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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上1. Atlantic to Pacific1. the diversity of the physical conditions in the United Statesin its vast area, the United stated comprehends most of the physical conditions know to men: heat and cold, forest and desert, tropical swamp and Arctic waste, mountains and endless plains, empty space
2、s and megalopolis, and the worlds largest river system.2. the diversity of the people in the United StatesDiversity of the people themselves is immense: people come from the different country, and their origins and ethnic backgrounds are different. Differences between the first generation of immigra
3、nts and the long established Americans, as well as the differences between different generation immigrants. And even they differ according to the degree of intermarriage. 3.the growth of the Union since its foundation in the 1780s(1)At the time of its foundation, the original Union consisted of 13 s
4、tates along the eastern seaboard(2)As settlememt spread westwards and new areas were deployed by stable population capable of self-government ,so new states were allowed to join the Union. Arizona in 1912 was the 48th continental state joining the Union.(3)In 1959,separate territories of Hawaii and
5、Alaska joined the Union. Thus the list of 50 states of the United States was completed.3. How has the Republic of the United States grown in terms of area since the time of its foundation in the 1780s? The original Union consisted of 13 states 1792 Kentucky 1796 Tennessee were add 1830 Ohio was adde
6、d1912 Arizona was added -the last one 4. What are some if the characteristics of the uniformity in American culture? What contributed to the uniformity?a. The lack of cultural difference among the regions, because all these varied peoples are scattered everywhere, with only minor local ethnic concen
7、trationsb. The lack of real regional or class variety in speech or usage is one of the characteristics of uniformity .The English Language is virtually universal in its American form. Regional variations of accent are slight.c. Another instance of uniformity is in habits and ways of living. They sha
8、re the same ideas, ideals and objectives.d. The fact that the United States has always been a single unit, with no tariffs to restrict trade, has contributed to uniformity.5. New Englanda. New England refers to the north-eastern six states: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts a
9、nd Rhode Island, an area running from Canadian shore o New Yorkb. This area resembles old England in many ways, and the southern section is the most English.c. Some of the earliest settlement in American history was in this area. This part of the county is small-scale, long-established and urban. 6.
10、 New York citya. It is the commercial capital of the United Statesb. It is at the southernmost tip of the New York Statec. It is composed of five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Richmond and Queens, with Manhattan Island as its center.d. It is well-known for such places as Wall Street, the
11、 Empire State Building, Harlem and Central Park7. the Mid-Atlantic area generally located between New England and the South Atlantic States. The region often includes Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., New York, Virginia, and West Virginia. North Carolina is sometimes als
12、o included.8. the Southa. it refers to the area across the Potomac River and southwards down the Atlantic coastb. this was slave-owning area before the Civil War and mainly produced tobacco and cottonc. Economically these states are notoriously backward, but more recently there has been an industria
13、l development, helped by federal plans and hydro-electric power9. the middle Westa. it described the north-eastern part of the central plain, or the north-eastern quarter of the United States except for the states close to the Atlanticb. in terms of political geography, it refers to these states: Il
14、linois, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin and Ohio and so onc. first developed for farming, these states include huge, sparsely-populated open spacesd. Chicago and Detroit are two of the big industrial cities in this area.10. the Great Plain statesa. characteristics: empty, featureless, monotonous and va
15、stb. Location: run from the Gulf of Mexico in the south up to the Canadian border and the beyond.c. Containing: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas* Detroit, Michigan, home of the great American goal, Ford, General Motors and Chrysler11. the state of Texasa. the third most populated state in the United Statesb. well-known for its cowboys and cattlec. famous for the millionaires, the brashness and the violence12. the Mississippi Rivera. the biggest river system in the USb. it flows down to the New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexicoc. Ohio and Missouri Rivers are branches of the Miss
