【正文】 Lecture 2 Geography of America Objectives This lecture gives a brief introduction to the geography of America, including 1. Geographical feature 2. Climate 3. Major cities Content 一 . Geographical feature 二 . Climate 三 . Major cities 一 . Geographical feature 1. Alaska and Hawaii are the two newest states in American. Alaska borders northwestern Canada, and Hawaii lies in the central Pacific Ocean.(P106) 2. The has a land area of million square kilometers. It is the fourth largest country in the world in size after Russia, Canada and China. (P106) 3. Of all states of American, Alaska is the largest in area and Rhode Island the smallest. But on the mainland Texas is the largest state of the country. (P106) 4. The Rockies, the backbone of the North American Continent, is also known as the Continental Divide. Rocky Mountain National Park Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone National Park 5. There are three major mountain ranges: the Appalachians in the east, the Rocky Mountains in the west, and the Sierra Nevada(內(nèi)華達(dá) 山脈 ) along the border of Nevada and California. The Appalachians run slightly from the northeast to southwest and the Rocky mountains run slightly from the northwest to southeast. 6. The Mississippi River is the largest ri