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Geography

GeographyLandofpromiseandopportunityLandofmiraclesandachievementsLandofparadoxandcontradictionsLandofodditiesandabsurditiesLandofinequalityandinjusticeLandofpromiseandopportunitLocationandSizeTopographyGeographicalRegionsClimate

Howmanystatesarethereintheunitedstates?Whichoneisthelargestandwhichoneisthesmallest?WhydoestheUnitedStateshaveanideallocationfortrade?ListthemainriversandlakesintheUnitedStates.Andwhatarethebenefitsofthem?HowmanygeographicalregionscanbefoundintheUnitedStates?Whatarethey?HowmanytypesofclimatecanbefoundintheUnitedStates?Whatarethey?AndwhatarethefactorswhichinfluencetheclimateoftheUnitedStates?LocationandSizeHowmanystLocationandSizeTopographyGeographicalRegionsClimate

LocationandSizeTheUnitedStatesofAmericaTheUnitedStatesTheU.SAmerica

TheUnitedStatesofAmericaArea:9.83millionkm2Population:morethan300millionpeople

TheStar-SpangledBannerArea:9.83millionkm2TheStAmericanGeography美國地理英文簡介課件

1.MountainsTheAppalachianmountainsTheRockymountains:thebackboneoftheNorthAmericancontinent(ContinentalDivide)1.Mountai

2.RiversandLakes

TheMississippi:3,782km:“fatherofwaters”over6,000km“oldmanriver”TheMissouri:3,725kmMontana--St.LouisTheriverOhio:1500kmPittsburgh—CairotheAmericanRuhr

2.RiversandLakes

OnthePacificSide:TheColorado:2,330kmintotheGulfofCaliforniatheColumbiaInthesouth:theRioGrandeRiver:3,200km

OnthePacificSide:TheColo

TheGreatLakes:LakeSuperior:thelargestfreshwaterlakeLakeMichigan:theonlyoneentirelyintheU.SLakeHuronLakeErieLakeOntario

TheGreatLakes:AmericanGeography美國地理英文簡介課件AmericanGeography美國地理英文簡介課件

AmericanGeography美國地理英文簡介課件Region1(Northeast)Division1(NewEngland)MaineNewHampshireVermontMassachusettsRhodeIslandConnecticutDivision2(MiddleAtlantic)NewYorkPennsylvaniaNewJerseyDelawareMarylandWestVirginiaRegion1(Northeast)Region2(Midwest)Division3(EastNorthCentral)WisconsinMichiganIllinoisIndianaOhioDivision4(WestNorthCentral)NorthDakotaSouthDakotaNebraskaKansasMinnesotaIowaMissouri

Region2(Midwest)Region3(South)Division5(SouthAtlantic)DelawareMarylandDistrictofColumbiaVirginiaWestVirginiaNorthCarolinaSouthCarolinaGeorgiaFloridaDivision6(EastSouthCentral)KentuckyTennesseeMississippiAlabamaDivision7(WestSouthCentral)OklahomaTexasArkansasLouisianaRegion3(South)Region4(West)Division8(Mountain)Idaho

MontanaWyomingNevadaUtahColoradoArizonaNewMexicoDivision9(Pacific)AlaskaWashingtonOregonCaliforniaHawaiiRegion4(West)Mountainousorhilly

DairyingThebirthplaceofAmerica:thechiefcentreoftheAmericanWarofIndependenceof1776Inthe19thcentury,itplayedaprominentroleinthemovementtoabolish

slaveryintheUnitedStates,hostedthefirstpiecesofAmericanliteratureandphilosophy,washometothebeginningsoffreepubliceducation,andwasthefirstregionoftheUnitedStatestobetransformedbytheNorthAmericanIndustrialRevolution.NewEnglanders:YankeesMountainousorhilly

DairyingThetraditionalMid-AtlanticStatescomprisethemostdensely-populatedofthenineU.S.regions,andanchorthemegalopoliswhichrunsfromBostontoWashington,D.C..ThetraditionalMid-AtlanticSAgriculturalarea

manufacturingregion

centreofheavyindustryChicago:thelargestandbusiestportontheGreatLakes;thelargestindustrialandcommercialcentre;thelargestmanufactureroffarmmachineryDetroitSt.LouisAgriculturalarea

manufacturinTheSouthernUnitedStates—commonlyreferredtoastheAmericanSouth,Dixie,orsimplythe

South—constitutesalargedistinctiveregioninthesoutheasternandsouth-centralUnitedStates.TheSouthernUnitedStates—comHumidsubtropicalclimateAgricultureVacationresortsTextileindustryHeadquartersofrocketandmissileindustryHumidsubtropicalclimateBecauseoftheregion'suniqueculturalandhistoricheritage,includingNativeAmericans;earlyEuropeansettlementsofSpanish,EnglishandFrenchheritage;importationoftensofthousandsofenslavedAfricans;growthofalargeproportionofAfricanAmericansinthepopulation,relianceonslavelabor,andlegacyoftheConfederacyaftertheAmericanCivilWar,theSouthdevelopeditsowncustoms,literature,musicalstyles,andvariedcuisines.Inthelastfewdecades,theSouthhasbecomemoreindustrializedandurban,attractinginternalandinternationalmigrants.AspartsoftheSouthareamongthefastest-growingareasinthenation,theyaredevelopingnewcultures.Inrecentyearsaprocesscalledsouthernizationhasbecomemoreandmoreimportant.Becauseoftheregion'suniqueLocationandSizeTopographyGeographicalRegionsClimate

