英语国家概况 The United States of American

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The western part :
It consists of high plateaus and mountains, which extend from Canada through the western part of the United States to Mexico and further south. The whole area of this part holds one-third of the country's territory on the continent. The Rocky Mountains are a spectacular scene .
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Geography Climate Major Cities People
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Where is the America？
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Location: The United States is located in the central part of
North America, except Alaska and Hawaii. The country is bordered by Canada to the north, Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the wes. The total area of the country is 9.6 million square kilometers. The country includes 50 states and a federal district of Columbia. On the mainland Texas is the largest state.
Geographyic divisions:
the easten part the western part the Great Plains in between.
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Appalachian Range (阿巴拉契亚山脉）
The eastern part: consists of
the highlands formed by the Appalachian Range.
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New England:
New England is famous for its long history. The Europeans made their first settlements here. Geographically it features mountains, valleys and rivers, with many historic cities and ranking universities and colleges, including Harvard, Yale and Massachusetts Institute of Technolgy (MIT) .
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Eskimos (爱斯基摩人）
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Hawaii(夏威夷）
ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱ
Macadamia nuts (夏威夷果）
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Taking the country as a whole, the climate of the United States can be classified as temperate, with some mild subtropical zones. The southern Florida and Hawaii are tropical. Almost through the middle of the country, north to south, runs a well-known 50-centimeter rainfall line, to the east of which there is comparatively more rain. To the west there is much less rain (less than 50 centimeters a year) with the exception of the coastal areas along the Pacific.
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San Francisco is a center of oil-refining, chemicals, commerce, finance and the shipping industry.
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(the second largest city in American)
Los Angeles
Racial Assimilation:
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Asian immigrants ——Chinese
Chinatown
唐人街
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气 候 分 布 图
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Major City
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New York：is the commercial and financial center of the United States.
纽约大桥
纽约世贸双塔
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Manhattan(曼哈顿）
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Washington is in Washington D.C. It is governed directly by the federal government.
It is an important electronic center. It is known for the manufacture of tires, automobiles and aircrafts, and is also the center of atomic research. Hollywood, located in Los Angeles, is regardes as the heart of world's motion picture industry and draws a lot of ambitious young people seeking their dream of stardom.
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The Great Plains:
Lie between the Appalachians in the east and the Rocky Mountains in the west.The Great Plains occupy almost one-third of America's landmass on the continent. They stretch from the Great Lakes in the north to the Gulf of Mexico in the south. The famous Niagara Falls is located on the U.S.-Canadian border between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
Chicago
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Population：
It is the third most populous nation in the world, ranking behind China and India.
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Nation of immigrant: 1.The Indians
2.European immigrants
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(the Windy City)
is the nation's third largest city. Founded in the early 1800s, Chicago served as the main connection between the eastern coast cities and the West. The city is one of the country's leading industrial cities where both heavy and light industries are highly developed. It is now considered a center of industry, transportation, commerce and finance in the Midwest Region.It is also a cultural center, for it has one of the world's best collections of modern architecture, such as the 110-story Willis Tower and the Art Institute of Chicago.
3.The Black
4.The AsianAmericans
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Westward Movement
西进运动
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五月花号
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Immigration Act (移民法）
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The dominant American culture is English-speaking, Western European, Protestant and middle-class in character. In its early years the United States was a successful”melting pot”. As time went on, the characteristics of the dominant majority got solidified and determined to what extent other groups were accepted. Various American agencies, public and private, offered English instruction and citizenship classes to new immigrants to assist in their assimilation and becoming American citizens. Through new opportunities and new rewards, the immigrants came to accept most of the values of the dominant American culture and were, in turn, accepted by the great majority of Americans. The immigrants' attitude toward their old-world background has changed markedly, especially since the mid-20th century.