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LectureOne:TheUnitedStatesofAmericaMountRushmoreNationalEmblemTheUnitedStatesofAmericaShortenednames:theUnitedStatestheU.S.AAmerica“StarsandStripes”TheCountrySize:930万平方公里1.Russia,2.Canada,3.China,4.AmericaLocation:PacificOceanMexicoAtlanticOceanCanadaUSAAnabundanceofgeographyTheCountryI.PhysicalFeaturesII.ClimateIII.CulturalGeographyGeologyMeteorologyI.PhysicalFeaturesFromeasttowest:1.AtlanticandGulfCoastalPlain2.Appalachiansandtheirfoothills3.InteriorLowlands4.Cordillera,includesintermontanevalleys,basins,andplateausGeologyCordilleraInteriorLowlandsAppalachiansCoastalPlainMississippiRiver:“OldManRiver”II.Climate1.Thehumideast2.Thearidwest3.Thehumid-aridtransition4.Thehumidpacificcoast1.ThehumideastSummerWinterGrowingseasonNortheastMildLongColdShortMid-eastHotMilderLongerSoutheastLongHotShortCoolLong2.ThearidwestAreaRainfallHumanAridScarceUndependableIrrigatedoasesSemi-aridPlentifulGoodharvestDroughtConservation3.Thehumid-aridtransition“BarnofAmerica”/“GrainBeltofAmerica”YearsGrassesLandCropsIndryyearsBrownDormant(Conservingsoilmoisture)(Refuseto)germinateInmoistyearsGreenLuxuriantGrazingGrowwheatBumpercrops4.ThehumidpacificcoastClimate:comfortableTemperature:moderatedSummers:coolWinters:mildRainfall:differfromplacetoplace&fromseasontoseasonAmerica’smostvaluablefarmlandTheWillametteValleyofOregonTheCentralValleyofCaliforniaIII.CulturalGeography1.TheNortheast2.TheSouth3.TheMidwest4.TheWest1.TheNortheastOneregionalunit:stretchingsouthfromMainethroughMarylandandwesttotheborderofOhio.DenselypopulationHighlyurbanNewEnglandiscalledthebirthplaceofAmerica.ValuesIndividualismThriftylifestylesHardworkOptimisticattitudetowardlifeCommitmenttohomogeneouscommunitylife2.TheSouthCashcrops:tobacco,rice,sugar,cottonCashcropsSouthernplantationsystemCivilWarCastesystemHierarchicalsocialstructureRacialtensionsSouthernwhites:moreconservativeGoneWiththeWindUncleTom’sCabin3.TheMidwestBoardingtheGreatLakes&thefirsttiersofstateswestoftheMississippiRiverfromMissouriandKansasnorthtoCanada.IndustrialMidwestAgriculturalMidwestGreatLakesChicagoPremiercityNationalhubofcommoditiesmarketRegionalhubofairtransportationHomeofindustries&culturalinstitutions4.TheWestAmythAsetofvalues:PossibilityFreedomSelf-reliancefuture4.TheWest3majorparts:A.SouthwestB.MountainStatesC.PacificCoastA.SouthwestNewMexico,Arizona,fromTexastosouthernCaliforniaPeople:Mexican-AmericanNativeAmericancommunitiesblendofpeoplefromothercountiescattle&sheepB.MountainStatesInclude:Nevada,Utah,Colorado,Wyoming,Montana,IdahoWaterbecomesaspreciousasraremetalsranching+forestryLasVegas&Reno“Americandreamlands”GamblingEntertainmentC.PacificCoastApopulatedarea:GoldRushSanFrancisco:UniversityofCaliforniaSiliconValleyStanfordUniversityNapaValleywinedistrictC.PacificCoastLosAngeles:HollywoodfilmmediaconglomeratesmajorenergydefenseandaerospacecompaniesC.PacificCoast1.Majorracialðnicgroup:AsianLatinoMexican2.southernCalifornia:beingconservativenorthernCalifornia:supportofliberalcausesMountRushmore“StarsandStripes”GreatLakesAssignments1.MountRushmoreWhatarethefourAmericanPresidents’namesfromlefttoright?2.“StarsandStripes”Whatthesymbolofthe50stars,13stripes,red,white,andblue?3.TheGreatLakesMountRushmoreFromlefttoright:1.GeorgeWashington(1st1789-1797)2.ThomasJefferson(3rd1801-1809)3.TheodoreRoosevelt(26th1901-1909)4.AbrahamLincoln(16th1861-1865)“StarsandStripes”1.Americanflaghas13stripes.Thestripesstandforthefirststateofthecountry.2.Theflaghas50stars.ThesestarsstandforeachstateintheUnitedStates.3.Red:valorandbraveryWhite:purityandinnocentBlue:vigilance,perseverance,andjusticeTheGreatLakesLakeMichiganLakeOntarioLakeHuronLakeErieLakeSuperior