LargestCitiesintheSouthernU.S.Rank

City

State(s)and/orTerritory

July1,2006

PopulationEstimate

1HoustonTX2,144,4912SanAntonioTX1,296,6823DallasTX1,232,9404JacksonvilleFL794,5555AustinTX709,8936MemphisTN670,9027FtWorthTX653,3208CharlotteNC630,4789ElPasoTX609,41510LouisvilleKY558,541LocationandSizeLargestCitLocationandSizeTopographyGeographicalRegionsClimate

TheGreatPlains:dryfaming,irrigationfarming,cattleandsheepherdingDenver:thelargestcity,recreationcentreTheRockyMountains:miningandtouristindustryIntermountainBasinandPlateaus:irrigatedfarmingandminingPhoenix:thelargestcitySalkLakeCity:thecentreoftransportationandtradeLocationandSizeTheGreatPLocationandSizeTopographyGeographicalRegionsClimate

YellowstoneNationalPark,setasidebytheU.S.CongressasanationalparkonMarch1,1872,islocatedmostlyintheU.S.stateofWyoming,thoughitalsoextendsintoMontanaandIdaho.Theparkwasthefirstofitskind,andisknownforitswildlifeanditsmanygeothermalfeatures

LocationandSizeYellowstoneLocationandSizeTopographyGeographicalRegionsClimate

RockyMountainNationalParkisaNationalParklocatedinthenorth-centralregionoftheU.S.stateofColorado.Itfeaturesmajesticmountainviews,avarietyofwildlife,variedclimatesandenvironmentsLocationandSizeRockyMountLocationandSizeTopographyGeographicalRegionsClimate

GlacierNationalParkislocatedintheU.S.stateofMontana,borderingtheCanadianprovincesofAlbertaandBritishColumbia.LocationandSizeGlacierNatLocationandSizeTopographyGeographicalRegionsClimate

Fruits,vegetablesFishingstatesLosAngeles:thelargestandbusiestcommercialcitySanFranciscoSeattleLocationandSizeFruits,vegLocationandSizeTopographyGeographicalRegionsClimate

1.North-easternpart(NewEngland):ahumidcontinentalclimatelongerandhottersummersinthesouthcolderwinterinthenorth2.south-easternpart:ahumidsub-tropicalclimateusuallyhotsummersmildwintershurricanes(latesummerandearlyautumn)LocationandSize1.North-eaLocationandSizeTopographyGeographicalRegionsClimate

3.Midwest:thehumidcontinentalandhumidsubtropicalclimate4.TheGreatPlains:thecontinentalsteppeclimate5.Theintermountainregions:thecontinentaldesertclimate6.ThePacificnorthwest:amaritimeclimate7.ThePacificsouthernpart:Mediterraneanclimate(warm,drysummersandmoistwinters)LocationandSize3.Midwest:

Geography

GeographyLandofpromiseandopportunityLandofmiraclesandachievementsLandofparadoxandcontradictionsLandofodditiesandabsurditiesLandofinequalityandinjusticeLandofpromiseandopportunitLocationandSizeTopographyGeographicalRegionsClimate

Howmanystatesarethereintheunitedstates?Whichoneisthelargestandwhichoneisthesmallest?WhydoestheUnitedStateshaveanideallocationfortrade?ListthemainriversandlakesintheUnitedStates.Andwhatarethebenefitsofthem?HowmanygeographicalregionscanbefoundintheUnitedStates?Whatarethey?HowmanytypesofclimatecanbefoundintheUnitedStates?Whatarethey?AndwhatarethefactorswhichinfluencetheclimateoftheUnitedStates?LocationandSizeHowmanystLocationandSizeTopographyGeographicalRegionsClimate

LocationandSizeTheUnitedStatesofAmericaTheUnitedStatesTheU.SAmerica

TheUnitedStatesofAmericaArea:9.83millionkm2Population:morethan300millionpeople

TheStar-SpangledBannerArea:9.83millionkm2TheStAmericanGeography美國地理英文簡介課件

1.MountainsTheAppalachianmountainsTheRockymountains:thebackboneoftheNorthAmericancontinent(ContinentalDivide)1.Mountai

2.RiversandLakes

TheMississippi:3,782km:“fatherofwaters”over6,000km“oldmanriver”TheMissouri:3,725kmMontana--St.LouisTheriverOhio:1500kmPittsburgh—CairotheAmericanRuhr

2.RiversandLakes

OnthePacificSide:TheColorado:2,330kmintotheGulfofCaliforniatheColumbiaInthesouth:theRioGrandeRiver:3,200km

