最全美国概况课件.ppt

Philadelphia (in Pennsylvania) 5th largest city in terms of population the birthplace of the nation The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were drafted here. Detroit (in Michigan) The largest city in Michigan The Motor City San Francisco (in California) 4th largest city in California The birthplace of the United Nations Organization(1945) The Chinatown of the city is one of the largest Chinese communities in the U.S. Boston (in Massachusetts) Capital and the largest city of M. “Cradle of Liberty” “the Athens of America” 7. Major city: Major tourist attraction Yellowstone National Park Grand Canyon Niagara Falls Great Salt Lake Statue of Liberty Yellowstone National Park The first and oldest national park in the world the largest wildlife preserve in the U.S. Lies in three states: Wyoming (91%), Montana (7.6%), Idaho (7.4%) Grand Canyon one of the great natural wonders of the world Located in Arizona Niagara Falls located on the Canadian boundary between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. Great Salt Lake the largest inland salt lake in North America Statue of Liberty Located at New York Harbor The five Great Lakes Lake Michigan Lake Superior Lake Erie Lake Huron Lake Ontario --the world’s largest Group of freshwater lakes --They are all located between Canada and the US except Lake Michigan They are : Lake Superior苏必利尔湖：the largest fresh water lake in the world. Lake Michigan密歇根湖：the only one entirely in the US Lake Huron休伦湖 Lake Erie伊利湖 Lake Ontario安大略湖 2.Topography: Three Geographic Divisions Geographic Divisions Great Plains Eastern part 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 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 c