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1、美国复习部分1，SizeandLocationInthecentralpartofNorthAmerica(exceptAlaskaandHawaii);CanadaonthenorthMexicoandtheGulfofMexicoonthesouthAtlanticOceanontheeastPacificOceanonthewesttotalarea—9,5millionsquarekilometers;50statesandthefederaldistrictofColumbia—the

2、seatoftheFederalGovernment.2，五大湖（GreatLakes）是位于加拿大与美国交界处的几座大型淡水湖泊，按面积从大到小分别为：苏必利尔湖（LakeSuperior）、休伦湖（LakeHuron）、密歇根湖（LakeMichigan）、伊利湖（LakeErie）和安大略湖（LakeOntario）。除密歇根湖属于美国之外，其它四湖为加拿大和美国共有。这五个湖泊所组成的五大湖是世界上最大的淡水水域，总面积达245,660平方公里，有北美洲地中海之称。其中苏必利尔湖是世界上

3、最大的淡水湖。3，TheTopListThelargeststate:AlaskaThesmalleststate:RhodeIslandThemostpopulousstate:CaliforniaTheleastpopulousstate:Wy'oming(1.怀俄明州(美国州名))Thelargestcities:NewYorkCity,LosAngeles,Chicago,SanFrancisco,Philadelphia4,top-rankinguniversities

4、and>HarvardYaleMassa'chusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)5,TheWesternRegionincluding11(8+3)states,likeWashington,OregonandCalifornia,etc.Oregon--wealthofbeautifulforestsandstreamsCaliforniastrikingnaturalfeatures--centralvalley,highmountains,andhotdryd

5、eserts.notablecitiesSanFranciscoLosAngelesSanDiego14percentofAmericangrossdomesticproductpredominantagricultureyieldinghigh-techindustrycentre6,GulfWarfoughtinearly1991betweenIraqandacoalitionof39countriesorganizedbytheU.S.,mostofwhichrelyonKuwaitand

6、SaudiArabiaasprimarysourceofpetroleum.7,WhentalkingaboutAmerica,isthereanycitythatyouarefamiliarwith?Andwhy?Tips:NewYork—commercialandfinancialcenteroftheUnitedStatesWashingtonD.C.—seatofthefederalgovernmentLosAngles—secondlargestcityintheU.S.;fourti

7、meslargerthanSanFrancisco;importantelectroniccenter;knownforthemanufactureoftires,automobilesandaircraft.centerofatomicresearch.centerofthemovie.Chicago—thewindycity▲,history1,ReasonsthatdrewpeopletoAmerica:insearchofwealthpriestsspreadingChristianit

8、yrefugeforpoliticaldissentersthethirstforadventure2,WhatwerethecausesoftheWarofIndependence?Theeconomyinthe13coloniesdevelopedveryfastTheBritishgovernmentwastobringthedevelopmentundercontrolandtocollectmoretaxesfromthecolonies.“Notaxationwithoutrepre