"United States" Western Hemisphere countries PPT courseware 4

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"United States" Western Hemisphere countries PPT courseware 4

Do you know the difference between developed and developing countries?

Countries in the world are divided into developed and developing countries according to the level of economic development.

Several parameters to measure a country's economic strength: gross national product, per capita national income, national foreign exchange reserves, Engel coefficient, etc.

How much do you know about the situation in the United States?

Which classmate can tell us something?

Introduction to the United States

Country name: The United States of America.

Area: 9.37 million square kilometers (local area), ranking fourth in the world.

Population: 283 million. Among them, white people account for 83.4% and black people account for 12.4%.

Languages: English (mainly), Spanish (some minorities)

Religion: 57% of the residents believe in Protestant Christianity, 28% believe in Catholicism, 2% believe in Judaism, 4% believe in other religions, and 9% do not belong to any denomination. (1989)

Capital: Washington D.C.

Can you tell what the American flag means?

Flag: Stars and Stripes. The main body consists of 13 wide red and white stripes, 7 red stripes and 6 white stripes; the upper left corner of the flag is a blue rectangle with 50 white five-pointed stars arranged in 9 rows. Red symbolizes strength and courage, white represents purity and innocence, and blue symbolizes vigilance, perseverance and justice. The 13 wide bars represent the 13 states that first launched and won the War of Independence, and the 50 five-pointed stars represent the number of states in the United States of America.

Reading material 3: The racial composition of the United States

answer:

1. Among the total population of the United States, the largest number are white immigrants from Europe; followed by black immigrants from Africa; and then yellow people from eastern Asia, of which 4 million are Chinese and overseas Chinese.

2. The indigenous Indians in the United States only account for 1.15% of the total population of the United States. It can be seen that the main population of the United States is immigrants, so the United States can be called a country of immigrants.

3. After immigrants from various countries immigrated to the United States, after long-term integration, they gradually became consistent in language, culture, and lifestyle, forming a unified American nation.

racial inequality

Blacks, Indians, and yellow people, including Chinese, have received unequal treatment in politics, economy, education, and daily life, which reflects the serious racial inequality, wide gap between rich and poor, and other social phenomena that exist in American society.

Practice and compare:

1. The United States is a country of immigrants. Most immigrants come from ( )

A. Africa b. Europe c. Asia D. South America

2. After immigrants from various countries immigrated to the United States, after a long period of integration, they formed a unified ( )

A. French nation b. Yamato nation

C. American nation D. Germanic peoples

crop farming

U.S. agriculture is a typical modern agriculture. The output of wheat, corn, soybeans, cotton, etc. ranks first in the world. Grain production accounts for 20% of the world's total output. The export of agricultural products is the largest item of foreign exchange earnings for the United States.

U.S. agriculture is the world's largest modern agriculture equipped with the most advanced science and technology. It has fully realized mechanization and has a high commodity rate of agricultural products.

The United States is uniquely endowed with its geographical location, climatic conditions and terrain structure. The agricultural land (cultivated land and pasture land) in the United States is approximately 430 million hectares, accounting for about 10% of all agricultural land on the planet. With abundant rainfall and fertile soil, grain output accounts for 1/5 of the world's total output. The output of major agricultural and livestock products such as wheat, corn, soybeans, cotton, and meat ranks first in the world.

3. Read Figure 9.9 and complete the following requirements.

(1) Find out the main agricultural belts (regions) in the United States.

(2) Based on the notes A and B in the figure, summarize the main factors affecting the corn belt and dairy belt.

(3) Refer to the three descriptions of A, B, and C to complete the annotations of D, E, and F in the figure.

A. This is a temperate zone with flat terrain, fertile soil, and relatively high temperatures in spring and summer, which is suitable for corn growth.

B. These two locations are located in the north, with a cold and humid climate, suitable for the growth of pasture. Moreover, this is the manufacturing belt of the United States, with densely populated cities and densely populated areas, so the livestock industry is very developed.

C. The terrain is flat, the soil is fertile, and irrigation is convenient.

D. The latitude is low, the soil is fertile, the temperature is high, and the precipitation is high, which is suitable for the growth of subtropical crops.

E. It is mountainous, with little precipitation, and has large areas of semi-arid grassland and mountain ice and snow melt water.

Challenge yourself

1. The United States is a country of immigrants, and the country’s Turkish residents are ( )

A Black B Caucasian C Indian D Eskimo

2. The United States is the superpower in the world today, and its achievements are due to ( )

A created by white people alone

B Created by Chinese and black people

C was created by Indians

D is created by people of different nationalities and races from all over the world

3. The Mississippi River located in the United States is the world ( )

A The first long river B The second long river C The third long river D The fourth long river

4. The largest freshwater lake in the world is ( )

A Caspian Sea B Lake Superior

C Lake Baikal D Lake Michigan

The world's most developed industrial country

Distribution characteristics of industrial areas in the United States: concentrated in the Northeast;

The western and southern parts are sparse and concentrated around a few cities.

Northeast Industrial Zone: including steel industry, automobile industry, chemical industry, etc. Major industrial cities include Detroit, the automobile city, Pittsburgh, the steel city, the steel center, Chicago, the steel and agricultural product center, and New York, the largest port and financial center in the United States. Southern Industrial Zone: Mainly for the petroleum and aerospace industries. Major industrial cities include Houston. The Pacific Coast Industrial Area is mainly the high-tech industry in the United States. Industrial cities include Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego. The famous Silicon Valley is located southeast of San Francisco.

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