Questions for Discussion080



Part Two United States of America081

Chapter OneGeography081

Section 1Location and Size081

Section 2Physiographic Regions081

Section 3Rivers and Lakes084

Section 4Climate and Weather085

Section 5Major Cities in the USA085

Questions for Discussion087

Chapter TwoHistory087

Section 1Discovering a New World087

Section 2The Founding of the 13 Colonies088

Section 3The War of Independence088

Section 4The Civil War090

Section 5Establishing a New Government091

Questions for Discussion094

Chapter ThreePolitical System094

Section 1General Principles094

Section 2The Three Branches095

Section 3Two Parties System099

Section 4 Relations with China102

Questions for Discussion104

Chapter FourPeople104

Section 1A Nation of Immigrants104

Section 2American Way of Life107

Section 3Character and Values114

Questions for Discussion118

Chapter FiveReligions118

Section 1Religion and the USA Government118

Section 2Protestants119

Section 3Catholics120

Section 4Jewish120

Section 5Other Religions in the USA121

Section 6American Character of Religion121

Questions for Discussion122

Chapter SixAmerican Literature122

Section 1The Age of Romanticism122

Section 2The Age of Realism124

Section 3Modern American Literature125

Questions for Discussion128

Chapter SevenEducation128

Section 1Features of American Education128

Section 2Secondary Education129

Section 3Higher Education130

Section 4Financial Problems132

Section 5Standardized Tests and Their Uses132

Section 6Vocational and Technical Education133

Section 7Education and Employment in the USA133

Questions for Discussion134

Chapter EightNational Economy135

Section 1General Survey135

Section 2How American Economy Works136

Section 3Manufacturing Industries137

Section 4Agriculture138

Section 5Money System139

Section 6Foreign Trade140

Section 7New Economy140

Section 8Subprime Crisis141

Questions for Discussion144

Chapter Nine Work and Welfare144

Section 1Overview of American Labor Market144

Section 2Major Social Welfare Programs145

Section 3Welfare Reform147

Questions for Discussion148

Chapter TenMass Media and Entertainment148

Section 1 The Press149

Section 2Television149

Section 3Radios149

Section 4Movies150

Section 5Music151

Questions for Discussion154

Chapter ElevenLeisure Activities154

Section 1Traveling in America154

Section 2Sports160

Questions for Discussion163

Chapter TwelveHolidays163

Section 1Martin Luther King Day（Third Monday in January）163

Section 2Valentine’s Day （February 14）165

Section 3Mother’s Day and Father’s Day166

Section 4Memorial Day（Last Monday in May）167

Section 5Independence Day（July 4）167

Section 6Halloween（October 31）168

Section 7Thanksgiving Day（Fourth Thursday in November）169

Section 8Merry Christmas（December 25）170

Questions for Discussion171

Chapter ThirteenDomestic Problems171

Section 1Racial Discrimination171

Section 2The Gap Between the Poor and the Rich173

Section 3Health and Health Care175

Section 4Drug Abuse176

Section 5Violent Crime and Juvenile Delinquency176

Section 6Traffic Accidents178

Section 7Teen Pregnancy and Abortion178

Questions for Discussion179



Part Three Canada，Australia and New Zealand180

Canada180

Chapter OneAn Overview180

Section 1Location and Size180

Section 2Regions181

Section 3People189

Section 4Languages191

Questions for Discussion192

Chapter TwoHistory of Canada192

Section 1British and French Settlement193

Section 2Canada and the Two World Wars194

Section 3Canada since the 1960s and at the Turn of the Millennia（千年之交）196

Questions for Discussion197

Chapter ThreeCentral Canada197

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