《必威体育精装版英美概况》-美国部分-Chapter 6.pptx

Chapter6TheEconomy◎Learningobjectives:Inthispart,wewilllearnsomegeneralfeaturesofUSeconomy,especiallyitseconomicalposition,problemsandvisionofitspillarindustries.

◎Focalpoints:1.Agriculture2.Industry3.Service4.Trade

◎Detailedstudy:1.AgricultureAgricultureisamajorindustryintheUnitedStatesandthecountryisanetexporteroffood.Americanagriculturehasbecomean“agribusiness”:acombinationofagriculturewithotherbusinessessuchasfoodprocessing.

Questiontoponder:WhatarethegreatfactorsfortheUnitedStatestodevelopitsagriculture?--Thefactorscanbesimplyclassifiedintotwocategories:naturalfactorsandhumanfactors.Naturalfactors:a.vastfarmlandb.fertilesoilc.moderateclimat

Humanfactors:a.highlevelofmechanizationandtechnologyb.goodorganizationc.largeinvestmentd.highlytrainedlabor

1.1ArableFarmingWarm-upquestion:Doyouknowwhatis“arablefarming”?WhatarethemajorarableproductionsintheUnitedStates?

Reference:Arablefarmingmeanscultivationofcrops,asopposedtothekeepingofanimals.Cropsmaybecereals,vegetables,orplantsforproducingoilsorcloth.Arablefarminggenerallyrequireslessattentionthanlivestockfarming.

Americanstapleagriculturalproductsincludecorn,soybean,wheat,rice,tobacco,sorghum(高粱),cotton,fruitandsugarcane(甘蔗).

Corna.TheUSisthelargestproducerofcorn.b.Ittakes?oftheagriculturalland.Wheata.Theproductionissecondtocorn.b.GreatplainisthemajorproductiondistrictRicea.The5thlargestexporterb.Itexportedthehighestdollarvaluedurin2018.Soybeana.TheUSproduceshalfoftheworldsoybeans.b.ItconcentratedheavilyinIowaandIllinois.

1.2LivestockFarming

Activities:Trytolocatethegeneralproductionareasonthelivestock:cattle,hogandchickenproduction.

1.3FishingThefeaturesoffishingindus