冀教版八年级下册KnowOurWorldLesson42NorthAmerica课件(共29张PPT).pptx

Unit7KnowOurWorldLesson42:NorthAmerica

单词：square,million,RockyMountains,Spanish,Mexican

短语：squarekilometer,TheGreatLakes

句子：(1)Canadaisthefarthestnorth.TothesouthofCanadaistheUnitedStates.

(2)Thatisalargepopulation,butsmallerthanthatofChina.

(3)TheGreatLakesarethelargestbodiesoffreshwaterintheworld.

(4)Canadaisthebiggestofthethreecountriesinarea,butithasthesmallestpopulation—about35million.

学习并积累一些与加拿大、美国、墨西哥、人口、面积、语言等

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NorthAmericaisalargecontinent,butithasonlythreemaincountries.Canadaisthefarthestnorth.TothesouthofCanadaistheUnitedStates.TheU.S.isnorthofMexico.Together,thesethreecountriescoverabout24millionsquarekilometres.

LiMingwroteareportaboutNorthAmerica.

About550millionpeopleliveinNorthAmerica.Thatisalargepopulation,butsmallerthanthatofChina.TheGreatLakesarethelargestbodiesoffreshwaterintheworld.TheRockyMountainsarethebiggestmountainsinNorthAmerica.

Canadaisthebiggestofthethreecountriesinarea,butithasthesmallestpopulation—about35million.PeoplespeakmanylanguagesinCanada.MostspeakEnglishorFrench,butthethirdmostcommonlanguageisChinese!

TheU.S.isalsoaverylargecountry,anditspopulationismuchlargerthananyothercountryinNorthAmerica.Ithasapopulationofmorethan315million.TheU.S.isoftencalledAmerica.PeopleintheU.S.arecalledAmericans.MostAmericansspeakEnglish,andmanyspeakSpanish.Ofcourse,therearealotofChinesespeakersintheU.S,too—morethan2million!

MexicoissmallerthanbothCanadaandtheU.S.MostofthepeopletherespeakSpanish.Ithasapopulationofmorethan110million.Mexicanpeoplelovetheircountry,butmanyleavetoliveandworkintheU.S.ThecapitalcityofMexicoisMexicoCity.Itisaverybigcity.

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