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The national flag
50 stars: 50 states 13 stripes: the f i r s t 13 states that used to be
colonies red: valor and hardiness white: innocence and purity blue: vigilance, perseverance and justice
The Central valley of Californ highly productive area basic field crops as sugar beets, beans, rice and cotton
Climate
The United States is mainly situated i the northern temperate zone.
Administrative States
· 50 states The largest in area: Alaska The second: Texas The youngest: Alaska and Hawaii
· Afederal district The District of Columbia Capital City: Washington
Yellowstone National Park
It covers an area of about 9000 sq.km.There are about 3,000 geysers and hot springs in the park.There are also other natural wonders.
Deep South
South Carolina Georgia Texas Alabama Mississippi Louisiana
The central part: The Mississippi River Basin
large area of flatlands covers 2000 km.in width
Bald Eagle
The Statue of Liberty
Uncle Sam
American Gothic
Buffalo Nickel
The capitol of America
The White House
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Geographical Features and Natural Resources
flows about 6,400kmfromits northwestern source inthe Rockiesto the GulfofMexico． named bythe Indians, meaning“Fatherof Water”
The MissouriRiver（密苏里河） 4,090kmlong; the maintributaryofthe Mississippi; the longestriverinthe U.S.Northand SouthDakotas
The Mississippi River Basin
Midwest The Mississippi River Great Plains (between the Mississip River and the Rockies)
The Midwest( The Middle West)
the northeastern part of the Mississip River Basin and l i e s in the general are of the Great Lakes.
The western slopes
cool, rainy and cloudy Washington states near the Pacific has the highest rainfall in the U.S.
Natural Resources a large deposit of Iron ore.The richer ores are exhausted, but large amounts of lower-grade materials remain and form the basis of thriving industry, Iron ores are also mined in Missouri, York, Utah and Wyoming.
Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma TexasGreat Plains(sixstates)northsouthThe western slopes
cool, rainyandcloudy Washingtonstates near the Pacifichas the highestrainfallinthe U.S.Ohio Michigan Indiana Illinois Wisconsin Missouri Iowa MinnesotaeastwestMidwestClimate The United States is mainlysituatedinthe northerntemperatezone.
New England: relatively cold.Winters are long and hard.
Middle Atlantic states region: generally pleasant, four definite sea
Midwest: temperat e
summer: very hot, tornado appearing winter:
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The Appalachian Mountains
in the west of Atlantic coastal pl Canada --- Georgia and Alabama the highest point : 2000m above se
The Atlantic Seacoast West to the Appalachians
Three Basic areas The highlands in the east The mountains in the west The vast plain region in betwee
( Alaska and Hawaii are away from the continental U.S.)
The national emblem
The ribbon with the words “the United states”
The thirteen stars in the cloud
National Flag
The bald eagle
Olive branch
The arrows
The national flower
Midwest
Ohio Michigan Indiana Illinois Wisconsin Missouri Iowa Minnesota
east west
The Great Plains
Wheat and corn are main crops and in the west sections, cattl raising i s more important.
It is a flat and fertile region.It is t densely populated region of the USA, a famous for its great cities and ports, financial
Deep south The coast plain is very low and wide.The soil of this region var greatly.The rivers, fertile pla and mild temperatures of the south make it suitable for large scale agriculture.
Size
9,372,610 sq.km
4,500 km from east to west
the fou - 17,075,200 2. 加拿大 - 9,984,670 3. 中国 - 9,600,000 4. 美国 - 9,372,615 5. 巴西 - 8,511,965 6. 澳大利亚 - 7,686,850 7. 印度 - 2,981,900
Established on March 1st, 1872 and it is the first national park.
Death Valley
On the western edge of the region 200 km.long, 86 m.below the sea leve
the lowest and hottest place in North America.
The Rockies West to the Pacific The Rocky Mountains
Great plateau and the Great Basin
Fertile Valley
Montana Wyoming Colorado Idaho Nevada Washington Oregon California
NewEngland
Maine NewHampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut
Middle Atlantic States
NewYork NewJersey Pennsylvania Maryland Delaware West Virginia
New England
Middle Atlantic States
Deep south
New England : lowland
sandy beaches, swamps, lhakeesa.invfeyrtileforests the northeastern corner of the U.S.spring and summer are pretty short Temperature: exceed 400C in summer
The number of the stars and stripes
The meaning of the stars and stripes
The meaning of the colors
NewEngland： relativelycold. Wintersare longand hard.
MiddleAtlantic states region： generallypleasant, fourdefinite seasons.The CentralvalleyofCalifornia highlyproductive area
Great Plains ( s i x states)
North and South Dakotas Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Texas
north south
The Rockies west to the Pacific Rocky mountains :
the backbone of the continent high enough to receive more rain than the surrounding plains and plateaus.
The Midwest( The Middle West)
The national f l a g thenortheasternpart oftheMississippiRiverBasinandliesinthegeneralareaoftheGreat Lakes.TheMississippiRiver（密西西比河） the most importantriverinthe country; 3,700kmlong;