英语国家概况-美国
英美概况--美国篇(终于找到了美国篇的全文)
英语国家概况第十三章美国地理位置Geography1.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,is also 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。
《英语国家概况》各章节概要知识点——美国部分
《英语国家概况》各章节概要知识点——美国部分1. Population, Race and Ethnic Groups 人口与民族世界第三人口大国，20世纪90年代人口增长更加迅速，将来60年还将迅猛增加。
预计将从1992年的25，550万，增加到2000年的27，500万。
移民是人口增长的主要来源，基本开放的移民政策。
现在多数移民来自亚洲和拉丁美洲。
城市化高，最大的城市：纽约，洛杉矶，芝加哥，旧金山，费城。
1946-1964是生育高峰，20世纪80年代人口老龄化趋势。
美国是移民国家。
第一批移民来自英国和荷兰，为了逃避宗教迫害，寻求更好的生活，契约劳工。
三次移民浪潮：第一次移民浪潮始于1805年，1845年到达高峰，许多爱尔兰人迁入。
第二次移民浪潮从1860-1890。
第三次移民浪潮从1890-1914，是最大的一次。
来自奥匈帝国，意大利，俄国，希腊，罗马尼亚和土耳其。
Characteristics of the American population 美国人口的特征流动性。
四次大规模的人口流动：第一次从内战结束到1880年，西进运动。
从东海岸向西部迁移。
第二次从1890-1920年，随着工业化和城市化的实现，人口从农村涌向城市。
第三次从1920-1960年，大批黑人离开南方涌入外地。
第四次从60年代至今，从东北部向西南部的阳光地带迁移。
Black people and the Civil Rights Movement 黑人与民权运动黑人是美国人口最多的少数民族。
自1619年作为奴隶贩运到北美洲，集中在南部农业区，生活悲惨。
代表小说《汤姆叔叔的小屋》和《根》。
1863年林肯的《解放奴隶宣言》和1865《宪法》第13条修正案正式结束了奴隶制，但仍存在歧视。
1954年布朗诉教育委员会一案，开始了漫长的废除种族隔离的进程。
60年代爆发民权运动。
1964年通过《民权法案》，1965年通过《选举权法案》。
英语国家概况——美国篇
Los Angeles
the second largest city
4 times larger in area than San Francisco
Important electronic center
atomic research center
industry—tires, automobiles & aircrafts
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the eastern part
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the western part
the Great Plains
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Great Lakes
River
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The Great Lakes (freshwater) Lake Superior Lake Huron Lake Erie Lake Ontario Lake Michigan Niagara Falls between Lake Erie & Lake Ontario on U.S.- Can. navigation linkage of many industrial areas
50 states mainland - 48 states detached territory - Alaska offshore islands - Hawaii Washington D.C. a federal district of Columbia
Three distinct areas
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The Mississippi River (the father of waters) longest in North America originate from the Lake Itasca (in MN) to the Gulf of Mexico 3780km long 3 million skm of drainage area
英语国家概况美国部分
11. On the Christmas Day of 1776, the Americans defeated the British troops at Trenton, New Jersey. Not long afterwards, the Americans troops defeated the British at Saratoga in Northern New York. This was a great turning point of the War of Independence, leading directly to an alliance between the U.S and France. 1766年的圣诞节，美军在新泽西的特伦顿挫败英军，这之后不久，美军在萨拉托加击败英军，史称“萨拉托加大捷”这次胜利被认为是北美独立战争的转折点，并直接导致美法联军的建立。
