Chapter2 The United States of America Learning Objectives . Master the key facts of America. . To have ideas of vocational education and tourism in America . To find out interesting food habits of Americans . Make an oral report about the characteristics of America
The United States of America • Master the key facts of America. • To have ideas of vocational education and tourism in America. • To find out interesting food habits of Americans. • Make an oral report about the characteristics of America. Learning Objectives
Section A Exploring the World
Section A Exploring the World
Leading In 1.What do you know about the following pictures? t年9
Leading In 1. What do you know about the following pictures?
Text A Brief Introduction to the USA Geography and Environment The United States of America(commonly referred to as the United States,the U.S.,the USA,or America)is a federal constitutional republic[1]comprising fifty states and a federal district and some overseas territories.The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C.,the capital district,lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans,bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south.The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent,with Canada to its east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait.The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific.The country also possesses several territories,or insular areas,in the Caribbean and Pacific
A Brief Introduction to the USA Geography and Environment The United States of America (commonly referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA, or America) is a federal constitutional republic[1] comprising fifty states and a federal district and some overseas territories. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to its east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories, or insular areas, in the Caribbean and Pacific