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Harvard, Yale, MIT etc.9The Iv源自 LeagueBrown U.
RI
Columbia U.
NY city NY
Cornell U.
NY
Dartmouth College NH
Harvard U.
MA
U. of Pennsylvania PA
Princeton U.
NJ
Yale U.
(1) the eastern part (2) the western part (3) the Great Plains
——five Great Lakes ——Mississippi River
4
5
—— The Great Lakes (freshwater) Lake Superior Lake Huron Lake Erie Lake Ontario Lake Michigan Niagara Falls between Lake Erie & Lake Ontario on U.S.- Can. navigation linkage of many industrial areas
Location
mainland: in the central part of North America
Alaska: border northwestern Canada 1959, 49th state
Hawaii: in the central Pacific Ocean 1959, 50th state
6
—— The Mississippi River (the father of waters)
longest in North America originate from the Lake Itasca (in MN)
to the Gulf of Mexico 3780km long 3 million skm of drainage area
12
(4) California natural features notable cities GDP & agricultural yield predominant high-tech centers eg: Silicon Valley
13
(5) Alaska stretching southward from the Arctic Ocean to the Pacific a world of glaciers, waterfalls, lakes temperature low native population: Eskimos mostly, & Indians, Aleuts natural resources: agricultural industrial
50 states mainland - 48 states detached territory - Alaska offshore islands - Hawaii
Washington D.C. a federal district of Columbia
3
Three distinct areas
16
17
3.Major Cities
Washington: New York: Los Angeles: Chicago: San Francisco:
15
2. Climate
mild subtropical zones: most states tropical：southern FL, HI 50cm rainfall line
(through middle, from north to south) to the east – comparatively more rain to the west – much less rain exception of the coastal areas along the Pacific
7
Six regions
New England, Mid-Atlantic, South, Midwest, Southwest, West (1) New England (2) South Region (3) Western Region (4) California (5) Alaska (6) Hawaii
8
(1) New England
• 6 states: CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT • Europeans’ first settlements • geographical features • historic sites • top-ranking universities & colleges
CT
10
(2) The South Region 13 states
plentiful rainfall & a mild climate crops grown frost-free 6 months industry developing population growing
11
(3) The Western Region 11 states beautiful forests & streams environment protection
14
(6) Hawaii a chain of beads in central Pacific 8 major islands 2575 km long southeast to northwest temperature mild chief products largest source of income: tourist business
1
Surroundings (mainland)
on the north – Canada on the south - the Gulf of Mexico on the east - the Atlantic Ocean on the west - the Pacific Ocean
2
Administrative Region
RI
Columbia U.
NY city NY
Cornell U.
NY
Dartmouth College NH
Harvard U.
MA
U. of Pennsylvania PA
Princeton U.
NJ
Yale U.
(1) the eastern part (2) the western part (3) the Great Plains
——five Great Lakes ——Mississippi River
4
5
—— The Great Lakes (freshwater) Lake Superior Lake Huron Lake Erie Lake Ontario Lake Michigan Niagara Falls between Lake Erie & Lake Ontario on U.S.- Can. navigation linkage of many industrial areas
Location
mainland: in the central part of North America
Alaska: border northwestern Canada 1959, 49th state
Hawaii: in the central Pacific Ocean 1959, 50th state
6
—— The Mississippi River (the father of waters)
longest in North America originate from the Lake Itasca (in MN)
to the Gulf of Mexico 3780km long 3 million skm of drainage area
12
(4) California natural features notable cities GDP & agricultural yield predominant high-tech centers eg: Silicon Valley
13
(5) Alaska stretching southward from the Arctic Ocean to the Pacific a world of glaciers, waterfalls, lakes temperature low native population: Eskimos mostly, & Indians, Aleuts natural resources: agricultural industrial
50 states mainland - 48 states detached territory - Alaska offshore islands - Hawaii
Washington D.C. a federal district of Columbia
3
Three distinct areas
16
17
3.Major Cities
Washington: New York: Los Angeles: Chicago: San Francisco:
15
2. Climate
mild subtropical zones: most states tropical：southern FL, HI 50cm rainfall line
(through middle, from north to south) to the east – comparatively more rain to the west – much less rain exception of the coastal areas along the Pacific
7
Six regions
New England, Mid-Atlantic, South, Midwest, Southwest, West (1) New England (2) South Region (3) Western Region (4) California (5) Alaska (6) Hawaii
8
(1) New England
• 6 states: CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT • Europeans’ first settlements • geographical features • historic sites • top-ranking universities & colleges
CT
10
(2) The South Region 13 states
plentiful rainfall & a mild climate crops grown frost-free 6 months industry developing population growing
11
(3) The Western Region 11 states beautiful forests & streams environment protection
14
(6) Hawaii a chain of beads in central Pacific 8 major islands 2575 km long southeast to northwest temperature mild chief products largest source of income: tourist business
1
Surroundings (mainland)
on the north – Canada on the south - the Gulf of Mexico on the east - the Atlantic Ocean on the west - the Pacific Ocean
2
Administrative Region