brief introduction to usa

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United States of America

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General Survey

★ Population:

300 million (Oct 17, 2006)★

Capital:

Washington D. C. (District of Columbia哥伦比 亚特区)

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★ Area: 9.3 million square kilometers (the fourth largest country in the world)

★ The most famous riverThe Mississippi River

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★ The largest lakes: The Great Lakes(大湖区) ★ The mountains: the Rocky Mountains(落基山脉)

★ states(50; 48 contiguous 2 non- contiguous --- Alaska & Hawaii)

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Symbols of America

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United States Flag

Stars and Stripes

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National Anthem"the Star-Spangled Banner" “national floral emblem‖

Rose

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The idea; put forward by a French scholar For US; memorialize independence and human libertyFor more information, please visit http://www.nps.gov/stli/

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Barbie dolls

a sample collection of Barbie dolls

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Buffalo nickel 1911; designer-sculptor James Earl Fraser the portrait on the ―head's‖ side: a composite of three American Indians—

Iron Tail, Big Tree and Two Moons

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the first ―Buffalo‖ nickels; produced in February of 1913

Two Moons died in 1917; Iron Tail and Big Tree in the 1920s

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uncertain how the character ―Uncle Sam‖ was created; or who he was named after prevailing theory; named after Samuel Wilson during the War of 1812; Wilson provided meat to the US Army; in barrels stamped with the initials ―US‖

Supposedly; the initials ―US‖ stood for ―Uncle Sam‖ Wilson

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Uncle Sam a figure symbolizing the US

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 US is ―John Bull‖ to UK

Uncle Sam

John Bull

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- An American Emblem

The Bald Eagle

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American Emblem

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★ designed by William Barton & Charles Thomson ★on June, 6, 1782, be adopted by government ★eagle independence & freedom ★ a shield with 13 stripes 13 states first join the federal, 1777 ★olive branch & 13 arrows peace & self-defense ★scroll-Latin words ―out of many, one‖

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