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1、1United StatesofAmerica2 Population:300 million(Oct 17,2006)Capital:Washington D.C.(District of Columbia哥伦比亚特区)General Survey Area:9.3 million square kilometers (the fourth largest country in the world)The most famous river The Mississippi River 4 The largest lakes:The Great Lakes(大湖区)The mountains:
2、the Rocky Mountains(落基山脉)states (50;48 contiguous 2 non-contiguous -Alaska&Hawaii)78 Symbols of America United States FlagStars and Stripes National Anthem the Star-Spangled Banner“national floral emblem”RosevThe idea;put forward by a French scholarvFor US;memorialize independence and human libertyF
3、or more information,please visit http:/www.nps.gov/stli/13Barbie dollsva sample collection of Barbie dolls http:/14Buffalo nickel 1911;designer-sculptor James Earl Fraser the portrait on the“heads”side:a composite of three American Indians Iron Tail,Big Tree and Two Moons15 the first“Buffalo”nickels
4、;produced in February of 1913 Two Moons died in 1917;Iron Tail and Big Tree in the 1920s1617 uncertain how the character“Uncle Sam”was created;or who he was named after prevailing theory;named after Samuel Wilson during the War of 1812;Wilson provided meat to the US Army;in barrels stamped with the
5、initials“US”Supposedly;the initials“US”stood for“Uncle Sam”Wilson18Uncle Sam a figure symbolizing the US portrayed as a tall,white-haired man with a goatee often dressed in red,white,and blue,and wears a top hat“Uncle Sam”to the US is“John Bull”to UK John BullUncle SamThe Bald Eagle-An American Embl
6、emAmerican Emblem美国国徽美国国徽21 designed by William Barton&Charles Thomsonon June,6,1782,be adopted by governmenteagle independence&freedom a shield with 13 stripes 13 states first join the federal,1777olive branch&13 arrows peace&self-defensescroll-Latin words “out of many,one”National Motto In God We
7、TrustThe CapitalThe White HouseThe Congress24Geographical Regions 1.New England 6 states of the Northeast Dairying is the most important farm activity The birthplace of America 2.The Middle Atlantic states New York,Pennsylvania,New Jersey,Delaware,Marylan,and West Virginia a highly industrialized ar
8、ea famous for its financial,manufacturing26 3.The Midwest includes 12 states lie in the northern part a major manufacturing region and the nations leading center of heavy industry 2728 4.The American South includes 13 states.Agriculture;for long the chief occupation a humid subtropical climate;leading vacation resorts rich in mineral resources;one of the richest oil-producing regions in the world30 5.The Great Plains Livestock raising;chief occupation Mining and industry;becoming important in the area because of the raw materials located there
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