5. The slave system was formally ended by Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution in 1865.
6. The largest of the racial and ethnic minorities in the United States is the blacks who number about 12.1% of the population. The first blacks were brought to North America as slaves in 1619. 美国人口最多的少数民族是黑人，大约占总人口的12.1%，第一批黑人作为奴隶于1619年运抵北美。
英语国家概况-美国部分【清晰完整版】
Chapter 13 geography 地理位置I. Location and size1. The full name of the United States is the United States of America. The 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.Alaska and Hawaii are the two newest states in America. Alaska borders on 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。
2. The U.S has a land area of 9.3 million square kilometers. 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 largest 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。
英语国家概况——美国篇(中译英自测)
第三部分美国第十一章人口与民族1移民是人口增长的一个主要来源.自从美国独立到20世纪60年代,美国的移民政策基本上是开放的.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.2如今,80%到90%的美国移民来自亚洲和西班牙国家.3美国人口最多的少数民族是黑人,大约占总人口的12.1%.1619年,第一批黑人作为奴隶被运到北美洲.4《汤姆叔叔的小屋》和《根》这两部小说生动地描述了黑人奴隶的悲惨生活。
5、1863年林肯的《解放奴隶宣言》和1865年的宪法第13条修正案正式结束了奴隶制。
6、1964年《人民权法案》加强了对黑人的选举权、使用公共设施以及和白人享受同等教育的保护。
此法案还包括保证黑人享有同等就业机会的条款。
1965年《选举权法案》皆在保护黑人和其他人种的选举权。
第十二章美国历史（一）1“最初的美国人”是印第安人。
2美洲的第一块土地英国殖民地于1607年在弗吉尼亚的詹姆斯顿建立。
1607年至1733年间，英国在北美洲的东海岸建立了13个殖民地。
3、在1620年，102名英国清教徒乘坐一艘叫“五月花号”的船来到新大陆。
他们来到普利茅斯建立了普利茅斯殖民地。
4、殖民主义者正在新大陆上建立一种崭新的生活方式。
这些生活方式的特征在美国人的性格形成的过程中发挥了作用。
这些特征是：建立代议制政府，法制，对个人权利的尊重，宗教上的宽容以及强烈的个人进取心。
5、1774年9月，第一次大陆会议在费城召开，号召北美人民拒绝购买英国商品。
6.《独立宣言》是由弗吉尼亚的托马斯·杰弗逊起草的，它明确阐述了支撑这场革命的政治理论，这一理论来源于英国的哲学家约翰·洛克。
7.1776年的圣诞节，美军在新泽西州的特伦顿击败了英军。
之后不久，美军又在纽约州北部的萨拉托加击败了英军。
这次胜利是北美独立战争的转折点，并直接导致美法联军的独立。
8、美国独立战争表明，在争议的战争中，弱国是可以击败强国的。
英语国家概况精讲之必背美国篇汇总
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-美国部分【清晰完整版】
Chapter 13 geography 地理位置I. Location and size1. The full name of the United States is the United States of America. The 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.Alaska and Hawaii are the two newest states in America. Alaska borders on 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。
2. The U.S has a land area of 9.3 million square kilometers. 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 largest 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。
英语国家概况-美国文化-历史人文环境
Part Three The United States of AmericaChapter 13 Geography第一部分：Location and Size1. 美国的地理位置：The 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.2. 识记：The two newest states Alaska and Hawaii are separated from the continental United States.3. 简答：Why does the United States have an ideal location for trade?The United State has an ideal location for trade. Its Atlantic coast faces the developed countries of Western Europe and its Pacific coast and Hawaii give the nation an approach to the Far East and Australia.