英语国家概况chapter7GeographyandPeople.ppt
The United States of America,Unit 8 Geography and People,Contents,I Geography,Watch the maps of carefully and find clues to the following itemslocation(bordering neighbors),Where is the US?,America,North America,Size and Location,North America：In the central part of(except Alaska and Hawaii);on the north：Canadaon the south：Mexico and the Gulf of Mexicoon the east：Atlantic Oceanon the west：Pacific Ocean,The United States of America,Total area9,5 million square kilometers;4th largest 48 states:for many yearsAlaska and Hawaii:the 49th and 50th states in 1959.Alaska borders on northwestern CanadaHawaii lies in the central Pacific OceanAlaskathe largest Rhode Islandthe smallest Texasthe largest on the mainland,Three Geographic Divisions,The Eastern Part,The eastern partthe 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:from Canada through the western part of the United States to Mexico and further south.One third of the countrys territoryRocky mountains:3000 meters above sea level,The Great Central Plain,Between the Appalachians in the east and the Rocky Mountains in the west.,half of Americas landmassstretch from the Great Lakes in the north to the Gulf of Mexico in the south,Main Geographical Regions,The Mid-Atlantic States,New England,long historythe Europeans first settlementincluding six states in the northeastern corner.Massachusetts:Boston-biggest city,center top-ranking universities HarvardYale MIT,The South Region,including 13 states with plentiful rainfall and a mild to warm climate great size with few large cities New OrleansMiamiAtlanta,American Southern Area,The Western Region,including 11 states,like Washington,and California,etc.California San FranciscoLos Angeles 14 percent of American gross domestic product,Oregon&California,Alaska,Alaska-glaciers,waterfalls and lakes Native populationEskimos-half of all Alaska Natives IndiansAleutspetroleum,natural gas,precious metals,seafood processing,timber,and tourism,etc.,Alaska,Hawaii,In the central Pacific eight major islands mild temperaturetourist businesslargest source of income.,Hawaii,Hawaii Dance,River and Lakes,The Mississippi Riverthe longest and the most important river length6020 kilometersFather of waters,Known as the“father of waters”to American Indians Mark Twain:The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn tells the story of how the boy Huckleberry Finn and his black friend Jim,a runaway slave,sailed down the Mississippi on a raft.,The Missouri密苏里河 and the Ohio俄亥俄河two of the largest tributaries of the Mississippi.form an important inland navigation and irrigation system.Hudson River哈德逊河 flows through the state of New York length520 kilometers.,The Great Lakes,The most important system of inland waterways in the world.Lake Michiganwholly within the United States part of the national boundary between the United States and Canada runs through this chain of lakes.,Niagara Falls-located on the U.S.Canadian border between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.,Climate,Mainly temperate:mild subtropical zones Tropical:Florida and Hawaii50 centimeter rainfall linein the eastcomparatively more rain,so easy agriculture;in the westmuch less rain(less than 50 cm.a year)with the exception of the coastal areas along the Pacific.,Major Cities,Tips:New Yorkcommercial and financial center of the United StatesWashington D.C.seat of the federal governmentLos Anglessecond largest city Chicagothe windy citySeattle;Philadelphia;San Francisco;etc.,New York,Three islands Manhattan Island,Long Island and Staten Island at the mouth of Hudson River.Five boroughsManhattan,Brooklyn,Bronx,Richmond and Queens.,the headquarter of the United Nations,Time Square,The Statue of Liberty,Wall street,Washington D.C.,Governed directly by the Federal government.District of Columbianamed after Christopher Columbuscitynamed after George Washington,San Francisco,Golden Gate Bridge,Los Angels,Hollywood the heart of worlds motion pictures industry,The world famous Disneyland attracts millions of tourists every year.,Chicago,Windy city second most populous city after New York.The third largest city in US,Sears Tower,II People,The United States is the third most populous nation in the world.above 300 million.,Population,Uneven distributionThe most densely populated regionthe northeastern part About one quarter of the total land area,about half of the total population.,Nation of Immigrants,Race and ethnic groupsThe Indians European immigrantsThe Black The Asian-Americans,Indians,About 10 million Indians in North America When Columbus arrived.Westward movementthe destruction of the Indians.Today about 2.4 million Indians,White,Majority:European descendantsEnglishofficial language,The Black,About 8 million black people were brought to America from Africa as slaves from 1620 to 1820.Today the black account for about 12%of the population,Martin Luther King,Martin Luther King:non-violent civil rights movement in 1950s.his best-known speech“I Have a Dream”.Nobel Prize for peace in 1964.,I Have a Dream,I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed:We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal.I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi,a state sweltering with the heat of injustice,sweltering with the heat of oppression,will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.I have a dream today!I have a dream that one day,down in Alabama,with its vicious racists,with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification;one day right down in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.I have a dream today!I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted,and every hill and mountain shall be made low,the rough places will be made plain,and the crooked places will be made straight,and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.,Asian immigrantsChinese,Among the Asian immigrants,the Chinese were the first Asians to come to the United States.,The Nobel Prize Winners of Chinese Descendent,李政道：1926年生于上海，美籍华人，1957年获诺贝尔物理学奖，时年31岁；杨振宁：1922年生于安徽，美籍华人，1957年获获诺贝尔物理学奖，时年35岁；丁肇中：1936年生于美国，美籍华人，1976年获获诺贝尔物理学奖，时年40岁；李远哲：1936年生于台湾，美籍华人，1986年获诺贝尔获化学奖，时年50岁；朱棣文：1948年生于美国，美籍华人，1997年获诺贝尔获物理学奖，时年49岁；崔 琦：1939年生于河南，美籍华人，1998年获诺贝尔获物理学奖，时年59岁；,Racial Assimilation,The Melting Pot They speak almost the same kind of English with far less class or regional variety than in Britain.They have similar habits and manner.,The Salad BowlSince 1960s,a lot of scholars oppose against the term“melting pot”.They think America is similar to a Salad Bowl,every culture can find its position in American society.Multiculturalism is the symbol of America.,Cultural conflict,电影 Gua Sha电脑游戏设计师许大同（梁家辉 饰）与妻子简宁（蒋雯丽 饰）在美国奋斗了8年，事业有成。一次意外却令美好的家庭变得愁云惨雾：5岁的儿子生病了，老父亲（朱旭 饰）用传统的中国民间刮痧帮孙子治病。大同夫妻继而被控告虐待儿童，一个又一个物证人证令夫妻俩百口莫辩，西医根本无法了解这种传统中国疗法。因为这件事，父子与夫妻都不得已的分开了。大同伤心欲绝，面对儿子与妻子，他能做什么为自己伸冤呢？事情又能否得到圆满的解决呢？,Summary,Thank You!,
