Unit 1 Panoramic View of the USA 1
Text A General Characteristics of the USA 2
Text B Major Regions of the USA 3
Text C The Face of the Land 3
Text D The Rivers 8
Unit 2 View of the Northeast 13
Text A The"Melting Pot" 14
Text B New England 19
Text C Mid-Atlantic 21
Unit 3 Landform of the Northeast 24
Text A Lakes,Rivers,Falls and Mountains 25
Text B The Coastal Plains 26
Test C Cape Cod 26
Text D More about Cape Cod 29
Unit 4 Coastal Cities in the Northeast 33
Text A Development of the Coastal Cities 34
Text B Boston 39
Text C Philadelphia 40
Unit 5 Important Centers of the USA in the Northeast 46
Text A The Capital City 47
Text B The Nation's Most Cosmopolitan City 48
Text C Economy of Washington,D.C. 52
Text D Broadway 54
Unit 6 Land of Changes in the Southeast 58
Text A The Southeast and Its Problems 59
Text B Economy of the Southeast 64
Text C Population of the Southeast 65
Text D The Top in the Southeast 66
Unit 7 Touring the Southeast 70
Text A The Mighty Mississippi River and the Ozarks 71
Text B Rolling Hills,Flat Plains and Islands 73
Text C The Rivers of Grass 77
Text D Memphis 78
Unit 8 View of the Midwest 82
Text A Physical Features of the Midwest 83
Text B Lakes,Plains,Big Rivers,Badlands and Caves 84
Text C Mount Rushmore National Memorial 89
Unit 9 More about the Midwest 94
Text A Settlement on the Plains 95
Text B The Past and Present of the Midwest 96
Text C Belts in the Midwest 101
Unit 10 The Southwestern States 107
Text A The Four Southwestern States 108
Text B Santa Fe,the City Different 113
Text C Culture of the American Southwest 114
Unit 11 Landform of the Southwest 118
Text A Desert,Canyon,Plateau,Rivers,and Plains 119
Text B Drought in the Southwest 125
Text C Changes on the Ranch 126
Unit 12 View of the West 130
Text A The Rocky Mountains,Clear Rivers and Salty Lakes 131
Text B Hottest,Driest,and Highest 133
Text C Bear River Course 136
Text D What Is the Great Basin? 137
Unit 13 Temples of Nature and Cities of the Pacific 141
Text A The Temples of Nature 142
Text B Cities of the Pacific 144
Text C Yellowstone National Park 148
Text D City by the Bay and the Emerald City 149
Unit 14 Newest States 155
Text A Alaska 156
Text B Hawaii 161
Text C Hawaii,a Time Travel Dream 163
Unit 15 Review:Regions of the USA 169
Text A New England,Mid-Atlantic,Southeast and Midwest 170
Text B The Southwest 176
Text C The West 177
AppendixesAppendix 1 Map of the USA Major Landforms 182
Appendix 2 Map of the USA States 183
Appendix 3 USA State Flags 184
Appendix 4 State Capitals,Largest Cities and Name Origins 186
Appendix 5 Fifty States,Nick Names and Fun Facts 189
Appendix 6 States by Order of Entry into Union 192
Appendix 7 State Birds and State Flowers 194
Appendix 8 State Areas 202
Appendix 9 参考答案 205
Appendix 10 重点参考书目和网站 219