英语国家概况美国篇.pptx

英语国家概况美国篇.pptx

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UStopographyTopographyUSVastandvarious广袤，多样.EasternUS:

coastalplains,Floridapeninsula,GreatLakes（5）,AppalachianMts,MississippiBasin.SEUS:

gulfcoast,wetlands.TheGreatPlains:

wofMissi.R.,eofRockyMt.WesternUS:

RockyMts.,desert,SouthernBasin.AlaskapeninsulaHawaiiarchipelagoMountMcKinley（Alaska,6,194m）MajorriversMissouri:

4,128km,longestMississippi:

3,766km,largestOhio:

1,580km,tributaryofMissi.Tennessee:

1,049km,tributaryofOhioColoradoColumbiaMississippiriver,NewOrleans,2006TheGreatLakeshold20percentoftheworldssurfacefreshwater.五大湖拥有全球20%地表淡水。

TheGreatLakesregioncontainsnotonlythefivemainlakesthemselves,butalsonumerousminorlakesandrivers,aswellasapproximately35,000islands.大湖区不只有五大湖，还有不计其数的小湖和小河，以及将近35000个小岛。

LakeMichiganistheonlyonethatlocatedentirelyintheUS.密歇根湖是唯一一个完全位于美国境内的湖ChicagoonLakeMichiganisthelargestcityontheGreatLakesToronto,ONLakeOntarioNiagaraWaterfallRockymountainsCentralUS:

TheGreatPlainsMt.Everest,8,848mFromtopographytonaturalresources地形地貌自然资源landresources:

arableland,pasture（grassland）,woodland,forestry,seasandoceans（fishery）,continentalshelf.土地资源：

可耕地、畜牧草地、林地、森林、海洋（渔业）、大陆架Waterresources:

rivers,lakes,seas,oceans,undergroundwater.水资源：

江河湖海、地下水Renewableenergyresources:

sunsolarenergy,windwindpower,water（freshwater,seasandoceans）hydropower/tidalenergy.可再生能源：

太阳能、风能、水利、潮汐Non-renewableenergyresources:

coal,oil,naturalgas不可再生能源：

煤、石油、天然气Mineralresources矿产:

iron,zinc锌,copper铜,gold,lead铅,uranium铀Percentageofarablelandbycountry可耕地Landresources土地资源Country国家国家Arableland可耕地可耕地pasture,grassland畜牧用地畜牧用地Forestry,woodland森林森林USA16.29%（1st）25%30%（4th）China11.62%（4th）41.4%20.36%（5th）UK24.88%（79th）46%12%OilproducingcountriespetroleumProvedcrudeoilreserves（billionbarrels,2014）Consump-tionrankingImportrankingExportrankingUS37（11th）115Chn14（14th）220+20+UK3（20+）774Naturalgas2013Provedreserves（trillioncubicmeters）ShareoftotalproductionAnnualconsump-tionshareoftotalUS6.933.7%22.2%China3.1（12th）1.3%3%UK0.290.2%2.9%Coal2009Provedreserves（milliontons）ShareoftotalproductionAnnualproductionshareoftotalAnnualconsump-tionshareoftotalUS237,295（1st）15.2%（2nd）15.2%（2nd）15.2%（2nd）China114,500（4th）39.7%（1st）49.7%（1st）46.9%（1st）UK191N/A0.3%（23rd）0.9%Populationsizenotyettakenintoconsideration还未计入人口总数Implicationforthecountryseconomicprospect?

对国家经济前景的影响Resourcescarcity资源短缺Energysecurity.能源安全Foodsecurity.食品安全Watersecurity.水资源安全ClimateClimatetypes:

oceanic/maritimecontinental,（sub-）tropical,（sub-）arctic,polar,desertHowtodescribetheclimate:

mild/temperateharsh,（semi-）humiddry/arid,uniformdiverseTemperature:

varied/changeable,littlechangeseasons:

distinct.UKclimate:

temperatemaritimeclimate.0C30Cbutvariable:

changingfromdaytoday.Distinct4seasons:

spring（3-5）,summer（6-8）,autumn（9-11）,winter（12-2）AllclimatetypescanbefoundintheUS.Mostareas:

temperate温带Hawaii+S.Florida:

tropical热带Alaska:

polar极地;theGreatPlains:

aridorsemiarid干旱或半干旱California:

Mediterranean地中海Acrossthewholecountry,temperaturedifferencesinwinteraregreat,butinsummerthediversityisconsiderablyless.Naturaldisasters:

tornado龙卷风,hurricane飓风PoliticalgeographyInternationalpolitics（geo-politics地缘政治）InsidetheState:

Administrativedivision.e.g.-Province（state）-Counties-Municipalities自治市Suchdivisionistheresultofhistoryaswellaspoliticalconsiderations.划分是历史的结果，也是政治的考虑USA50states,1federaldistrictYoungnation,carefuldesignstate,county,city,town,village50states+WashingtonD.C.WashingtonD.C.Federaldistrict179019.4%coveredwithpark,tieswithNYSummer:

b/t31and21C;winter:

0to-2CCapitolHillNewYork-largestcityintheUS-atthemouthoftheHudsonRiver.-Dutchtradingpostin1624-Population:

8,400,000（2009）-Internationalcentreofcommerce,finance,media,culture,art,fashion,research,education,entertainment,andintlpolitics.-5boroughs:

Brooklyn,Queens,Manhattan,theBronx,andtheStatenIslandsBigAppleMidtownManhattan,theUnitedNationsHeadquarters,theStatueofLiberty,TimesSquare,theUnisphereinQueens,theBrooklynBridge,andLowerManhattanwiththeStatenIslandFerrythecitythatneversleepsthecityofangels,2ndlargest（LA）3rdlargest,onthelakeofMichigan.（Chicago）