英语国家概况美国部分

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Chapter: 13 geography 地理位置

1.Alaska and Hawaii are the two newest states in American.Alaska northwestern Can ada,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 co untry 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 smalles t.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.

4.The Rockies,the backbone of the North American Continent,is also known as the C ontinental Divide.

英语国家概况-美国

❖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
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）
▪ 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
Alaska (ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱ拉斯加地区)

《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》。

英语国家概况——美国篇

(1)
New England
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6 states: CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT
Europeans’ first settlements
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geographical features
historic sites top-ranking universities & colleges Harvard, Yale, MIT etc.
The South Region
13 states

plentiful rainfall & a mild climate
crops grown frost-free 6 months industry developing population growing
(3)
The Western Region
New York

the largest city of the US
3 islands (at the mouth of Hudson river):
Manhattan Island Long Island Staten Island

5 boroughs:
Manhattan Brooklyn Bronx Staten Island Queens
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英语国家概况——美国篇

(1)
New England
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6 states: CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT
Europeans’ first settlements
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• •
geographical features
historic sites top-ranking universities & colleges Harvard, Yale, MIT etc.
San Francisco

A center of oil-refining, chemicals,
commerce, finance & the shipping industry

The transcontinental railroad – connecting
itself with the industrial & agricultural
300 million (Oct.17,2006)
200 million (July 1, 1968)
100 million (July 1, 1915)
303,593,258 (March 9, 2008)
400 million (as early as 2043)

DISTRIBUTION of the population:

英语国家概况-美国篇中英翻译

chapter 13 geography 地理位置

美国的全称是美利坚合众国。我们通常简称它为美国。

The full name of the United States is the United States of America ，Often we just call it the United States, the U. S. or simply America.

1. 阿拉斯加和夏威夷是最近加入美国的两个新州(1959年)。阿拉斯加在加拿大的西北部，夏威夷位邻中太平洋。

Alaska and Hawaii are the two newest states in American(1959年).Alaska lies in northwestern Canada，and Hawaii lies in the central Pacific.

2.美国陆地面积为930万平方公里。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。

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.

3.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。

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.

英语国家概况美国部分

英语国家概况美国部分Chapter 14 Population, Race and Ethnic Groups1. The first immigrants in American history came from England and Netherlands.2. By the year 2050, the population is expected to climb to 383 million, a 50% increase.3. About 77% of the population in the United States lived in more than 283 city areas in 1988.4. Mobility (one the move) is the one of the characteristics of the American people. 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。7. A large number of blank people move out of the south to other areas during the period between 1920-1960.大批黑人离开南方涌向外地发生在1920-1960年间。8. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 added protections（加强维护） for the right to vote, to use public facilities(公共设施) and to enjoy the same education as white people. 9. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was meant to guarantee(保证) the blacks and others the right to vote.10. Traditionally, the mainstream American were called WASPs, that is ,White Anglo-Saxon Protestants.传统上读，美国人的主流是祖先为英国新教徒的白人。Chapter 15 American History I1. Christopher Columbus an Italian navigator, supported by the Spanish queen discovered a New Continent. Amerigo Vespucci named America after him.2. The "first Americans" were the Indians. The first English colony in the Americas was founded at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607. Between 1607 and 1733 the British established 13 colonies along the east coast of North American. “最早的美国人”是印地安人，英国于1607年在美国建立了第一块殖民地，即在弗吉尼亚的詹姆斯，1607-1733年间，英国在北美洲的东海岸建立了十三个殖民地:Virginia，Maine，New Hampshire，Massachusetts，Connecticut，New York，Rhode Island，Maryland，North Carolina，South Carolina，New Jersey，Pennsylvania and Georgia.3. In 1620, 201 of Pilgrims sailed to the New World in a ship called Mayflower. They arrived at Plymouth and built the Plymouth colony.1620年，有201名英国清教徒乘坐一名为”五月花号“的船到达了普利茅斯并建立了殖民地。 4. The Puritans wanted to purity the Church of England.5. From 1630 to 1643, some 200 ships transported over 20000 Englishmen to the Massachusetts Bay colony. 约有200艘船把2万英国人抵马萨者萨弯殖民地。6. The colonists were building a new way of life in the New World. There were a number of features which would play a role in forming the American character. They were :representative form of gove

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 size

1. 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。

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chapter13geography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 of9.3million 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。

4.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。

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 size

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。

英语国家概况美国篇

• Non-renewable energy resources: coal, oil, natural gas 不可再生能源：煤、石油、天然气
• Mineral resources矿产: iron, zinc锌, copper铜, gold, lead铅, uranium铀…
Percentage of arable land by country 可耕地
US topography
Topography– US
• Vast and various广袤，多样. • Eastern US: coastal plains, Florida peninsula,
Great Lakes (5), Appalachian Mts, Mississippi Basin. • SE US: gulf coast, wetlands. • The Great Plains: w of Missi. R., e of Rocky Mt. • Western US: Rocky Mts., desert, Southern Basin. • Alaska peninsula • Hawaii archipelago
22.2%
3.1 (12th) 1.3%
3%
0.29
0.2%
2.9%
Coal 2009
US China UK
Proved reserves (million tons)

美国国家概况

英语国家概况美国部分精讲系列

Chapter: 1 geography 地理位置

1. Alaska and Hawaii are the two newest states in American. Alaska northwestern lies in 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。

4. The Rockies, the backbone of the North American Continent, is also known as the Continental Divide.

英语国家概况_第五课_美国概况_The_United_States_of_America

2: The Middle Atlantic States
The 6 states in this region are New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and West Virginia.
This area has about 1/5 of the total population of the country. It is a highly industrialized area and the nerve center of the country. The nation's capital city Washington D.C. and New York are located here. New York is one of world's busiest ports, and the financial, manufacturing and transportation center of the country.
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英语国家概况-美国Unit 1 America

❖ A shield with thirteen red and white stripes covers the eagle's breast. The shield is supported solely by the American eagle to denote that Americans should rely on their own virtue. The red and white stripes of the shield represent the states united under and supporting the blue, representing the President and Congress. The color white signifies purity and innocence; red, hardiness and valor; and blue signifies vigilance, perseverance, and justice. Above the eagle's head is a cloud surrounding a blue field containing thirteen stars, which forms a constellation. The constellation denotes that a new State is taking its place among other nations.

英语国家概况美国篇,期末整理

TheUnitedStatesofAmerica

Part1TheCountryandTheAmericanIdentity

Common-senseKnowledge

1、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：Rose

5、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）

Location

1、Canadaonthenorth；MexicoandtheGulfofMexicoonthesouth；

AtlanticOceanontheeast；PacificOceanonthewest.

2、Thelargestcountryintheworld：Russia，Canada，China，America，brazil，Australia.

3、50statesintotal

Alaska—thelargest；RhodeIsland(罗德岛州)—thesmallest；Texas（德克萨斯州）—thelargestonthemainland

英语国家概况精讲Part three(美国America)

英语国家概况精讲：第十四章美国人口种族

英语国家概况美国部分精讲系列

chapter 14：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 China 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 immigrants 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。

3。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。