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1、Chapter10UnitedStatesUnitedStatesCountryname:UnitedStatesofAmerica,UnitedStatesCapital:Washington,DCLocation:NorthAmerica,borderingboththeNorthAtlanticOceanandtheNorthPacificOcean,betweenCanadaandMexicoBordercountries:Canada,MexicoGovernmenttype:Constitution-basedfederalrepu
2、blicAdministrativedivisions:50statesand1district;DistrictofColumbiaPopulation:290,342,554(July2003est.)Languages:English,Spanish(spokenbyasizableminority)Religions:Protestant56%,RomanCatholic28%,Jewish2%,other4%,none10%GDP–percapita:purchasingpowerparity-$36,300(2002est.)(2n
3、dintheworldafterLuxembourg)Industries:leadingindustrialpowerintheworld,highlydiversifiedandtechnologicallyadvanced;petroleum,steel,motorvehicles,aerospace,telecommunications,chemicals,electronics,foodprocessing,consumergoods,lumber,miningCurrency:USdollar(USD)(CIA,WorldFactB
4、ook)ImportantFactsOneofthetopdestinationsintheworld41,9millioninternationaltouristarrivals(3rdafterFranceandSpain)66,5internationaltourismreceipts(thehighestintheworld)(WTO,2003)Coastline:19,924kmTerrain:vastcentralplain,mountainsinwest,hillsandlowmountainsineast;ruggedmount
5、ainsandbroadrivervalleysinAlaska;rugged,volcanictopographyinHawaiiClimate:mostlytemperate,buttropicalinHawaiiandFlorida,arcticinAlaska,semiaridinthegreatplainswestoftheMississippiRiver,andaridintheGreatBasinofthesouthwest;lowwintertemperaturesinthenorthwestareamelioratedocca
6、sionallyinJanuaryandFebruarybywarmchinookwindsfromtheeasternslopesoftheRockyMountains(CIA,WorldFactBookSellingPointsHistoricalsites,world-classmuseums,Boston,vibrantnightlife,beachesandresorts,NewYorkCity,Manhattan,TheStatueofLiberty,Broadway,NiagaraFalls,countrymusicandblue
7、s,OrlandoandtheDisneythemeparks,MardiGras,skiing,Florida,Miami,Chicago,NativeAmericanhistoryandculture,lakes,outdooractivities,spectacularscenery,Waikiki,nationalparks,mountainsanddeserts,casinogambling,LasVegas,California.BriefHistoryBritain'sAmericancoloniesbrokewiththemot
8、hercountryin1776andwererecognisedasthenewnationoftheUnitedStatesofAmericafo
