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Introduction to British and American Culture
Introduction to British and American Culture
The Three Major Regions of the U.S.
? The highlands in the east ? The plateaus and mountains in the west ? The Great Plains in between
Introduction to British and American Culture
Before You Read
Warm-up
? Do you know where the statue in the picture is? And do you know its name? _____________________________
? Do you know anything about the following states of the U.S.A.: Alaska, Hawaii, Texas, New York, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Colorado, California, Kansas, Kentucky, Florida…? _____________________________
? Population
? The most populous city in the United States ? Unique for the diversity of its population
Introduction to British and American Culture
Introduction to British and American Culture
The Three Major Regions of the U.S.
? The highlands in the east ? The plateaus and mountains in the west ? The Great Plains in between
Introduction to British and American Culture
Before You Read
Warm-up
? Do you know where the statue in the picture is? And do you know its name? _____________________________
? Do you know anything about the following states of the U.S.A.: Alaska, Hawaii, Texas, New York, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Colorado, California, Kansas, Kentucky, Florida…? _____________________________
? Population
? The most populous city in the United States ? Unique for the diversity of its population
Introduction to British and American Culture
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including the President, Governor, and Members of Parliament.
Federalism and the Three Branches of Government
• Detailed description
• Federalism is a form of government in which central and local governments share power. • The characteristics of the federal system in the United States are separation of powers and checks and balances, with three branches of government being independent
Civil Liberties and Human Rights
Detailed description
The US government agencies and court system are committed to protecting the rights and freedoms of citizens and preventing government abuse of power.
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Welfare System
The US welfare system provides temporary financial assistance to low income families and individuals in need Assistance may include food stamps, housing subsidies, Medicaid, and cash welfare
Federalism and the Three Branches of Government
• Detailed description
• Federalism is a form of government in which central and local governments share power. • The characteristics of the federal system in the United States are separation of powers and checks and balances, with three branches of government being independent
Civil Liberties and Human Rights
Detailed description
The US government agencies and court system are committed to protecting the rights and freedoms of citizens and preventing government abuse of power.
VS
Welfare System
The US welfare system provides temporary financial assistance to low income families and individuals in need Assistance may include food stamps, housing subsidies, Medicaid, and cash welfare
美国五十州英文介绍PPT(超全)
New Mexico 新墨西哥 [nju: `meksikəu]
面积：315，113平方公里，列第五位。 人口：1,190,000人,列第37 位 州府：圣塔非(Santa Fe) 主要城市：阿布奎基(Albuquerque) 州花：丝兰花 州鸟：长尾鸟 新墨西哥州，名称来自印地安语，其意义是“战神”War God(西班牙人把格兰河以北及以西之地，都叫做墨西哥)。1605 年开始殖民。 1912年1月6日成为美国第四十七州。以丝兰 Yucca为州花。本州别名叫做“迷人之地”Land of Enchantment。 本州箴言：“能向前行，就能进步”It Grows. as It Goes。
.Minnesota 明尼苏达 [,mini`səutə]
面积：217，725平方公里，列第十二位。 人口：3,975,000人，列第19位 州府：圣保罗(St.Paul) 主要城市：明尼亚波利斯(Minneapolis)、杜鲁司(Duluth) 州花：凤仙花 州鸟：阿比鸟 明尼苏达州，名称来自印地安语，其意义是“乳蓝色的河水”milky blue water 指(指本州南部明尼苏达河)。 1805年开始殖民。1858年 5月11日成为美国第三 十二州。以鲜艳的凤仙花 Showy-Lady's-slip-per为州花。本州别名叫做“北星 之州”North Star State或者"映著天篮的水的地方"Sky-tinted water 本州箴言：“北方之星”Star of the North。
.Utah 犹他 [`ju:tɑ:]
人口：1,268,000人,列第36位 州府：盐湖城(Salt Lake City) 主要城市：奥格但(Ogden)、普罗伏(Provo) 州花：百合花 州鸟：加利福尼亚鸥 犹他州，取名于印地安人某一部落的名称。其 意义为“山地人”Hill Dwellers。 1776 年∶ 天主教圣芳济修会修士Escalante 和 Dominguez 是最早进入犹他的欧洲人，他们在 寻找直接到达加州的蒙特利Monterey 时发现绿 河Green River。 1824 年∶狩猎者 James Bridger 和 Etienne Provost 发现大盐湖 Great Salt Lake，他们当时以为到达了太平洋 的一岸。 1847年开始殖民。1896年1月4 日成 为美国第四十五州。以百合花Sego Lily 为州花。 本州别名叫做“蜂窝之州”Beehive State 面积：219，931平方公里， 列第十一位。 本州箴言：“工业”Industty。
美国地理概况(课堂PPT)
The Continental Divide 大陆分水岭 determines the directional flow of rivers
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Rocky Mountains
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Great Plains
West of the Interior Lowlands East of the Rocky Mountains Flatlands that increase in elevation
Death Valley is the lowest point in North America. It is a desert valley located in Eastern California.
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Basin and Range
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Rocky Mountains
West of the Great Plains East of the Great Basin Rugged Mountains with High Elevations Includes the Continental Divide
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A bay in the Coastal Plains
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Inlets 河口, bays and capes 海角, 岬 along the Coastal Plains
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The Contour of the US
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The Rocky Mountains
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Canadian Shield 加拿大地盾 video
Wraps around the southern portions of the Great Lakes and the Hudson Bay
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Rocky Mountains
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Great Plains
West of the Interior Lowlands East of the Rocky Mountains Flatlands that increase in elevation
Death Valley is the lowest point in North America. It is a desert valley located in Eastern California.
