The United States Of America

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The United States Of America
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Chapter 8

• Geography and People

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WARM-UP

• How many states are there in the United States?
• Do you know places or scenes which is quite
  popular to tourists?
• Whats the population of the United States?
• Are there any racial problem in the United
  States?

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Geography

• Geographical Features

The united States is located in the central part
of North America.The total area of the country is
9.5 million square kilometers.
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• The United States can be divided into three
  distinct areas according to their geographical
  features the eastern part ,the western part ,and
  the Great Plains in between.

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• 1.The eastern part consists of the highlands
  formed by the Appalachian Range (???????)

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• The western part consists
• of high plateaus (??)and
• mountains.
• The Rokey Mountains (?
• ???)are a spectacular
• scene on the western
• plateaus.

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• The Great Plains lie between the Appalachians
  in the east and the Rocky Mountains in the west.

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• The United States can be typically
• divided into six regionsNew England,
• the Mid-Atlantic States , the South , the
• Midwest,the Southwest and the West.

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• New England consists of six states.
• New England is famous for having a long history
  and some of the top-ranking universities and
  colleges.

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• The South Region is composed of 13states.
• It is blessed with plentiful rainfall and a mild
  climate.
• Despite its great size

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• The Western Region includes 11 states,including
  Washington, Oregon,California, Alaska,Hawii.

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Climate

• The climate of the United States can be
  classified as temperate with some mild
  subtropical zones and the southern Florida and
  Fawaii being tropical.
• The east of which there is comparatively more
  rain.However, to the weat there is much less rain
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Major cities

• 1.New York
• commercial and financial center

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• Washington in Washington D.C
• A leading cultural center.

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• 3. San Francisco is a center of oil-refining,
• chemicals, commerce ,finance, and the
• shipping industry.

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• 4.Los Angeles is the second largest city
• in America after New York .
• It is an important electronic center.

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• 5. Chicagois the nation's third largest city ---
  the Windy City

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People

• 1.Population
• Third most populous nation in the world
• 300 million until 2006
• Uneven distribution of the population
• Most densely populated Northeastern part of the
  country
• Comparatively small population The Great Plains

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Nation of Immigrants

• Last four centuries,55 million Immigrants
• A nation of nations
• Fist people on the American continent ---from
  Asia as early as 20,000 years ago
• The Immigration Act

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Racial Assimilation

• Dominant American culture is English-speaking,
  western European ,Protestant, and middle-class in
  character.
• In its early years the United States was a
  successful "melting pot.
• As time went on , the characteristics of the
  dominant majority got solidified and they
  accepted .
• The immigrants' attitude toward their old-world
  background has changed markedly, especially since
  the mid-20th century.