The United States in the North Central and North America also includes the territory of Alaska and the Pacific northwest of the Hawaiian Islands in Central. North and the Canadian border, south through the Gulf of Mexico, west Pacific, East Bin Atlantic. Coastline of 22,680 kilometers. Most areas of continental climate, the southern subtropical climate. Big temperature difference between north-central plains, Chicago January average temperature -3 ℃, 7月24 ℃; Gulf Coast in January the average temperature of 11 ℃, 7月28 ℃. Climate The United States has almost all the world's climate types, in the main agricultural zone in rare severe drought, flooding is not uncommon, and a moderate while the temperature to adequate rainfall. Climate impact on the United States is the main Arctic air, from the Pacific each year bring a large-scale low pressure, these low pressure through the Nevada mountains, the Rocky Mountains and the Cascade range, attach a great deal of moisture, when they arrived at the central pressure Great Plains, will be able to reorganize, leading to the main air masses meet and bring a fierce thunderstorm, especially in the spring and summer. These may sometimes heavy rain and low pressure to join the other, continue to the East Coast and the Atlantic Ocean, and will become more intense storms in the northeast (Nor'easter), in the United States in the Northeast Atlantic region and New England a wide-ranging and heavy snowfall. Great Plains incomparably vast grassland has also developed a number of the world's most extreme climate change phenomenon. 美国位于北美洲中部,领土还包括北美洲西北部的阿拉斯加和太平洋中部的夏威夷群岛.北与加拿大接壤,南靠墨西哥湾,西临太平洋,东濒大西洋.海岸线22680公里.大部分地区属于大陆性气候,南部属亚热带气候.中北部平原温差很大,芝加哥1月平均气温-3℃,7月24℃;墨西哥湾沿岸1月平均气温11℃,7月28℃. 气候 美国几乎有着世界上所有的气候类型,在主要农业地带少有严重的干旱发生、洪水泛滥也并不常见,并且有着温和而又能取得足够降雨量的气温. 影响美国气候的主要是北极气流,每年从太平洋带来了大规模的低气压,这些低气压在通过内华达山脉、洛矶山脉、和喀斯喀特山脉时夹带了大量水分,当这些气压到达中部大平原时便能进行重组,导致主要的气团相遇而带来激烈的大雷雨,尤其是在春季和夏季.有时这些暴雨可能与其他的低气压会合,继续前往东海岸和大西洋,并会演变为更激烈的东北风暴(Nor'easter),在美国东北的中大西洋区域和新英格兰形成广泛而沉重的降雪.大平原广阔无比的草原也形成了许多世界上最极端的气候转变现象.
美国,即美利坚合众国 The United States of America。现在一共有 50 个州,领土总面积世界第四,实际土地面积小于俄国及加拿大和中国。人口第三大(小于中国和印度),是世界第一经济大国。美国位于北美洲中部,领土还包括北美洲西北部的阿拉斯加和太平洋中部的夏威夷群岛。美国是个经济发达和高度现代化的国家,其丰富的自然资源和多样的民族文化使它成为极具吸引力的旅游国家。 美国共有50个州加一个哥伦比亚特区,幅员辽阔,地形复杂。东部的大西洋沿岸多为平原丘陵,森林资源丰富,湖泊众多,重要的城市有华盛顿、纽约、波士顿、费城、迈阿密;中部的大平原是重要的农牧区,6400公里长的密西西比河纵贯南北,重要的城市有亚特兰大、芝加哥、休斯敦以及新奥尔良等。在大平原的西部大山区,有著名的大峡谷国家公园和黄石国家公园;靠太平洋的西海岸地区有风光绮旎、阳光灿烂的加里福尼亚州,旧金山和洛杉矶就在这里,西岸的重要城市还有西雅图。在北部近加拿大边界附近,有著名的五大湖游览区,其中最壮观的景点是尼亚加拉大瀑布。此外,位于美国西面太平洋上的夏威夷群岛也是全球闻名的度假胜地。还有适于冒险者的科罗拉多大峡谷。 美国人以吃西餐为主,口味特点是咸中带甜,鸡、鸭、鱼、肉、禽蛋、海味和野味,其中特别是火鸡、牛肉和鹅,则是美国人普遍爱吃的动物性食品。快餐是现代美国的典型饮食,其中又以“汉堡包”、“馅饼”、“热狗”最为常见且最为著名。The United States, that is, the United States of America The United States of America. Now a total of 50 states, the territory of the total area of the world's fourth, the actual land area is less than in Russia and Canada and China. The third largest population (less than China and India) is the world's largest economy. The United States is located in central North America, the territory also includes the north-western North America in central Alaska, Hawaii and the Pacific Islands. The United States is an economically developed and highly modernized country, its rich culture and diverse natural resources and make it an attractive tourist country. The United States a total of 50 states plus a Columbia, a vast territory, complicated terrain. Atlantic coast of the eastern part of the many hills for the plains, forests rich in resources and many lakes, it is important to have the city of Washington, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Miami; the central Great Plains is an important agricultural and pastoral areas, 6400 km long north and south of the Mississippi River runs through, have important city of Atlanta, Chicago, Houston and New Orleans, and so on. At the western Great Plains of the mountain, there is the famous Grand Canyon National Park and Yellowstone National Park; on the west coast of the Pacific region there is scenery Qi Ni, sunny California, San Francisco and Los Angeles, here, the importance of the West Bank city Seattle also. Near the Canadian border in the north near the Great Lakes there is a well-known resort, one of the most scenic spots are magnificent Niagara Falls. In addition, the United States west of the Pacific is located in the Hawaiian Islands on the world-renowned resorts. Also suitable for risk-takers of the Grand Canyon. To eat American food mainly characterized by salty taste of sweet, chickens, ducks, fish, meat, eggs, seafood and game, especially turkey, beef and goose, it is the general American favorite animal food. Fast food is a typical modern American diet, especially "hamburger", "pie", "hot dogs" the most common and most well-known.
