英语国家概况Chapter11介绍.ppt

Chapter 11 --- Part I American Geography CONTENTS 11.1.1. American Locations 11.1.2. The American Geography 11.1.3. The American Rivers and Mountains White House The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., it was designed by Irish-born James Hoban. and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted sandstone in the late Georgian style. To be continued… British Geography * * AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES Mount Rushmore National Memorial Near Keystone, South Dakota, is a monumental granite sculpture by Gutzon Borglum (1867–1941), located within the United States Presidential Memorial that represents the first 150 years of the history of the United States of America with 60-foot (18?m) sculptures of the heads of former United States presidents (left to right): George Washington (1732–1799), Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), and Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865). LA CA HI WA NY New York Washington Hawaii California Louisiana Geographical Regions The Pacific Coast The American West The Mid-West The American South Middle Atlantic states New England New States The Top List The largest state: The smallest state: The most populous state: The least populous state: The largest cities: Alaska Rhode Island California Wyoming New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Philadelphia including six states in the northeastern corner. long history—the Europeans’ first settlement featured with mountains, valleys and rivers, and cities and towns with historic sites top-ranking universities Harvard Yale Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) New England New England The South Region 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