《英美概况部分简答题整理(3页).doc》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《英美概况部分简答题整理(3页).doc（3页珍藏版）》请在taowenge.com淘文阁网|工程机械CAD图纸|机械工程制图|CAD装配图下载|SolidWorks_CaTia_CAD_UG_PROE_设计图分享下载上搜索。
1、-英美概况部分简答题整理-第 3 页1. What are the geographical regions in the United States?Presently, the United States is commonly divided into four major regions: Northeast, South, Midwest and West. The Northeast is the nations economic and cultural center. The South region has the highest number of states. The
2、Midwest also called the heartland and Industrial Midwest. The West has three major parts: the Southwest, the Mountain States and the Pacific Coast.2. Origins of Thanksgiving Day.It is a public holiday celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. It originated as a harvest fest
3、ival with the Pilgrims in 1621.3. What are the geographical features of the United States?There are the Great Lakes in the northeast. There are four recognizable and definable topographic regions in the United States. They are, from east to west, (1) the Atlantic and gulf coastal plain, (2) the Appa
4、lachians and their foothills, (3) the Interior Lowlands and (4) the Cordillera, which is includes both main mountain ranges and a variety of intermontane valleys, basins, and plateaus.4. What is the Commonwealth of Nations?The Commonwealth of Nations is a voluntary association of independent soverei
5、gn states, not a political union, all of which acknowledge the British monarch as symbolic head of the association. It was founded in1931, and has 50 member countries until 1991.5. Where is the United States located?The United States is located in North America between Mexico, to its south, and Cana
6、da, to its north. The US is divided into fifty states, and Washington D.C., is the capital city. The US covers a total area of 3,794,100 square miles (9,826,675 sq. km).6. Distribution of the American populationThe population of the United States is mainly located in the Pacific coast, the Atlantic
7、coast and the Great Lakes region.7. Why is the United States regarded as a “melting pot” and a “salad bowl”?First, the melting pot and salad stands for the mixture of different things. The US is regarded as a melting pot and a salad is because it is a country made up of many different people: 13% ar
8、e black, 12% are Hispanic, 4% are Asian and the rest are White Americans. As the same, the culture of US is also mingled from different culture of different people in it. Because of these, it is really like a mixed country.8. What are the results of the Industrial Revolution in Britain?Britain was t
9、he workshop of the world by 1830. Towns grew rapidly and became the source of the nations wealth. Mechanization destroyed the livelihood of those who could not invest in it. The working men worked and lived in a appalling conditions. The industrial revolution created the industrial working class, th
10、e proletariat, and it later led to trade unionism.1. The composition of UKs Constitution.The British Constitution is not written down in one single document. It is made up of three main parts: Statutory law, Common law, Conventions. 2. What are the causes of the Great Depression?The main causes were
11、 the stock market crash of 1929, the unequal distribution of wealth, and over-production of goods and services.3. What are the features of family in Britain?The nuclear families replaced the extended family, marriage has decreased. There has been significant increase in one-person households with no
12、 children and the people of all age lived alone.4. What are the major sports activities in the United States?There are American football, Baseball, Basketball and Hockey.5. The distinctive features of the English Renaissance.English culture was revitalized not so much directly by the classics as by
13、contemporary Europeans under the influence of the classics, the renaissance coincided with the reformation in England6. How many political divisions are there in the United States?There are 50 states, which are bound together in a union with each other. Each state holds governmental jurisdiction ove
14、r a defined geographic territory, and shares its sovereignty with the United States federal government.7. The Great Depression (1929-1937) and the New Deal.There is no regulation or control over various kinds of investment companies. The banking system lacked stability. Stock market speculation and
15、over expansion of credit are rampant. The unemployed went up, the shrinkage of GNP.8. The American War of Independence and its consequences.The war was from 1775 to 1781, it shows that, in a just war, a weak nation can defeat a strong one. American people gained independence and capitalism developed in America. It also had great international influence.