《美国自然人文地理》是在内容依托教学理念指导下,基于**哲学社会科学项目“英语专业基础阶段内容依托式教学改革研究”推出的系列英语教材之一。
《美国自然人文地理》适用于英语专业一、二年级学生,也适用于具有中学英语基础的非英语专业学生和英语爱好者学习。本教材具备以下主要特色:
遵循了全新的教学理念
美国地理文化知识与自然人文知识并重,既训练语言技能,也丰富相关知识。
涉及了系统的历史内容
帮助读者了解美国诸州及重要城市,系统介绍美国自然地理和人文知识。
引进了真实的教学材料
真实、地道的语言材料,穿插图表、照片等真实的视觉材料,表现手段活泼,效果生动直观。
设计了新颖的教材板块
每一单元均包括课前热身、课文正文、课后练习、辅助阅读、专有名词列表、娱乐园地等。结构安排系统合理,突出学生的主体地位。
提供了多样的训练活动
培养学生综合运用语言和知识进行沟通的能力、逻辑思维能力和探索求知的能力。
**了经典的学习材料
在每个章节的*后部分向学生**经典的书目、影视作品、名诗欣赏以及英文歌曲等学习资料,延伸课堂教学,激发学生的学习热情。

Unit 1 Panoramic View of the USA
Text A General Characteristics of the USA
Text B Major Regions of the USA
Text C The Face of the Land
Text D The Rivers
Unit 2 View of the Northeast
Text A The "Melting Pot"
Text B New England
Text C Mid-Atlantic
Unit 3 Landform of the Northeast
Text A Lakes, Rivers, Falls and Mountains
Text B The Coastal Plains
Test C Cape Cod
Text D More about Cape Cod
Unit 4 Coastal Cities in the Northeast
Text A Development of the Coastal Citrus
Text B Boston
Text C Philadelphia
Unit 5 Imporlanl Centers of the USA in the Northeast
Text A The Capital City
Text B The Nation's Most Cosmopolitan City
Text C Economy of Washington, D.C.
Text D Broadway
Unit 6 Land of Changes in the Southeast
Text A The Southeast and Its Problems
Text B Economy of the Southeast
Text C Population of the Southeast
Text D The Top in the Southeast
Unit 7 Touring the Sontheast
Text A The Mighty Mississippi River and the Ozarks
Text B Rolling Hills, Flat Plains and Islands
Text C The Rivers of Grass
Text D Memphis
Unit 8 View of the Midwest
Text A Physical Features of the Midwest
Text B Lakes, Plains, Big Rivers, Badlands and Caves
Text C Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Unit 9 More about the Midwest
Text A Settlement on the Plains
Text B The Past and Present of the Midwest
Text C Belts in the Midwest
Unit 10 The Southwestern States
Text A The Four Southwestern States
Text B Santa Fe, the City Different
Text C Culture of the American Southwest
Unit 11 Landform of the Southwest
Text A Desert, Canyon, Plateau, Rivers, and Plains
Text B Drought in the Southwest
Text C Changes on the Ranch
Unit 12 View of the West
Text A The Rocky Mountains, Clear Rivers and Salty Lakes
Text B Hottest, Driest, and Highest
Text C Bear River Course
Text D What Is the Great Basin?
Unit 13 Temples of Nature and Cities of the Pacific
Text A The Temples of Nature
Text B Cities of the Pacific
Text C Yellowstone National Park
Text D City by the Bay and the Emerald City
Unit 14 Newest States
Unit 15 Review:Regions of the USA
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