Geography of the US presentation

Geography of the U.SThere are 5 parts: Background Major bodies of water Climate Major cities Peoplebeside, it has a game show at last presentation.

Geography of the U.S

There are 5 parts:

STATES

Capital : Washington D.C

National Bird :Bald Eagle

I.Major Bodies of Water in the USA

Atlantic ocean

• Served as the highway for

explorers, early settlers, and

immigrants

• Located east of the United

States

Pacific ocean

• An early exploration route

• Located west of the U.S

Mississippi and Missouri

rivers

• transportation artery for farm and industrial products

• links to ports and other parts of the world

Ohio River

• was the Gateway to the west

-Form part of the border between

the U.S and Canada

-Provide drinking water for people

Superior lake

Gulf of Mexico

Provided the French and Spanish with exploration routes to Mexico and other parts of America

 Spring (Feb-May): Mildly warm and chilly.

 Summer (June-Aug): Hot and sunny.

 Autumn (Sep-November): sunny but cold

and mildly warm in the afternoon.

 Winter (Dec-Feb): cold, sunny or cloud

and snowy.

1.Seasons

 Northwest Pacific: wettest, rain,

40ºF(33,2ºC) Summer: never too hot,

Winter: quite cold.

 Mid/south Pacific: California: quiet chilly in the winter but seldom freezing, 0ºF.

 Midwest: Dry Summers: pleasant

Winter: a lot of snows and heavy chilly

winds Temperature drop down to -50ºF

2 Six climate regions:

 Northeast: Rainy Winters: heavy

snow and freezing rain.

Summers: pleasant, sunny and

warm.

 Southeast: rains The spring,

summer and autumn are pleasant

The winters are quite cold.

 Southwest: hottest and high rainfall, heavy rains with thunder storms.

 Southeast: affect the growth and

productivity of crops and forests.

 Midwest: hotter summer, longer dry and milder and wetter winter.

III Major cities

 Los Angeles

 Washington D.C

 Chicago

2 Los Angeles

Position: the West Coast of the USA.

Population: almost 4 million people.

Total area: 469,1 square miles.

3 Washington D.C

Position: the East Coast of the USA

Population: over 6 million people.

Total area: 68,3 square miles.

4 Chicago

Position: the Northeastern Illinois on the Southwestern shore Lake Michigan

Population: 2,7 million people.

Total area: 606,1 square kilometers

There are 3 parts:

 Population

 Languages

 Ways of life

IV PEOPLE

1 POPULATION

1.Population

• Total: 311 million people ( in 2011)

• More than 79% are urban population

• The largest minority were Hispanics for 12.5%

 The African-American : Population numbered 12.3%

An additional 0.6% of the population were of American origin in part.

African- The Asian : Population totaled 3.6%

An additional 0.6% of the population had a mixed-race background that was partially Asian

 The Native American : Population 0.9%

An additional 0.6% were of partial Native American

origin.

3 WAYS OF LIFE

 Believe that all people are equal

 Honest and straight

 A big love their country

 Love to participate in sports

rules of the game

You choose one question After I read question, you think and give your answer within 15 seconds If you have right

answer, I give you a present.

After 15 seconds, if you don’t know or have wrong answer, of course, you don’t receive the present from our group.

Let’s start!

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Question 1:

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This is one the major bodies of water in U.S

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Question 3:

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How many climate

religions?

Question 4:

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This is one

of the 5 main regions

of the U.S

Question 7:

Americans love to participate in…….

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Question 8:

What percentage people of USA

speak English language?

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This is one of the seasons

which has cold, sunny, or cloud

•Question 11:

The best thing in

Americans are…………and straight.

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Good bye!