《大学英语》课程PPT教学课件（英美文化基础）1.Atlantic_to_Pacific

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1. Atlantic to Pacific

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▪ The geographical characteristic of the US ▪ 1. vast area. The US is bigger in area than the whole of Europe, spreading from the pacific coast to the Atlantic coast. 2. diversity of land features. The US comprehends land features as forest, desert, swamp, mountains, plains and one of the world’s largest river system

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▪ How many states did original Union consist of at the time of independence? ▪ Where were these states mainly located ? ▪ How many continental states are there in the US? ▪ Which states are geographically separated from the American continent? ▪ How many time zones are there in the United States?

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▪ It consisted 13 states. ▪ They were mainly along the eastern seaboard. ▪ There are 48 continental states ▪ Hawaii and Alaska ▪ There are four

I11There were four million people at the timeof independence and now there are 215million- The UK was considered as the mothercountry of the original thirteen colonies inNorth America.1Less than 1 tenth of the people areengaged in agriculture and forestry11111福智票1

▪ There were four million people at the time of independence and now there are 215 million ▪ The UK was considered as the mother country of the original thirteen colonies in North America. ▪ Less than 1 tenth of the people are engaged in agriculture and forestry

11Three distinct areas --- eastern part, thewestern part and the Great Plains in11between.The eastern part --- the highlands formedby the Appalachian Range.The western part --- high plateaus andmountains which extend from Canadathrough the western part of US to Mexico1and andfurthersouth111111111

▪ Three distinct areas - eastern part, the western part and the Great Plains in between. ▪ The eastern part - the highlands formed by the Appalachian Range. ▪ The western part - high plateaus and mountains which extend from Canada through the western part of US to Mexico and and further south

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▪ The great plains - between the Appalachians in the east and the Rocky Mountains in the west

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▪ Six regions: ▪ New England ▪ the Mid-Atlantic States ▪ the South ▪ the Middle West ▪ the Great Plain States ▪ the West

New England(6)11Maine (ME)缅因-New Hampshire (NH)新罕不什尔1 Massachusetts (MA)1Rhode lsland (RI)罗德岛Connecticut (CT)康涅迪格Vermont (VT)1意11

New England(6) ▪ Maine (ME)缅因 ▪ New Hampshire (NH)新罕不什尔 ▪ Massachusetts (MA) ▪ Rhode Island (RI)罗德岛 ▪ Connecticut (CT)康涅迪格 ▪ Vermont (VT)