US-land--history-and-politics-英语国家社会文化之美国的地理-历史和政体

Unit1UnitedStatesBrainstorm:Whatcomestoyourmindfirst?LandTopic1PreviewingquestionHowmanystatesarethere?HowlargeisUS?Whataretheoceansandcountriessurroundingit?1.Geography:50statesand1specialdistrictMapofthecountry:acomicversionGeographyTimetoreviewhighschoolgeography~Pleaserecallquickly!Canyounamethemajormountains?Whatisthelongestriver?Whatarethelakes?ClimateCanyouguessthedifferentclimateofeachpart?Whatistheweatherlike?DiscussionIfyouaregoingtostayorliveintheUS,whichpartofthiscountrywouldyouwanttostay,why?MajorcitiesacrosscountryWhatareseveralgeologicalpartsmentionedinthebook?Whatarethemajorstates/townsineachpart?TheNortheastNewYorkBostonWashingtonDCDetroitChicagoLakeMichiganThecentralbasinIllinoisprairieWisconsin&MinnesotaTheSoutheastMississippiriverSomecitiesinsoutheastThegreatplainsTheMountainsanddesertsNationalparkinUtahSaltlakecityYellowstoneTheDeathValleyYosemiteNationalParkBryceCanyonNationalParkColoradoTheCoastalValleysSeattleSanFranciscoL.ADiscussionWhenyoutravel,wouldyoupreferculturalsceneryornaturalscenery?Why?HistoryAcountryofimmigrationWarm-upquestions1.ThefirstinhabitantsoftheAmericancontinentwere(a)theItalians(b)theSpanish(c)theIndians.2.ThreeofthemostfamousprimitivetribeslivingintheAmericancontinentcreatedsuchbrilliantcivilizations.Theyare(a)theAztecs,theIncasandtheMayas(b)theIroquois,thePueblo,andthePimaIndians(c)Yadkin,ColesCreeks,andSmokyHills.3.ThefirstEnglishpermanentsettlementwasfoundedin1607inwhichofthefollowingplaces:(a)NewYork(b)SanFrancisco(c)Virginia.4.Thehistoricaldocument,adoptedonJuly4bytheCongress,1776,whichofficiallyproclaimedtheindependenceof13NorthAmericancolonieswascalled(a)theEmancipationProclamation(b)theDeclarationofIndependence(c)theParisTreaty.5.In1773,agroupofpatriotsrespondedtotheteataxbystagingthe(a)BostonTeaParty(b)theRepublicanParty(c)theLeagueofNations.ImmigrationmovementstotheAmericasThefirstmovementfromAsia25,000yearsagoSiberiantribescrossedovertheBeringStraitstoAlaska.By1492,over10-20millionpeopleIndians/nativeAmericans---TheydevelopedtheirownaboriginalculturesandsomeofthemsuchastheAztecs(阿兹台克文化/墨西哥地区),theIncas(印加文化/秘鲁地区)andtheMayas(玛亚文化/中美洲)wereveryadvancedwhenEuropeansarrivedintheNewWorld.IceAgeMigrationPatternIncascityMachu-PicchuinPeruAzteccivilizationIndiansThesecondmigrationtotheAmerica:theexpansionofEuropeatthestartofthemodernperiodfromthe16thcentury.thediscoveryofAmerica---ChristopherColumbus,anItaliansailorIn1492,hepersuadedtheSpanishmonarchytosupporthisvoyageTheNewWorld:HelandedononeoftheBahamaIslands(巴哈马群岛)intheCaribbeanBasedonhisvoyage,theSpanishkingclaimedtheterritoryoftheAmericasandlaterestablishedahugeempireTheEnglishkingclaimedtheterritoryofNorthAmericabasedonthevoyageintheyearof1497ofanotherItaliansailorJohnCabotIn1499,anotherItalianarrivedinBrazilandbelievedthiswasanewland,hisnamewasAmerigoVespucci“ReligiousfervorledColumbustodreamofcarryingChristianityaroundtheglobe,buthealsohungeredforwealthandglory.”ChristopherColumbusandQueenIsabellaonhisdeparturefortheNewWorld,August3,1492ThefirstsightofthenewworldColumbuslandinginthenewworldColumbusandIndiansfromtheNewWorldatthecourtofBarcelonaThirdimmigrationSlaveTradeSlavetrade500000blackpeoplefromAfricaillegallySouthernStatesfarmowners1861CivilWar-endofSlaveryClassDiscussion:1.PleasecompareColumbusandZhengheintermsofthepurposesandresultsoftheirexplorations.2.MarkTwainoncesaid,“ItwaswonderfultofindAmerica,butitwouldhavebeenmorewonderfultomissit.”Howdoyouunderstandthisremark?NationofvarietyanddiversityQuestion&discussionHowdoestheimmigrantcultureinfluencethecultureofUnitedStates?Whatdoyouthinkarethepossibleproblemsandstrengthsofanimmigrationcountry?historyDevelopmentofthecountryDidyouknow…WhosuccessfullyestablishedcolonyonAmericancontinentfirst?Wherewasthefirstcolony?Howmanycoloniesdidthecolonistsbuildfirst?Wherewerethem?FirstBritishcolonistsQ&AWhydidthesettlersrebelagainsttheEngland?Whatwastheresultoftheirrebellion?Bostonteaparty---TheyboardedateashipintheBostonHarbor.Thesementhenthrew342cheststeavaluedat$75,000intothewater.theplaceof“thefirstshotforindependence”July4,1776---CongressadoptstheDeclarationofIndependenceinthemorningofabright,sunny,butcoolPhiladelphiaday.TheIndependenceHallinPhiladelphiaQuestionanddiscussionWhatwasthesocialcontradictionduringtheearly19thcentury?ThecivilwarUnionVs.theConfederateStatesHowwastheresultofthecivilwar?WhatwasmeaningfulabouttheCivilWar?19&20thcenturyProsperity,poverty&endeavorsHowmanywarswasUSevolvedinduring19thand20thcentury?Whatarethey?Whatweretheattitudeofthecountryinwars?Whatweresomeofthepoliciesthatgovernmentusedtofightagainstpovertyindifferenttime?DiscussionHowmanymajorrevolutionsinhistoryhaveledtothecurrentUS?WhatspiritsdidtherevolutionsandhistoryofUSreflect?HaveyoufoundanysimilaritiesanddifferencesintherevolutionofUSandthatofChina?Whatleadtothedifferences?Nowadays,USislikeasuccessfulinstanceofafastdevelopingcountry.WhatisthethingthatChinacouldlearnfromUSfromitshistoryofdevelopment?PoliticsGovernmentandconsititutionCons