美国文化期末总结‘

Geography

1.location and size

for a long time there were forty-eight states, then in 1959 Alaska and Hawaii became the forty-ninth and fiftieth states.

Of all the states Alaska is the largest in area and Rhode Island the smallest.

2.Topography-----The Face of the Land

mountains

California on the Pacific coast, you have to cross two mountain ranges----the Appalachian mountains and the Rocky mountains. Rivers and lakes

The Mississippi proper rises in the lake region in North Minesota and flows south to the Gulf of Mexico.

南北向从五大湖区流到墨西哥湾

The Mississippi has been called “ father of waters or “old man river老人河

On the Pacific side there are two great rivers：the Colorado in the south，and the Columbia，which rises in Canada。

It flows through mountains，plateaus and deep canyons

5大湖

The most important lakes in the United States are the Great Lakes。Lake Superior Lake Michigan（the only one entirely in

the U.S.）lake Huron，Lake Erie Lake Ontario。They are all located

The Great Lakes are the economic lifeline of the Midwest。五大湖经济生命线

Geographical Regions

New England is sometimes called the birthplace of America. Many famous universities and colleges such as Yale，Harvard，the Massachusetts Institute of Technology（MIT）are located here。马瑟柱塞州

New Englanders were originally known as Yankees，which came to stand for all Americans。扬基人代表美国佬

美国新英格兰人

The nation’s capital city Washington D.C. and New York are located here。

These factors make the Midwest America’s most important agriculture area。It is also a major manufacturing region and the nation’s leading centre of heavy industry。

Chicago，the largest and busiest port on the Great Lakes，is the largest industrial and commercial centre of the area。Chicago is also the cultural capital of the Midwest American West美国西部

Mining is the chief industry in the Rocky Mountains。矿业

是诺金山脉主要行业

Ghost mining towns鬼镇淘金热

Because of its scenery the tourist industry is well developed here. The Grand Canyon in north-western Arizona is one of nature’s most impressive sights。

旅游业发达

The Canyon carved by the Colorado River is科罗拉多河大峡谷

California加州Important cities in this region include Los Angeles，the Pacific Coast’s largest and busiest commercial city，San Francisco

Chapter 14 Population，Race and Ethnic Groups

1. Introduction

Immigration accounts for a major source of population growth。移民带来最多人口

Baby boom婴儿潮

2 immigration日后文化核心五月花号最早美国移民

The first immigrants in American history came from England and the Netherlands，some running away from religious and political persecution，

3 Population Movement 人口移动性

Mobility is considered to be one of the characteristics of the