(澳大拉西亚: 一个不明确的地理名词,一般指澳大利亚,新西兰及附近南太平洋诸岛,有时也泛指大洋洲和太平洋岛屿)4. 美国最大和最小的州：Of all the states Alaska is the largest in area and Rhode Island is the smallest, but on the mainland Texas is the largest state of the country.5. 美国两大主要山系：the Appalachian Mountains and the Rocky mountains6. 落基山脉的最高峰：the Elbert7. 落基山脉--大陆分水岭：The Rockies, the backbone of the North American continent, is also known as the Continental Divide.8. 名词解释：the Continental Divide (金鸡落下[落基]，座北朝南[north-south line]，东边的翅膀沾满蜂蜜[密西西比]和墨水[墨西哥湾]；西边的翅膀挥舞着和太平洋边上的加州旅馆say “Hello”!)----- The Rockies, the backbone of the North American continent, is also known as the Continental Divide, it is an imaginary north-south line that separates the major river systems of the United States. The rivers that descendfrom the eastern slopes of the Rockies flow into the Mississippi and Gulf of Mexico. Those that begin on the western slopes of the Rockies flow to the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of California.9. 有关the Mississippi 的重点：(记密西西比的发源地：想象：秘密[密西西比]地从湖里舀了杯苏打[明尼苏达]水喝下去，嘻嘻地笑了)Lying between the Appalachian Mountains and the Rocky Mountains is one of the world’s great continental rivers—the Mississippi. The Mississippi proper rises in the lake region in North Minnesota and flows south to the Gulf of Mexico. The Mississippi has been called “father of waters” or “old man river”. （英语里father=old man）10. The Ohio River的别称：(鹅害鹅[Ohio]，鹅害怕，骑着鹿儿[Ruhr]，逃跑了。
英语国家概况 美国
美国部分Ⅰ. 地理位置和面积美国的全称是美利坚合众国。
我们通常简称它为美国。
美国大陆位于北美洲中部, 北接加拿大, 南邻墨西哥和墨西哥湾, 东临大西洋, 西濒太平洋。
两最近加入的州是阿拉斯加和夏威夷, 都远离美国大陆: 阿拉斯加与加拿大西北接界。
夏威夷位于太平洋中部。
美国的地理位置对发展贸易很理想。
它的大西洋海岸与西欧的发达国家隔海相望, 由太平洋海岸和夏威夷可通向远东和澳大利亚。
过去, 大西洋和太平洋是隔断美国与外界的天然屏障, 使美国免受外界干扰不断地发展壮大起来。
如今, 由于通讯和交通手段的发达, 世界显得越来越小, 美国与世界各地的联系也越发紧密。
美国陆地面积为930 万平方公里。
南北向长2575 公里, 东西向宽4500 公里。
就面积而言, 美国是世界第四大国, 仅次于俄罗斯、加拿大和中国。
美国是由许多州组成的联邦共和国。
在很长一段时间内, 美国只有48 个州。
1959 年,阿拉斯加和夏威夷加入联邦成为第49 和第50 个州。
在50 个州中, 阿拉斯加的面积最大, 罗得岛( 罗德艾兰) 则是最小的。
但是在美国大陆上, 得克萨斯州面积最大。
仅得克萨斯就比法国大, 而阿拉斯加的面积相当于得克萨斯州的两倍。
Ⅱ. 地形———地貌1. 山脉要想从大西洋沿岸的特拉华到太平洋沿岸加利福尼亚洲的旧金山, 你得翻越两座大山脉———阿巴拉契亚山脉和落基山脉。
这两座山脉大体上是南北走向, 但更确切地讲, 阿巴拉契亚山脉有点西南—东北走向, 而落基山脉微呈东西—西北走向。
由于阿巴拉契亚山脉形成较早, 受风雨侵蚀已超过数百万年,而落基山脉还比较年轻, 所以落基山比阿巴拉契亚山高。
实际上, 落基山脉被认为和中国的喜马拉雅山脉一样年轻, 它们同年龄。
阿巴拉契亚山脉的最高峰只有2000 多米, 而落基山脉的最高峰—阿尔贝特峰却高达4500 米。
阿巴拉契亚山脉在不同地区被当地人起了不同的名称: 在新英格兰被称为格林( 绿色) 山脉和怀特( 白色) 山脉; 在纽约被称为卡茨基尔山脉; 在东部海岸被叫作阿勒格尼山脉; 在肯塔基和部分田纳西它又叫坎伯兰山脉;在弗吉尼亚和卡罗来纳它称为蓝岑山脉; 在田纳西和北卡罗来纳的交界处又叫大雾山脉。
英语国家概况-美国Unit 1 America
❖ In the center of the seal is an bald eagle, national bird. It holds in its beak a scroll inscribed E pluribus unum, which is Latin meaning "out of many, one" and stands for one nation that was created from 13 colonies. In one claw is an olive branch, while the other holds a bundle of thirteen arrows. The olive branch and arrows "denote the power of peace and war."
