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• San Francisco • Los Angeles • San Diego
▪ 14 percent of American gross domestic product ▪ predominant agriculture yielding ▪ high-tech industry centre
❖Alaska—the largest ❖Rhode Island—the smallest ❖Texas—the largest on the mainland
1. Three Geographic Divisions
Central part
Eastern part
Geographic Divisions
cities and towns with historic sites ❖top-ranking universities
▪ Harvard ▪ Yale ▪ Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
New ENGLAND
The South Region
▪ linked by canals with the five Great Lakes ▪ flows through the state of New York ▪ length—520 kilometers.
Boundary Between America and Canada
Lake Superior
seat of the Federal Government.
States
❖original 48 states ❖Alaska and Hawaii, separated from the continent,
became the 49th and 50th states in 1959.
▪ Alaska borders on northwestern Canada ▪ Hawaii lies in the central Pacific Ocean
▪ drained by the Mississippi and its tributaries
▪ five great lakes and Niagara Falls
Lake Erie
2. Main Geographical Regions
New England The Mid-Atlantic States The South The Midwest The Southwest The West
Climate
❖Mainly temperate with some mild subtropical zones with only the southern Florida and Hawaii being tropical.
❖50 centimeter rainfall line
▪ in the east—comparatively more rain, so easy agriculture; ▪ in the west—much less rain (less than 50 cm. a year) with
The United States of America
Unit 8 Geography and People
Contents
1 Geography 2 Major Cities 3 Climate 4 Natural Resources 5 People
Watch the map of U.S.A carefully and find clues to the following items
New England
❖including six states in the northeastern corner. ❖ long history—the Europeans’ first settlement ❖featured with mountains, valleys and rivers, and
Oregon & California
Alaska
❖northwestern part of America ❖Alaska--glaciers, waterfalls and lakes ❖Native population
▪ Eskimos--half of all Alaska Natives ▪ Indians ▪ Aleuts
❖Known as the “father of waters” to American Indians
▪ As Mark Twain was raised on the river, his most popular and important writings are concerned with this area．The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn tells the story of how the boy Huckleberry Finn and hiபைடு நூலகம் black friend Jim, a runaway slave, sailed down the Mississippi on a raft.
❖main agriculture output—seafood ❖industrial outputs—crude petroleum, natural gas,
precious metals, seafood processing, timber, and tourism, etc.
Alaska
❖Oregon--wealth of beautiful forests and streams ❖ California
▪ striking natural features--central valley, high mountains, and hot dry deserts.
▪ notable cities
❖The Missouri and the Ohio
▪ two of the largest tributaries of the Mississippi. ▪ form an important inland navigation and irrigation
system.
❖The Hudson River
▪ New Orleans ▪ Miami ▪ Memphis ▪ Atlanta ▪ Birmingham
American Southern Area
The Western Region
❖including 11 states, like Washington, Oregon and California, etc.
▪ abounds in lead, copper, zinc, aluminum, phosphate rock, silver, and gold.
Hawaii
Hawaii Dance
3.River and Lakes
❖ The Mississippi River ▪ the longest and the most important river in the system of the Gulf. ▪ length—6,262 kilometers ▪ drainage area—3,225,000 square kilometers.
Lake Huron
Lake Erie
The Great Lakes
Lake Ontario
Lake Michigan
The Great Lakes
❖ The most important system of inland waterways in the world.
❖ Lake Michigan—wholly within the United States
❖ including 13 states ❖ with plentiful rainfall and a mild to warm climate ❖ favorable climate for agriculture ❖ fast growing industry and population in recent years ❖great size with few large cities
▪ location (bordering neighbors ) ▪ States (the smallest & the largest state)
Size and Location
❖In the central part of North America (except Alaska and Hawaii);
Western part
The Eastern Part
❖The eastern part—the highlands formed by the Appalachian Range (阿巴拉挈亚山脉).
▪ one sixth of the territory ▪ relatively low, with an
the exception of the coastal areas along the Pacific.
Natural Resources
❖rich in mineral resources
▪ among the countries with the greatest reserves of coal, iron ore and oil.
The Great Central Plain
❖Between the Appalachians in the east and the Rocky Mountains in the west.
▪ half of America’s landmass on the continent
▪ stretch from the Great Lakes in the north to the Gulf of Mexico in the south
❖Canada on the north ❖Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico on the south ❖Atlantic Ocean on the east ❖Pacific Ocean on the west
▪ total area—9,5 million square kilometers; ▪ 50 states and the federal district of Columbia—the
Hawaii
❖eight major islands ❖about 2575 kilometres long southeast to northwest ❖ mild temperature ❖chief products—cane sugar, pineapple, and flowers
and dairy products. ❖coffee beans, bananas, and macadamia nuts. ❖tourist business—largest source of income.
❖ part of the national boundary between the United States and Canada runs through this chain of lakes.