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Basin and Range
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Rocky Mountains
West of the Great Plains East of the Great Basin Rugged Mountains with High Elevations Includes the Continental Divide
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A bay in the Coastal Plains
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Inlets 河口, bays and capes 海角, 岬 along the Coastal Plains
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The Contour of the US
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The Rocky Mountains
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Interior Lowlands
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Canadian Shield 加拿大地盾 video
Wraps around the southern portions of the Great Lakes and the Hudson Bay
美国州英文介绍PPT课件
remains the least densely populated state.
The area that became Alaska was purchased from the Russian Empire after Western Union discontinued construction of its first electric telegraph line which ran from California, up the coast of North America, across the Bering Strait, continuing to Moscow and into the European telegraph network. Despite $3 million in U.S. investment for the RussianAmerican telegraph expedition, work ceased upon the completion of the competing
summarization
Alaska is the largest state of the United States of America by area; it is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait. Approximately half of Alaska's 683,478 residents reside within the Anchorage metropolitan area. As of 2007, Alaska
The area that became Alaska was purchased from the Russian Empire after Western Union discontinued construction of its first electric telegraph line which ran from California, up the coast of North America, across the Bering Strait, continuing to Moscow and into the European telegraph network. Despite $3 million in U.S. investment for the RussianAmerican telegraph expedition, work ceased upon the completion of the competing
summarization
Alaska is the largest state of the United States of America by area; it is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait. Approximately half of Alaska's 683,478 residents reside within the Anchorage metropolitan area. As of 2007, Alaska
美国地理概况(课堂PPT)
slightly to the west Known for grasslands
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Interior Lowlands
West of the Appalachian Mountains East of the Great Plains Lowlands of rolling flatlands Rivers Broad valleys and Grassy hills
Death Valley is the lowest point in North America. It is a desert valley located in Eastern California.
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Basin and Range
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Rocky Mountains
West of the Great Plains East of the Great Basin Rugged Mountains with High Elevations Includes the Continental Divide
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The Mississippi: America’s Great River Road
The “Big Muddy”.
2,350 miles. (1英里约1.6公里)
Draining all or part of 31 states & 2 Canadian provinces.
Alabama Oldest mountains in North America Old eroded mountains
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Interior Lowlands
West of the Appalachian Mountains East of the Great Plains Lowlands of rolling flatlands Rivers Broad valleys and Grassy hills
Death Valley is the lowest point in North America. It is a desert valley located in Eastern California.
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Basin and Range
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Rocky Mountains
West of the Great Plains East of the Great Basin Rugged Mountains with High Elevations Includes the Continental Divide
Ohio R.
Potomac R.
Yukon R. 67
The Mississippi: America’s Great River Road
The “Big Muddy”.
2,350 miles. (1英里约1.6公里)
Draining all or part of 31 states & 2 Canadian provinces.
Alabama Oldest mountains in North America Old eroded mountains
客源国概况美国篇ppt课件
14、首都：华盛顿 Washington 人口52多万 全称：华盛顿哥伦比亚特区。
建于1790年,1800年正式使用。 美国政治、历史、文化中心，
有众多旅游景点。
二、美国简史
1、只有200多年历史。原为印第安人聚 居地。
2、1492年哥伦布发现美洲。从15世纪 末西班牙、荷兰、法、英等国开始向北 美移民。
美国景—旧金山超美金字塔
◎这是一座金字塔 式建筑，高853英尺， 有48层，是旧金山 市最高的建筑。刚 刚建成时，人们并 不能接受它的风格， 把它称为“地狱刺 出的利剑”和“印 第安人的帐篷”。 现在，它已经成为 深受人们喜爱的城 市建筑。
2、面积： 963(937)万km2
3、人口： 3.23亿(2015)
4、民族：多民族国家。白人约75%。 黑人约12%，还有犹太人、墨西哥人、 波多黎各人、华人等。大约155个民 族后裔。印第安人约136万。
5、语言：美式英语。
6、宗教：基督教新教(56%)、天主 教(28%)、犹太教(2%)、东正教(1%) 等。几乎所有宗教在美国都有信徒。 共250多个宗教派别。不属于任何教 派的约10%。
歌词：哦，你可看见，透过一线曙光， 我们对着什么，发出欢呼的声浪？谁的阔 条明星，冒着一夜炮火，依然锓风招展， 在我军碉堡上？火炮闪闪发光，炸弹轰轰 作响，它们都是见证，国旗安然无恙。你 看星条旗不是还高高飘扬在这自由国家， 勇士的家乡？
透过稠密的雾，隐约望见对岸，顽敌 正在酣睡，…… 这是星条旗，但愿它永 远飘扬在这自由国家，勇士的家乡。……
美国景点—旧金山阿尔卡特拉斯
◎阿尔卡特拉斯是一座方圆22英亩、岩石从生的小 岛，从1934年至1963年，它是美国臭名昭著的男监 狱的所在地，囚禁过不少传奇式的人物。岛名意思 为黑鸬鹚，它们在岛上的悬崖和岩石间沐浴着阳光。
美国地理(英文版)The geography Of America
The U.S. territory of expansion
Position and area
The United States of America, the
abbreviation of the United States . U.S.A.
The United States the country is divided into fifty states and a special economic
Landforms & Resourse
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Non-ferrous metal
Main distribution: the southwest area of mountains and the rocky mountain Arizona, Utah, Montana, Nevada and new Mexico five states. Including
The U.S. minimum temperature records is - 62 ℃,
this is in January 1971 in Alaska prologis pie bay shy of the record.
Rivers & lakes
The Mississippi River is the main rivers, is also the largest river in North America, the Missouri river is the source, the span 6,262 kilometers, is one of the longest rivers in the world from Central America, the great plains it
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