American cultureThe main content of American culture is the emphasize on individuals' value, the pursue of democracy and freedom, the promotion of deploitation(开拓, 经营) and competition and the need of realistic and practicality. Its core is individualism: self first, personal need first, pursue of individual benefit and enjoyment, emphasize on achieving individual value by self-strive and self-design. This type of intentionally build up of personality and pursue customized individualism has its pros and cons, it gives incentives to people and make them exert on their potential and wisdom and as a result accelerate the development of the entire race and nation; on the other hand it is difficult to keep good relationship among people if everyone is egocentric thus make the entire society lack of unity.American citizens emphasize on achievements and respect heroes. They have great sense in their hearts to praise success and heroes. Personal achievements are one of those with the highest value in Americans mind. Americans have very strong senses of success. Success is the pursuit of most Americans, it is their attractive future and the incentives for moving forward. They believe that one's personal value is equivalent to his achievements in his career. Some high achievers in their career such as entrepreneurs, scientists, artists and all kinds of super starts became modern heroes. The process and result of how they strived have become the frame of reference of social culture value and the real life text book for parents to educate their children.American society has great movements within itself. These movements are shown in two aspects: movements amongst locations and movements inside the society. The United States are relatively more open and have more freedom. Developed transport and the tradition of adventure and sporty makes a lot of American migrate from countryside to cities, from downtown to uptown; and from north to the southern sunny land, from one city to another. Unlike European countries, the social classes in America is not so stable. Further more, with the advocation of public education, movements upwards along the social ladder have become possible. Many people living in the states, no matter whether they are Native American or immigrants from overseas, have the same dream of changing their social class and make their lifetime dream come true through their own efforts. This is what they often called "American dream".美国文化的主要内容是强调个人价值,追求民主自由,崇尚开拓和竞争,讲求理性和实用,其核心是个人中心主义:个人至上、私欲至上、追求个人利益和个人享受,强调通过个人奋斗、个人自我设计,追求个人价值的最终实现。这种刻意塑造自我,追求个性化的个人主义有其积极的一面,也有消极的一面。它调动了个人的积极性,使许多人的智慧和潜力得以充分发挥,从而促进整个民族与国家的振兴和发展。然而,人人以我为中心,人际关系就难以融洽,整个社会也会缺乏凝聚力。美国公众注重成就,仰慕英雄,有深厚的成就崇拜和英雄崇拜的心理积淀。个人成就是所有美国人价值观中评价最高的价值之一。美国人有很强的成就(或成功)意识。成功是所有美国人的追求,是诱人的前景,前进的动力。他们坚信,一个人的价值就等于他在事业上的成就。一些事业有成的企业家、科学家、艺术家和各类明星,成了新时代的英雄。他们个人奋斗的过程和结果,成了社会文化价值取向的参照系,父母教育子女的活教材。美国是流动性很大的社会。这种流动体现在两个方面:地域性流动和社会性流动。美国相对的开放自由、发达的交通和冒险好动的传统使许多美国人从乡村流到城市,又从市中心流向郊区;从北方流到南方阳光地带,从一个城市流到另一个城市。美国社会阶级不像欧洲国家那样固定,加上公共教育的普及,使沿着社会阶梯向上流动成为可能。许多生活在美国的人,无论是土生土长的美国人,还是漂洋过海来到美国的外国移民,都有一个梦,即通过自己的努力,改变自己的社会地位,实现自己的人生梦想,这就是人们常津津乐道的“美国梦”。