Do you see a pattern of thirteen in the Great Seal?
❖ 13 stars in the crest above the eagle
❖ 13 stripes in the shield upon the eagle's breast
❖ 13 arrows in the eagle's left claw
❖The seal's reverse side is sometimes referred to as the spiritual side. It contains a 13-step pyramid with the year 1776 in Roman numerals at the base. At the top of the pyramid is the Eye of Providence and above is the motto Annuit Coeptis, meaning "It [the Eye of Providence] is favorable to our undertakings" or "He favors our undertakings." Below the pyramid, a scroll reads, Novus Ordo Seclorum, meaning "New Order of the Ages." It refers to 1776 as the beginning of the American new era.
英语国家概况_第五课_美国概况_The_United_States_of_America
Population
Total Population: 331 million (04/2011) Population Distribution
Population Composition
In the 20th decennial U.S. census, taken in 1980, the resident population in the United States numbered 226,547,346. About 188.3 million (83.2%) were classified as white, 26.5 million (11.7%) as black, and 11.7 million (5.1%) as members of other races.
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英语国家概况美国篇,期末整理
TheUnitedStatesofAmericaPart1TheCountryandTheAmericanIdentityCommon-senseKnowledge1、全称：TheUnitedStatesofAmerica(美利坚合众国)2、简称：theUnitedStates;.;America.3、NationalAnthem：《星条旗永不落》"TheStar-SpangledBanner（同时可以叫做国旗）"1931年被美国国会正式定为国歌。
4、NationalFlower：Rose5、Jetlag:About16hours(westofAmerica),and13hours(eastofAmerica).（了解）6、TheCapital:.为纪念美国国父乔治-华盛顿和发现美洲新大陆的哥伦布Christophe而定名7、绰号：山姆大叔（UncleSam）Location1、Canadaonthenorth；MexicoandtheGulfofMexicoonthesouth；AtlanticOceanontheeast；PacificOceanonthewest.2、Thelargestcountryintheworld：Russia，Canada，China，America，brazil，Australia.3、50statesintotalAlaska—thelargest；RhodeIsland(罗德岛州)—thesmallest；Texas（德克萨斯州）—thelargestonthemainland4、着名城市Boston是Massachusetts马萨诸塞州的首府5、两边两座山，中间一条河。
Theeasternpart—thehighlandsformedbytheAppalachianRange(阿巴拉挈亚山脉).Thewesternpart—RockyMountains（落基山）—thegreatbackboneofNorthAmerica6、TheGreatLakes（1）LakeMichigan密歇根湖—whollywithintheUnitedStates唯一全在美国境内（2）LakeErie伊利湖和LakeOntario安大略湖间有NiagaraFalls尼亚加拉大瀑布（3）LakeSuperior苏必利尔湖—世界上最大的淡水湖（4）无特色的LakeHuron休伦湖Climate1、MainlytemperatewithsomemildsubtropicalzoneswithonlythesouthernFloridaandHawaiibeingtropic al.大部分是温带大陆性气候。
英语国家概况精讲系列-美国
美国chapter 13geography 地理位置 1.Alaska and Hawaii are the two newest states inAmerican.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,is also 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。
5 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。
英语国家概况_第五课_美国概况_The_United_States_of_America
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The United States is a varied land - of forests, deserts, mountains, high flat lands and fertile plains. The country lies mostly in the temperate zone but there is a very wide range of climate variations. The continental United States stretches 4,500 kilometers from the Atlantic Ocean on the east to the Pacific Ocean on the west. It borders Canada on the north and reaches south to Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico. Alaska is the largest in area of the 50 states; Texas is the second largest. Appalachian Mountains in the East, Rocky Mountains in the West. Mississippi River and Missouri River Five Lakes: Superior, Huron, Michigan, Erie and Ontario
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(1) the eastern part (2) the western part (3) the Great Plains
——five Great Lakes ——Mississippi River
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—— The Great Lakes (freshwater) Lake Superior Lake Huron Lake Erie Lake Ontario Lake Michigan Niagara Falls between Lake Erie & Lake Ontario on U.S.- Can. navigation linkage of many industrial areas
Location
mainland: in the central part of North America
Alaska: border northwestern Canada 1959, 49th state
Hawaii: in the central Pacific Ocean 1959, 50th state
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—— The Mississippi River (the father of waters)
longest in North America originate from the Lake Itasca (in MN)
英语国家概况-美国unit 3 America
Now
Discrimination still persists
From 1619 to 1860: The tragic history of African Americans
When Africans were brought to the American South in the early 1600s, they were initially treated as indentured servants rather than as permanent slaves. But why the white change their minds? The basic reason is the driving force of economic benefits. For Blacks, slavery meant extremely hard work, miserable living conditions and indescribable humiliation
Influence
America exercising far greater influence on Europe than Europe on America.