Niagara Falls--located on the U.S.–Canadian border between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
average altitude of 800 meters above sea level
The Western Part
❖ High plateaus (高原) and mountains—extending from Canada through the western part of the United States to Mexico and further south. ▪ One third of the country’s territory ▪ Rocky mountains
▪ 14 percent of American gross domestic product ▪ predominant agriculture yielding ▪ high-tech industry centre
❖Alaska—the largest ❖Rhode Island—the smallest ❖Texas—the largest on the mainland
1. Three Geographic Divisions
Central part
Eastern part
Geographic Divisions
cities and towns with historic sites ❖top-ranking universities
▪ Harvard ▪ Yale ▪ Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
New ENGLAND
The South Region
▪ linked by canals with the five Great Lakes ▪ flows through the state of New York ▪ length—520 kilometers.
Boundary Between America and Canada
Lake Superior
seat of the Federal Government.
States
❖original 48 states ❖Alaska and Hawaii, separated from the continent,
became the 49th and 50th states in 1959.
▪ Alaska borders on northwestern Canada ▪ Hawaii lies in the central Pacific Ocean
▪ drained by the Mississippi and its tributaries
▪ five great lakes and Niagara Falls
Lake Erie
2. Main Geographical Regions
New England The Mid-Atlantic States The South The Midwest The Southwest The West
Climate
❖Mainly temperate with some mild subtropical zones with only the southern Florida and Hawaii being tropical.
❖50 centimeter rainfall line
▪ in the east—comparatively more rain, so easy agriculture; ▪ in the west—much less rain (less than 50 cm. a year) with
The United States of America
Unit 8 Geography and People
Contents
1 Geography 2 Major Cities 3 Climate 4 Natural Resources 5 People
Watch the map of U.S.A carefully and find clues to the following items
New England
❖including six states in the northeastern corner. ❖ long history—the Europeans’ first settlement ❖featured with mountains, valleys and rivers, and
Oregon & California
Alaska
❖northwestern part of America ❖Alaska--glaciers, waterfalls and lakes ❖Native population
▪ Eskimos--half of all Alaska Natives ▪ Indians ▪ Aleuts
❖Known as the “father of waters” to American Indians
▪ As Mark Twain was raised on the river, his most popular and important writings are concerned with this area．The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn tells the story of how the boy Huckleberry Finn and hiபைடு நூலகம் black friend Jim, a runaway slave, sailed down the Mississippi on a raft.
❖main agriculture output—seafood ❖industrial outputs—crude petroleum, natural gas,
precious metals, seafood processing, timber, and tourism, etc.
Alaska
❖Oregon--wealth of beautiful forests and streams ❖ California
▪ striking natural features--central valley, high mountains, and hot dry deserts.
▪ notable cities
❖The Missouri and the Ohio
▪ two of the largest tributaries of the Mississippi. ▪ form an important inland navigation and irrigation
system.
❖The Hudson River
▪ New Orleans ▪ Miami ▪ Memphis ▪ Atlanta ▪ Birmingham
American Southern Area
The Western Region
❖including 11 states, like Washington, Oregon and California, etc.
▪ abounds in lead, copper, zinc, aluminum, phosphate rock, silver, and gold.
Hawaii
Hawaii Dance
3.River and Lakes
❖ The Mississippi River ▪ the longest and the most important river in the system of the Gulf. ▪ length—6,262 kilometers ▪ drainage area—3,225,000 square kilometers.
Lake Huron
Lake Erie
The Great Lakes
Lake Ontario
Lake Michigan
The Great Lakes
❖ The most important system of inland waterways in the world.
❖ Lake Michigan—wholly within the United States
❖ including 13 states ❖ with plentiful rainfall and a mild to warm climate ❖ favorable climate for agriculture ❖ fast growing industry and population in recent years ❖great size with few large cities
▪ location (bordering neighbors ) ▪ States (the smallest & the largest state)
Size and Location
❖In the central part of North America (except Alaska and Hawaii);
Western part
The Eastern Part
❖The eastern part—the highlands formed by the Appalachian Range (阿巴拉挈亚山脉).
▪ one sixth of the territory ▪ relatively low, with an
the exception of the coastal areas along the Pacific.
Natural Resources
❖rich in mineral resources
▪ among the countries with the greatest reserves of coal, iron ore and oil.
The Great Central Plain
❖Between the Appalachians in the east and the Rocky Mountains in the west.
▪ half of America’s landmass on the continent
▪ stretch from the Great Lakes in the north to the Gulf of Mexico in the south
❖Canada on the north ❖Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico on the south ❖Atlantic Ocean on the east ❖Pacific Ocean on the west
▪ total area—9,5 million square kilometers; ▪ 50 states and the federal district of Columbia—the
Hawaii
❖eight major islands ❖about 2575 kilometres long southeast to northwest ❖ mild temperature ❖chief products—cane sugar, pineapple, and flowers
and dairy products. ❖coffee beans, bananas, and macadamia nuts. ❖tourist business—largest source of income.
❖ part of the national boundary between the United States and Canada runs through this chain of lakes.
Niagara Falls--located on the U.S.–Canadian border between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
average altitude of 800 meters above sea level
The Western Part
❖ High plateaus (高原) and mountains—extending from Canada through the western part of the United States to Mexico and further south. ▪ One third of the country’s territory ▪ Rocky mountains