英美概况课件---美国地理

GeneralknowledgeofAmerica美国概况Contents:BasicinformationAmericangeographyFullnameNationalflagNationalemblemNationalanthemNationaldayNationalflowerCapitalNicknameI.BasicinformationNameoftheCountry•ThefullofficialnameofthecountryistheUnitedStatesofAmerica,usuallyreferredtoastheU.S.A.•TheUnitedStateofAmerica,withthecapitalofWashingtonD.C.,isthebiggestcountryinNorthAmerica.nationalflag：StarsandStripesTheStar-SpangledBanner1.madeupof13alternatingredandwhitestripesand50whitestarsonabluefield2.Starsareconsideredasymboloftheheavensandthedivinegoal3.thestripeissymbolicoftheraysoflightfromthesunWhite:SignifiespurityandinnocenceRed:SignifiesvalorandbraveryBlue:SignifiesVigilance,perseverance,andjusticeStarSpangledBanner星条旗之歌Oh,saycanyousee,bythedawn'searlylight,Whatsoproudlywehailedatthetwilight'slastgleaming?Whosebroadstripesandbrightstars,throughtheperilousfight,O'ertherampartswewatched,weresogallantlystreaming?啊!在晨曦初现时，你可看见是甚么让我们如此骄傲?在黎明的最后一道曙光中欢呼，是谁的旗帜在激战中始终高扬!Andtherockets'redglare,thebombsburstinginair,Gaveproofthroughthenightthatourflagwasstillthere.Osay,doesthatstar-spangledbanneryetwaveO'erthelandofthefreeandthehomeofthebrave?烈火熊熊，炮声隆隆，我们看到要塞上那面英勇的旗帜在黑夜过后依然耸立!啊!你说那星条旗是否会静止，在自由的土地上飘舞，在勇者的家园上飞扬。Nationalemblem：BaldeagleMotto:InGodWeTrust(official)EPluribusUnum(traditional)(Latin:OutofMany,One)TheGreatSealOlivebranchandarrows(peaceandpower)美国的国徽是由威廉·巴顿WilliamBarton和查尔斯·汤姆逊CharlesThomson设计的，美国政府于1782年6月20日开始用这个国玺来鉴定重要文件。国徽的图案，正中是一只象征独立、自由精神的白头鹰，前面盾牌状的国旗，代表了1777年加入美国联邦的十三个州。白头鹰的右爪持着希望和平的橄榄枝，左爪握着决心自卫的利箭。白头鹰衔着一条用拉丁文写着“合众国”字样的彩带，国徽顶端则是透过云雾，闪闪发光的十三颗金星。TheGreatSealshowsawide-spreadeagle,facedfront,havingonhisbreastashieldwiththirteenperpendicularredandwhitestripes,surmountedbyabluefieldwiththesamenumberofstars.Inhisrighttalontheeagleholdsanolivebranch,inhisleftabundleofthirteenarrows,andinhisbeakhecarriesascrollinscribedwiththemotto:EPluribusUnum“,meaningoutofmany,oneTheEagleappearsintheSealsofmanyofourStates,onmostofourgoldandsilvercoinage,andisusedagreatdealfordecorativepatrioticpurposes.Theeaglerepresentsfreedom.NationalAnthem:TheStar-SpangledBanner《星条旗永不落》NationalDay:July4Nationalflower:roseNationalbird:baldeagleCapital:WashingtonD.C.(asamemorialtoGeorgeWashingtonandChristopherColumbus)Nickname:UncleSamIn1986,PresidentReganissuedaproclamationtodeclarethattherosebecametheofficialfloweroftheAmerica.NationalBird—TheEagleThebaldeaglewaschosenonJune20,1782asthesymbolofAmerica,becauseofitslonglife,greatstrengthandmajesticlooks.Theeagle,fullofthespiritoffreedom,livingabovethevalleys,strongandpowerfulinhismight,hasbecomethenationalsymbolofU.S.A.GeorgeWashingtonChristopherColumbusUncleSamUncleSamafiguresymbolizingtheUnitedStatesportrayedasatall,white-hairedmanwithagoateeoftendressedinred,white,andblue,andwearsatophat“UncleSam”totheUnitedStatesis“JohnBull”toUKJohnBullUncleSamMexicoThePacificOceanTheAtlanticOcean1.Locationandsize2.Topography(地形,地质)Majormountainsandriversthreegeographicaldivisions3.Climate4.Naturalresources5.Population6.Geograpicalregions7.MajorcitiesII.AmericanGeography1.TheUnitedStatesismadeupofDistrictofColumbiaand_____states.A.48B.49C.50D.512.WhatarethenamesofthetwostatesoftheUnitedStateswhicharenoncontiguous?A.AlaskaandHawaiiB.AlaskaandOhioC.OhioandKansasD.HawaiiandKansas48contiguousstates+2noncontiguousstates+D.C1.LocationandSize1.ContinentalUnitedStatesliesincentralNorthAmericawithCanadatoitsnorth,MexicoandtheGulfofMexicotoitssouth,theAtlanticOceantoitseastandthePacificOceantoitswest.2.The2neweststates:AlaskaandHawaiiseparatedfromcontinentalUnitedStatesAlaskabordersonnorthwesternCanada,HawaiiliesinthecentralPacific.3.theadvantagesofthelocationoftheUSTheUShasanideallocationforitsdevelopment.-ItsAtlanticcoastfacesthedevelopedcountriesofWesternEurope,anditsPacificcoastandHawaiigivethenationanapproachtotheFarEastandAustralasia-InthepasttheAtlanticandPacificOceansservedasnaturalbarriersbetweentheUSandtherestoftheworld.ThisallowedtheUStogrowandbecomestrongwithlittleoutsideinterference.-AndtodaythedevelopmentofmeansofcommunicationandtransportationmakestheU.S.wellconnectedtotherestoftheworld.SizeoftheUS--alandareaof9.3millionsquarekilometers.--stretches2,575kilometersfromnorthtosouthand4,500kilometersfromeasttowest.--the4thlargestcountryintheworldinsizeafterRussia,CanadaandChina.--Alltogetherthereare50statesintheUS.--OfallthestatesAlaskaisthelargestinareaandRhodeIslandthesmallest.--onthemainlandTexasisthelargest.2.topography:MountainsinU.S.A.AppalachianMountains阿巴拉契亚山脉RockyMountains落基山脉TheAppalachianMountains--runslightlyfromthenortheasttosouthwest--old(havebeenwornoutovermillionsofyears)andlow(thehighestpeakisonlyalittleover2,000metres)--notedforvirginforestsandmines--servedasanaturalbarrierforwestwardmovementduringtheearlysettlement.TheAppalachianMountainsthegreatmountainsystemofeasternNorthAmerica;onesixthofthenationalterritoryonthecontinent;FromprovinceofQuebecinCanadatoNorthernAlabama.TheRockyMountains--runslightlyfromthenorthwesttosoutheast--younger(areconsideredasyoungasChina’sHimalayas)andhigh(withthehigh