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Lecture1GeneralFeaturesofAmerica
TheNationalFlagThenumberofthestarsandstripesThemeaningsofthestarsandstripes
TheNationalFlowerPotmarigoldRose
TheNationalBirdTheBaldEaglestandsforbravery,strengthandvictory.Thehabitatofthebaldeagle—Alaska
TheTerritoryoftheU.S.
DiscussionWhichcountrytakesmoreadvantagesingeography,USorChina?
ThePopulationoftheU.S.313,232,044(July2011est.)Ethnicgroups:white79.96%,black12.85%,Asian4.43%,AmerindianandAlaskanative0.97%,Hispanic15.1%
ImmigrantsTheleadingcountriesoforiginofimmigrantstotheUnitedStateswereMexico,India,PhilippinesandChina.Debate---illegalimmigrantsinUS
AgingofPopulationAgestructure:0-14years:20.1%15-64years:66.8%65yearsandover:13.1%
AgingofPopulationPopulationgrowthrate:0.963%(2011est.)Lifeexpectancyat:totalpopulation:78.37yearscountrycomparisontotheworld:50male:75.92yearsfemale:80.93years(2011est.)
ReligionProtestant51.3%,RomanCatholic23.9%,Jewish1.7%,Muslim0.6%,
LanguagesEnglish82.1%,Spanish10.7%,otherIndo-European3.8%,Pacificisland2.7%,other0.7%
WashingtonD.C.ThecapitaloftheU.S.WashingtonMonumentJeffersonMemorialLincolnMemorialTheWhiteHouseTheCapitolLibraryofCongress
Boston—theStateofMassachusettsItistheearliestcityestablishedintheUnitedStates.Ithasmanyfamousuniversities,suchasHarvardUniversity,MassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyandUniversityofBoston.ItisfullofEuropeanatmosphere.
NewYork(theBigApple)—theStateofNewYorkThelargestcityinboththeU.S.andtheworldSkyscrapersEmpireStateBuildingTheUnitedNationsHeadquartersChinatownWallStreetGreenwichVillageCentralPark
Philadelphia—theStateofPennsylvaniaThefourthlargestcityintheU.S.IndependenceHallBetsyRossHousePennsylvaniaAcademyoftheFineArtsFranklinInstitute
Chicago—theStateofIllinoisThesecondlargestcityintheU.S.Ithasanickname—“T
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