Exploitation Activities

1. Exploitation Activities • What is the most densely populated area of Britain? • Which is the least populated? How might this be explained? • Which is the largest ethnic groups in Britain? Work in pairs

2. Why are there so many different ethnic groups in Britain? • What do you think are the most important factors in determining class?

3. An Outline Introduction to Contemporary American Mount Rushmore Statue of Liberty at N.Y. Harber

4. The National Bird: The Bald Eagle

5. GLOSSARY • anti-abortionist someone who is against abortion • arbitrary decided or arranged without an plan or reason • from rags to riches from extreme poverty to great wealth • haves the rich people in a country or society • Hispanic from or connected with a country where Spanish or Portuguese is spoken • megalopolis an urban region, especially one consisting of several large cities and suburbs that adjoin each other

6. 7.polarized concentrated in one extreme • rampant something bad that is rampant, such as crime or disease, is widespread and difficult to control • stand on one’s own feet to be able to earn what you need without help from others • Sunbelt (inf.) the southern and southwestern regions of the U.S.

7. Chapter One Introduction Geography The formation of the Union Population trends The concept of class Important terms

8. Pacific Coast Appalachian Mountains Seattle Rocky Moutain InterMountain Region Interior Plain Boston Portalnd Canadian Shield N.Y. Salt Lake City San Francisco Philadelphia Las Vegas St. Louis Los Angelas Los Phoenix seven major physical regions Dallas Coastal Plains Houston Miami San Antonio

9. Geographic Facts about the U.S. Lowest point Lake Superior (31,820sq. miles) Smallest state (by area) Smallest state Death Valley (282 feet below sea level) Rhode Island (1,212 sq. miles) California (33,145,000) Largest Lake Mississippi (2,348 miles) Largest state (by population) Longest River

10. Urbanization Suburbanization Revitalization

11. Top Ten Cities in Terms of Population New York California Illinois Maryland-Virginia Washington San Francisco Pennsylvania Boston Michigan Texas Houston

12. Class System Class is based on economic status Class is a social relationship. Class system boundaries are fluid. Q: Why is class consciousness so weak in America?

13. 1.What are the main contents of the Declaration of Independence ? 2. What is the main reason for the Civil War? 3. When was the period referred to as the Gilded Age? Who were the masters of the era? 4. What were the features of the 1920s?

14. 5. How did the Depression end? 6. What were the important events and movements in post-World War in America? 7.Who are the baby boomers? 8. What are the phenominon of Counterculture Movement?

15. American Dream Social mobility Material success Through hard work Perseverance Luck

16. The Christian Biblical Tradition Stresses the obligation and duties of the self to the community and families. “In God We Trust” appears on American coins and banknotes.

17. City upon a hill In route to New England in 1630, as the leader of 700 immigrants of Massachusetts Bay Company, Governor John Winthrop wrote a sermon called “ A Model of Christian Charity”, in which he called upon his fellowmen to create a “City Upon a Hill,” a Christian commonwealth that would offer a model for the reformation of the world. Governor John Winthrop

18. E Pluribus Unum This phrase (Latin: “ one made out of many) was officially adopted as a national motto in 1782. Originally it denoted the manners in which thirteen separate sates joined to become one nation. Today it conveys the racial, social, and intellectual diversity of the American people.

19. Frontier In American history frontier means areas of new settlement by Europeans and their decedents when they conquered land between the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. Westward migration, which continued through most of the 19th century, ended when the frontier was declared officially closed in 1890. Three years later the historian Frederick Jackson Turner published the thesis, “ The significance of the Frontier in American History,” declaring that the American national character of individualism, self-reliance , equality, and distrust of authority was shaped by its frontier experience.

20. Individualism Expressive individualism Utilitarian Self-fulfillment as a means of worldly success Self-expression, independence of any economic or social goal

21. The Republican Tradition A tradition of representative democracy. It values political activism and community participation as crucial to self-definition and the good of the community.

22. Extension Tasks ( Group Work) --- Traditional American Values

23. Individual freedom --- the freedom of individuals to fulfill their own individual needs and do as they wish. Being able to take care of themselves and not depend on others for support. • Self-reliance --- Having an equal chance to succeed, regardless of whether one is male or female or belongs to some racial or ethnic minority. • Equality of opportunity --- Having to compete with others for success, rather than expecting to be given something for free. • Competition --- • Material wealth --- Viewing possessions as the mark of having status in the society and as the natural reward for hard work. The belief that everyone should work hard, sometimes for very long hours, to be successful. • Hard work ---

24. Focus Questions for American Education • Describe American educational philosophies. • Sum up the three problems that annoy the elementary and secondary educational system in the U.S.A. • What factors govern success when applying to a college? • What are the four types of higher education institutions.