II. Black Americans
1. African Americans 2. the largest minority group
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Immigrants
Founding of the US “early immigrants”
“old immigrants”
Before 1880
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States
❖original 48 states ❖Alaska and Hawaii became the 49th in 1867
and 50th states in 1959.
▪ Alaska borders on northwestern Canada
Alaska (阿拉斯加地区)
Hawaii (夏威夷地区)
New England
❖including six states in the northeastern corner
❖featured with mountains, valleys and rivers
❖Massachusetts: the largest population ❖Rhode Island: the smallest in size,
the most densely populated state
❖Not a farming area, poor soil ❖Earliest settlers: English
1. Three Geographical Divisions
Eastern part
Central part
Geographical Divisions
Western part
The Eastern Part
❖The eastern part—the highlands formed by the Appalachian Range (阿巴 拉挈亚山系). ▪ one sixth of the national territory ▪ relatively low, with an average altitude of 800 meters above sea level
❖Between the Appalachians in the east and the Rocky Mountains in the west
▪ half of America’s landmass on the continent
▪ stretch from the Great Lakes in the north to the Gulf of Mexico in the south
The United States of America
Geography and People
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Contents
1 Geography 2 Major Cities 3 Climate 4 Natural Resources 5 People
Watch the following map carefully and find clues to the following items
2. Main Geographical Regions
New England Region(新英格兰地区) The Mid-Atlantic States Region（大西洋中部地区 ）
The South Region（南部地区）
The Midwest Region（中西部地区）
The Region of the Great Plains (大平原地区) The West Region（西部地区）
▪ location (bordering neighbors )
▪ States (the smallest & the largest state)
Size and Location
❖In the central part of North America (except Alaska and Hawaii)
▪ Hawaii lies in the central Pacific Ocean
❖Alaska—the largest (1717,854 sq km) ❖Rhode Island—the smallest ❖Texas—the largest on the mainland
(695,621 sq km)
The Western Part
❖High plateaus (高原) and mountains—formed by the Great Cordillera Range（科迪勒拉山 系）, extending from Canada through the western part of the United States to Mexico and further south.
▪ five great lakes and Niagara Falls
❖The five Great Lakes: Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario.
❖Lake Superior: the largest freshwater lake of its kind
❖Lake Michigan: wholly within United States
❖Niagara Falls(尼亚加拉大瀑布)
Niagara Falls--located on the U.S.– Canadian border between Lake Erie and
❖Niagara Falls
▪ One third of the country’s territory ▪ Rocky mountains with an average altitude
of more than 3000
meters above sea levels.
The Great Central Plain（中部大平原
❖Canada on the north ❖Mexico and the Gulf of MexiΒιβλιοθήκη o on thesouth
❖Atlantic Ocean on the east ❖Pacific Ocean on the west
total area—9.5 million square kilometers;