美国社会与文化2解析

2) Great ethnic diversity
Native Americans
Columbus Early Immigrants Immigrants of The 1900s Immigrants Patterns of 21st Century
A Nation of Immigrants
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One factor affecting lifestyles in the United States is the different climates. American Indians all speak the same language. The dominant American culture was established by immigrants who came from southern Europe. Throughout the history of the United States, more immigrants have come from Englishspeaking countries than any other countries.
United States is the different climates.
1) The immense size of the United States
How many types of climate can be found in the United States?

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2) Great ethnic diversity
Whites 79.96%
Blacks 12.85 % Asians 4.43 % American Indians and Alaska Natives 0.97 % Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders
How many states are there in the UБайду номын сангаасited States?

There are 50 states in the United States (48 contiguous states, 2 non-contiguous ones --- Alaska & Hawaii ). The largest one is Alaska and the smallest one is Rhode Island.
0.18 % Two or more races 1.61 %
What is the meaning of the word “Hispanic”?
Hispanic is considered to mean a person of Latin American descent living in the U.S. who may be of any race or ethnic group. Currently, about 15.1% of the total U.S. population is Hispanic. There are three groups of Hispanics that have great influence on the United States. The first group is Mexican-Americans, or Chicanos. The second group is Puerto Ricans. The third group is the Cuban-Americans who created a “little Cuba” in the Miami area.
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5. U.S. immigration policy has stayed the same for the last 100 years. 6. The English language has no adjective for United States and therefore uses the term American to refer to its people. 7. It is not possible to make generalizations about what Americans believe because they are so different.
Six types of climate can be found in the United States. They are: the humid continental climate in the north-eastern part of the country; the humid subtropical climate in the south-eastern United States; the continental steppe climate of the Great Plains; the continental desert climate of the intermountain region; the maritime climate in the Pacific northwest; the Mediterranean climate in the southern part of the pacific ocean.
The most famous river: The Mississippi River (密西西比) The largest lakes: The Great Lakes(大湖区)
The mountains: the Rocky Mountains(落基山
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