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1、Chapter 1 Geographical Features and Natural Resources1.Choose the correct answer1-8 CDBACBBB2.fill in the blanks1.CanadaMexicothe Cuff of MexicoAtlantic Oceanthe Pacific Ocean2.The Atlantic seacoast west to the AppalachainsThe Mississippi River BasinThe Rockies west to the Pacific3.most denselyflatf
2、ertile4.productivefruitsvegetables5.LouisianaTexasTexasOklahomaCaliforniainsufficient40%6.littlefresh12%richestproductiveChapter 2 American Population1.Choose the correct answer1-8 CBDACDCB2.fill in the blanks1.third2502.1875permanent residencemoralityracenational originnational originskilledrelativ
3、es270,000700,000675,0003.indentured servantsslaves18634.Southpoverty line5.industriousintelligentmodle minoritytwice3.Question for discussion 1.Why is the US known as a “melting pot“? Answer:The United States is known as a “melting pot“,meaning that it is composed of immigrants from different nation
4、s all over the world. 3.Why do many Americans now migrate from cities to suburbs? Answer:The widespread use of automobiles and the construction of express highways made it possible for people to live farther away from their jobs.The telephone reduces the need for them to work or live in close proxim
5、ity to one another.Besides these economic and techonological changes, important social factors were involved.Subruban areas offered more living space than cities,lower crime rates,less pollution,and superior schools.It is generally believed that they are a better place for rising children. Indian Re
6、servation Answer:Ever since the discocery of the New World in 1492, the Indians have been cruelly treated. They were driven to barren desert regions, the so-called “Indian Reservations“. The reservations usually lack adequate health care facilities, educational opportunities,decent housing,and jobs.
7、 Hispanics Answer:They are the Spanish-speaking immigrants from Latin American countries. The majority traces their roots to Mexico, Pueto Rico,or Cuba. Chapter3 Discovery and Colonization of the New World1.Choose the correct answer1-8 DABBBCDC2.fill in the blanks1.Portuguesethe Cape of Good HopeSpa
8、inAtlantictheCartbbeanWest Indians2.Amerigo VespueciAmerica3.the Virginia CoastpilgrimsMayflower Compact4.appoined by the English Kingunder proprietors who themselves chose the governorsselect governors under self-governing charters5.fishingshipbuildingbreadbasketwheatpotatoesplantationtobaccocotton
9、3.Question for discussion 4.What was the social structure of the 13 colonies? Answer:Society in the 13 colonies was like a pytamid.The top was made up of merchants and landlords.The base was made up of refugees from Europe, black slaves from Africa, and native Indians. 5.Why did not the American Ind
10、ians become slaves during the colonies days? Answer:They could not put up with slaves. If an Indian was enslaved, his fellow tribe menbers would fight to free him.So the colonialists soon gave up the attempt to use them as slave labor.Instead they seized the land of the Indians and drove them away o
11、r killed them. Mayflower Compact Answer:It is signed by the pilgrims, establishing a form of local government in which the colonists agree to stick together,to abide by majority rule,to have the right to choose their leader and cooperate for the general good for the colony. The Compact sets the prec
12、edent for other colonies as they set up governments.This was the beginning of the US democracy. Thanks-giving day Answer:In 1620,the puritans in the Mayflower came the Rocky coast of what is now Massachusetts.They suffered the first cold winter.Later with the help and advice of the native Indians,the Pilgrim Fathers planted corn and other crops.They reaped a good harvest the following year, and in October,1621,to celebrate this good harvest, the Pilgrims held a feast which featured wild turkey.They called this their Thanks-giving Day.It falls on the 4th Thursday of November.
