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River band
The West: 11 states
The arid Intermountain Plateaus (Columbia Plateaus, Great Basin, Colorado Plateaus)
8 States: Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona.
Features: Rich soil, plentiful rainfall, mild climate Strong in agriculture: tobacco, corn
The Mid-west: 12 states
Position: with Great Lakes to the north and Mississippi River to the west.
Some developed advanced agriculture, grand architecture, and state-level societies.
After Europeans began settling the Americas, many millions of indigenous Americans died from epidemics of imported diseases such as smallpox, Chicken pox.
(apricots, avocados, almonds, olives, grapes peaches) 2) forest --- lumber /Oregon 3)fishing --- Seattle/ Washington
Alaska
officially proclaimed a state in U.S in 1959 The largest state in U.S (area: 1,518,800 km2) Capital: Juneau Geography: The state is bordered by the Yukon Territory and British Columbia in Canada to the east, the Gulf of Alaska and the Pacific Ocean to the south, the Bering Sea, Bering Strait, and Chukchi Sea to the west and the Arctic Ocean to the north. Climate: arctic (north), sub-arctic (central), oceanic (south), long winters, short cool summer Industry: fishing, fur, lumber, production of wood pulp
Features: Plateaus (Grand Canyon), deserts (Death
ValleyБайду номын сангаас Natural scenery: Yellowstone National Park
The Pacific coast: 3 states: California, Oregon, Washington Features: 1) fertile land --- agriculture /California
Chapter 1 The American Land
Fifty States
The Northeast: 11 states Features: leading centers of trade and
industry, heavily populated New England (6 stats): Maine, New
Hampshire，Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont. The Mid-Atlantic States (6 states): New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland.
Hawaii
Admitted as a state in 1959 Capital: Honolulu Climate: tropical, mild
population
Varied racial and ethnic group -- “melting pot” Constant immigration
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, south Dakota.
Features： 1）heavy industry: Chicago, Detroit 2) agriculture: Corn Belt along the Mississippi
The South: 14 states
Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, and Oklahoma.
Chapter 2
Early Settlers
1. The first Americans: the Indians
The indigenous peoples of the U.S. mainland, including Alaska Natives, are most commonly believed to have migrated from Siberia, Asia. They began arriving at least 11,000 and as many as 17,000 years ago.
The West: 11 states
The arid Intermountain Plateaus (Columbia Plateaus, Great Basin, Colorado Plateaus)
8 States: Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Arizona.
Features: Rich soil, plentiful rainfall, mild climate Strong in agriculture: tobacco, corn
The Mid-west: 12 states
Position: with Great Lakes to the north and Mississippi River to the west.
Some developed advanced agriculture, grand architecture, and state-level societies.
After Europeans began settling the Americas, many millions of indigenous Americans died from epidemics of imported diseases such as smallpox, Chicken pox.
(apricots, avocados, almonds, olives, grapes peaches) 2) forest --- lumber /Oregon 3)fishing --- Seattle/ Washington
Alaska
officially proclaimed a state in U.S in 1959 The largest state in U.S (area: 1,518,800 km2) Capital: Juneau Geography: The state is bordered by the Yukon Territory and British Columbia in Canada to the east, the Gulf of Alaska and the Pacific Ocean to the south, the Bering Sea, Bering Strait, and Chukchi Sea to the west and the Arctic Ocean to the north. Climate: arctic (north), sub-arctic (central), oceanic (south), long winters, short cool summer Industry: fishing, fur, lumber, production of wood pulp
Features: Plateaus (Grand Canyon), deserts (Death
ValleyБайду номын сангаас Natural scenery: Yellowstone National Park
The Pacific coast: 3 states: California, Oregon, Washington Features: 1) fertile land --- agriculture /California
Chapter 1 The American Land
Fifty States
The Northeast: 11 states Features: leading centers of trade and
industry, heavily populated New England (6 stats): Maine, New
Hampshire，Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont. The Mid-Atlantic States (6 states): New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland.
Hawaii
Admitted as a state in 1959 Capital: Honolulu Climate: tropical, mild
population
Varied racial and ethnic group -- “melting pot” Constant immigration
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, south Dakota.
Features： 1）heavy industry: Chicago, Detroit 2) agriculture: Corn Belt along the Mississippi
The South: 14 states
Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, and Oklahoma.
Chapter 2
Early Settlers
1. The first Americans: the Indians
The indigenous peoples of the U.S. mainland, including Alaska Natives, are most commonly believed to have migrated from Siberia, Asia. They began arriving at least 11,000 and as many as 17,000 years ago.