americangeography.ppt

Survey of America,Presented by Wei Ping,The United States of America,Contents,,Geography & People,8,,Government,10,,Economy,11,,Education, Media and Holidays,12,,History,9,THE U.S.A – A QUICK QUIZ,In terms of the amount of land it possesses, the U.S.A. is the ___ largest nation in the world. second third fourth eighth,,,,THE U.S.A – A QUICK QUIZ,The American flag has 50 stars and 13 stripes 13 stars and 13 stripes blue stars and red and white stripes white stars and red and blue stripes,,THE U.S.A – A QUICK QUIZ,The largest state in population is California New York Illinois Texas,,THE U.S.A – A QUICK QUIZ,The animal that symbolizes the U.S.A. is the bear donkey elephant eagle,,National Bird — The Eagle,The bald eagle was chosen June 20,1782 as the symbol of America, because of its long life, great strength and majestic looks. The eagle, full of the spirit of freedom, living above the valleys, strong and powerful in his might, has become the national symbol of U.S.A.,THE U.S.A – A QUICK QUIZ,What famous landmark symbolizes the U.S.A as a country that welcomes foreigners? the Statue of Liberty the Golden Gate Bridge the Empire State Building the World Trade Center,“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door.“,,,The statue of liberty is a huge sculpture located on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. This monument was a gift to the USA from the people of France in recognition of the French-American alliance during the American Revolution. The formal name of the statue is “Liberty Enlightening the World“.,It pictures a woman who has escaping the chains of tyranny (the broken chains lie at her feet). Liberty's right hand holds a torch that is a symbol of liberty. Liberty was designed by the French sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. The statue was re-assembled in the USA and was completed on October 28, 1886. The seven rays of Liberty's crown symbolize the seven seas and seven continents of the world. Liberty holds a tablet in her left hand that reads “July 4, 1776“ (in Roman numerals), Independence Day of the United States of America.,The statue of liberty,THE U.S.A – A QUICK QUIZ,A famous figure that symbolizes the United States government is a cowboy a thin, bearded man called Uncle Sam George Washington a fat, bearded man called Santa Claus,,,Uncle Sam,a figure symbolizing the United States portrayed as a tall, white-haired man with a goatee often dressed in red, white, and blue, and wears a top hat “Uncle Sam” to the United States is “John Bull” to UK,John Bull,Uncle Sam,THE U.S.A – A QUICK QUIZ,The national motto, which has been printed on all U.S. currency since 1955, is “In God We Trust” “America, the Beautiful” “Stars and Stripes Forever” “With Liberty and Justice for All”,,,,THE U.S.A – A QUICK QUIZ,What sport is known as the national pastime? baseball football hockey basketball,,Pre-Reading Activity,Introduction,50 stars and 13 strips. 旗面左上角为蓝色星区，区内共有9排50颗白色五角星，以一排6颗、一排5颗交错。

星区以外是13道红白相间的条纹50颗星代表美国50个州，13道代表最初北美13块殖民地star-spangled banner,National Flag— The Stars and Stripes,made up of 13 alternating red and white stripes and 50 white stars on a blue field Stars are considered a symbol of the heavens and the divine goal the stripe is symbolic of the rays of light from the sun,White: purity and innocence Red: valor and bravery Blue: Vigilance, perseverance, and justice,National Flag— The Stars and Stripes,National Anthem,Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watch'd, were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof thro' the night that our flag was still there. O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?,United States Seal,外围为两个同心圆，内有一只美国秃鹰雄踞中央，双翼展开，右爪握一束橄榄枝，左爪握13支利箭，尖喙中叼着一条飘带，上书“合众为一”。

秃鹰的胸前是一枚盾形纹章，纹章上部是蓝色横纹，下部是红白相间的竖纹，象征美国国旗秃鹰的上方是蓝色天空中13颗星，四周光芒万道，环绕着云朵组成的图案 橄榄枝和箭象征决定和平与战争的权力；群星象征着拥有主权的新生共和国USA’s Emblem,美国的国徽是由威廉·巴顿William Barton和查尔斯·汤姆逊Charles Thomson设计的，美国政府于1782年6月20日开始用这个国玺来鉴定重 要文件 国徽的图案，正中是一只象征独立、自由精神的白头鹰，前面盾牌状的国旗，代表了1777年加入美国联邦的十三个州白头鹰的右爪持着希望和平的橄榄枝，左爪握着决心自卫的利箭白头鹰衔着一条用拉丁文写着“合众国” 字样的彩带，国徽顶端则是透过云雾，闪闪发光的十三颗金星The Great Seal shows a wide-spread eagle, faced front, having on his breast a shield with thirteen perpendicular red and white stripes, surmounted by a blue field with the same number of stars. In his right talon the eagle holds an olive branch, in his left a bundle of thirteen arrows, and in his beak he carries a scroll inscribed with the motto: “E Pluribus Unum“, meaning “out of many, one“ The eagle represents freedom.,22,US Great Seal,always ready for war,a strong desire for peace,a preference for peace,E Pluribus Unum [Out of Many, One] Traditional motto of America。