Chapter 7 Geography and People
1. The United States consist of 48 contiguous states in North America, plus Alaska, and Hawaii.
四十八个州+阿拉斯加半岛&夏威夷群岛
Alaska: largest area全美最大 Rhode罗德岛中: smallest area Texas德克萨斯州: the largest state on the mainland本土最大
2. New England is the Europeans’ first settlement, including Harvard, Yale and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)新英国是欧洲人的第一个解决的问题，包括哈佛、耶鲁和麻省理工学院（麻省理工）
3. Climate: temperate, with some mild subtropical zones 温带&温和的亚热带
4. Major Cities:
New York → the commercial, financial and entertainment center. ( the biggest city)商业金融娱乐中心
San Francisco → a center of oil-refining, chemicals, commerce, finance and shipping industry 炼油、化工、商业、金融和航运业的中心
Los Angeles → second largest city, where Hollywood好莱坞 is located
Chicago → “the Windy City”风城 is the nation’s third largest city
5. The longest river: Mississippi River, the longest in the world 密西西比河，也是世界上最长的河
The Great Lakes: from west to east 由西向东
Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, & Lake Ontario
Lake Michigan belongs to USA. The other 4 belong to both USA & Canada
密歇根湖，休伦湖，伊利湖和安大略湖，密歇根湖属于美国，其他4个属于美国和加拿大
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