政府的;5.教育政策和教学实践的多样性和类同性2)Elementary and secondary educationin the USElementary schools: In some states the elementary school covers grades 1-8, but in someother states it covers grades 1-5 or 6. so it takes 5,6or 8 years to finish the elementary schoolin the United Stetes. The elementary school curriculum mainly consists of mastery of the"basics"(基础课) ，such as reading, writing, and arithmetic or mathematics.一些州小学包括1-8年级，但另一些是1-5或6年级。
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英语国家概况精讲：第十三章美国地理位置英语国家概况美国部分精讲系列英语国家概况精讲：第十三章美国地理位置英语国家概况美国部分精讲系列Chapter: 13 geography 地理位置1.Alaska and Hawaii are the two newest states in American.Alaska northwestern Canada,and Hawaii lies in the central Pacific.阿拉斯加和夏威夷是最近加入美国的两个新州。
阿拉斯加在加拿大的西北部，夏威夷位邻中太平洋。
（本细节还有考“一句话简答”的可能）2。
The U.S has a land area of 9.3 million square kilometres.It is the fourth largest country in the world in size after Russia,Canada and China.就面积而言，美国是世界第四大国，就人口而言，美国是世界是第三大国。
3.Of all states of American,Alaska is the lagest in area and Rhode Island the smallest.But on the mainland Texas is the largest sate of the country.所有州中，阿拉斯加是面积最大的州，罗得岛最小，在美国大陆，最大的州是得克萨斯州。
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The Rockies,the backbone of the North American Continent,isalso known as the Continental Divide.落基山脉是北美大陆的脊梁，也被成为大陆分水岭。
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The two main mountain ranges in American are the Appalachian mountains and the Rocky mountains. The Appalachians run slightly from the northeast to southwest and the Rocky mountains run slightly from the northwest to southeast.阿巴拉契亚山脉和落基山脉是美国的两座大山脉。
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The Mississippi River is the largest river in American,over 6000 kilometers.The Mississippi has been called "father of waters"or "old man river"密西西比河是美国最长河流，有被称作“众水之父”或“老人河”。
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The Ohio river has been called the American Ruhr,As in Germany, the area along the river is rich in valuable deposits of high-grade coking coal and is well known for its steel industry.The river provides cheap water transportation for raw materials.俄亥俄河被称作美国的鲁尔河，就像德国一样，沿河有丰富的高品千周的焦煤，并且因其钢铁而著名。
另外，该河还为原材料提供了廉价的水路运输。
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On the Pacific side there are two great rivers:the Colorado in the south and the Columbia ,which rises in Canada.太平洋沿岸有两大河：科罗拉多河及哥伦比亚河。
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The Rio Grande River forms a natural boundary between Mexico and the United States.格兰德河是美国和墨西哥之间的开然界河（本细节考选择和简答可能性大）10。
the most important lakes in the United States are the Great Lakes. They are Lake Superior,which is the largest fresh water lake in the world, Lake Michigan ,the only entirely in the U.S.,Lake Huron,Lake Eire and Lake Ontario.They are located between Canada and the United States except Lake Michigan.美国最重要的湖泊是五大湖：苏必利尔湖，密歇根湖，休伦湖，伊利湖和安大略湖，其中，苏必利尔湖为世界最大淡水湖，密歇根湖完全是美国境地内。
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美国气候概述1) A humid continental climate(湿润的大陆性气候） is found in the north-eastern part of the country.2) In the south-eastern United States you can find a humid subtropical climate.(湿润的亚热带气候---东南部）3）The Pacific northwest is favored with a maritime climate 海洋性气候--太平洋西北岸）4）The southern part of the Pacific coast in California（加州太平洋沿岸南部） has a Mediterranean climate (地中海式气候）with warm,dry summers and moist winters.12。
Many factors besides latitude influence the climate in the United States.Perhaps the most important forces are the Atlantic and Pacific oceans,the Gulf of Mexick ,and the Great Lakes.影响美国气候的最主要的因素为：太平洋，和大西泮，墨西哥湾，五大湖。
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Traditionally from the east to the west the United States can be divided into seven geographical regions.美国从东到西可分为七个地理区。
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New English is made up of six states of theNortheast .Becaust of its stony soil it is not noted for its agriculture .Dairying is the most inportant farm activity,New English is also well-known for its position in education,Many famous universities and colleges such as Yale,Harvard,thd Massachusetts Institute of Technology(MIT) are located here.新英格兰由美国东北部六个州组成，由于土壤多石，不利于农业生产，乳制品业是最重要的农业活动，许多重点大学如耶鲁大学，哈佛大学和麻省理工学院都坐落于此。
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New Englanders were originally knows as Yankees,which came to stand for alll American.新英格兰人最初曾被称作“美国佬：这一名称，后来渐渐指所有的美国人。
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The Middle Atlantic States have about one fifth of the total population of the united states.大西洋中部各州的人口占美国总人口的1/5。
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The soil is rich,the rain usually pientiful and the growing season long,These factors make the Midwest America''s most important agricultural area .It is also a major manufacturing region and the nation''s leading center of heavy industry.中西部地区是美国最重要的农业区，也是主要的制造业区各最主要的重工业区。
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Chicago,the largest and busiest port on the Great Lakes, is the largest industral and commercial center of the area.芝加哥是五大湖最大最忙的港口，也是该地区最大的工商业中心。
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Detroit is known as the automobile capital of the world.Omaha is known as the agricultural capital of the United states.底特律被称作“汽车之都，奥马哈被称作农业之都。
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Dry farming ,irrigation farming,and the cattle and sheep herding are the main cativities of the Great Plains of the American West.旱地农业，灌溉农业和牛羊牧业是美国西部大平原地区的主要活动。
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Colorado has been called the steel city of the west ,Denver is the largest city of the Great Plains.科罗拉多市被称作“西部钢城”，丹佛市是大平原地区最大的城市。