OnthePacificSide:TheColo

TheGreatLakes:LakeSuperior:thelargestfreshwaterlakeLakeMichigan:theonlyoneentirelyintheU.SLakeHuronLakeErieLakeOntario

TheGreatLakes:AmericanGeography美國地理英文簡介課件AmericanGeography美國地理英文簡介課件

AmericanGeography美國地理英文簡介課件Region1(Northeast)Division1(NewEngland)MaineNewHampshireVermontMassachusettsRhodeIslandConnecticutDivision2(MiddleAtlantic)NewYorkPennsylvaniaNewJerseyDelawareMarylandWestVirginiaRegion1(Northeast)Region2(Midwest)Division3(EastNorthCentral)WisconsinMichiganIllinoisIndianaOhioDivision4(WestNorthCentral)NorthDakotaSouthDakotaNebraskaKansasMinnesotaIowaMissouri

Region2(Midwest)Region3(South)Division5(SouthAtlantic)DelawareMarylandDistrictofColumbiaVirginiaWestVirginiaNorthCarolinaSouthCarolinaGeorgiaFloridaDivision6(EastSouthCentral)KentuckyTennesseeMississippiAlabamaDivision7(WestSouthCentral)OklahomaTexasArkansasLouisianaRegion3(South)Region4(West)Division8(Mountain)Idaho

MontanaWyomingNevadaUtahColoradoArizonaNewMexicoDivision9(Pacific)AlaskaWashingtonOregonCaliforniaHawaiiRegion4(West)Mountainousorhilly

DairyingThebirthplaceofAmerica:thechiefcentreoftheAmericanWarofIndependenceof1776Inthe19thcentury,itplayedaprominentroleinthemovementtoabolish

slaveryintheUnitedStates,hostedthefirstpiecesofAmericanliteratureandphilosophy,washometothebeginningsoffreepubliceducation,andwasthefirstregionoftheUnitedStatestobetransformedbytheNorthAmericanIndustrialRevolution.NewEnglanders:YankeesMountainousorhilly

DairyingThetraditionalMid-AtlanticStatescomprisethemostdensely-populatedofthenineU.S.regions,andanchorthemegalopoliswhichrunsfromBostontoWashington,D.C..ThetraditionalMid-AtlanticSAgriculturalarea

manufacturingregion

centreofheavyindustryChicago:thelargestandbusiestportontheGreatLakes;thelargestindustrialandcommercialcentre;thelargestmanufactureroffarmmachineryDetroitSt.LouisAgriculturalarea

manufacturinTheSouthernUnitedStates—commonlyreferredtoastheAmericanSouth,Dixie,orsimplythe

South—constitutesalargedistinctiveregioninthesoutheasternandsouth-centralUnitedStates.TheSouthernUnitedStates—comHumidsubtropicalclimateAgricultureVacationresortsTextileindustryHeadquartersofrocketandmissileindustryHumidsubtropicalclimateBecauseoftheregion'suniqueculturalandhistoricheritage,includingNativeAmericans;earlyEuropeansettlementsofSpanish,EnglishandFrenchheritage;importationoftensofthousandsofenslavedAfricans;growthofalargeproportionofAfricanAmericansinthepopulation,relianceonslavelabor,andlegacyoftheConfederacyaftertheAmericanCivilWar,theSouthdevelopeditsowncustoms,literature,musicalstyles,andvariedcuisines.Inthelastfewdecades,theSouthhasbecomemoreindustrializedandurban,attractinginternalandinternationalmigrants.AspartsoftheSouthareamongthefastest-growingareasinthenation,theyaredevelopingnewcultures.Inrecentyearsaprocesscalledsouthernizationhasbecomemoreandmoreimportant.Becauseoftheregion'suniqueLocationandSizeTopographyGeographicalRegionsClimate

LargestCitiesintheSouthernU.S.Rank

City

State(s)and/orTerritory

July1,2006

PopulationEstimate

1HoustonTX2,144,4912SanAntonioTX1,296,6823DallasTX1,232,9404JacksonvilleFL794,5555AustinTX709,8936MemphisTN670,9027FtWorthTX653,3208CharlotteNC630,4789ElPasoTX609,41510LouisvilleKY558,541LocationandSizeLargestCitLocationandSizeTopographyGeographicalRegionsClimate

TheGreatPlains:dryfaming,irrigationfarming,cattleandsheepherdingDenver:thelargestcity,recreationcentreTheRockyMountains:miningandtouristindustryIntermountainBasinandPlateaus:irrigatedfarmingandminingPhoenix:thelargestcitySalkLakeCity:thecentreoftransportationandtradeLocationandSizeTheGreatPLocationandSizeTopographyGeographicalRegionsClimate

YellowstoneNationalPark,setasidebytheU.S.CongressasanationalparkonMarch1,1872,islocatedmostlyintheU.S.stateofWyoming,thoughitalsoextendsintoMontanaandIdaho.Theparkwasthefirstofitskind,andisknownforitswildlifeanditsmanygeothe

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