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Chapter One The Introduction of America 1． The Geography of United States 2． Surface Regions and Landforms 3． Rivers & Lakes 4． Climate and Wearther 5． Resources 6． The American National Anthem and the Flag of The United States Chapter Two American Politics 1． The Government and Politics in America 2． The Federal Government 3． The State Government and Local Government 4． Bipartisanship 5． Parties of America 6． Elections and Voting Chapter Three American Economy 1． American Economy 2． American Economic System 3． American Agriculture 4． American Transportation 5． American Banking 6． Subprime Mortgage Crisis Chapter Four American Culture 1． The Introduction of American Culture 2． The Heaven of Film Stars： Hollywood 3． Museums in the United States 4． American Music 5． The Media of the United States 6． Sports in America 7． Soap Operas 8． Various Kinds of Awards Chapter Five American Life 1． Eating Habits 2． Customs in Daily Life 3． The Other Customs 4． American Family 5． American Wedding 6． Moral Values in Daily Life Chapter Six American Education 1． Education System 2． Elementary School， Junior and Senior High School 3． Higher-education 4． Educational Issues 5． Public and Private Schools 6． Education of Students with Special Needs 7． Ivy Leagues 8． College Life and Culture Chapter Seven American Festivals 1． New Year's Day 2． Valentine's Day 3． Easter Day 4． Christmas 5． Father's Day and Mother's Day 6． April Fool's Day 7． Presidents Day and the Flag Day 8． Thanksgiving Day Chapter Eight American Cities 1． Las Vegas 2． New York 3． Chicago 4． Los Angeles 5． San Francisco 6． Philadelphia 7． Washington． D．C 8． Houston 9． Boston 10． Detroit Chapter Nine Places of Interest in America 1． Niagara Falls 2． The Sun Belt 3． The Yellowstone National Park 4． Saint Patrick's Cathedral 5． The White House 6． The Pentagon 7． Hoover Dam 8． Beverly Hills 9． Hawaii Beach 10． West Point Chapter Ten American Famous People 1． Lincoln the Model of Self-support 2． Martin Luther King： a Symbol of Human Dignity and Justice 3． Helen Keller： a Light in Darkness 4． Thomas Edison： a Hero of the Invention Age 5． Bill Gates： a Story of Success 6． Mark Twain： the Father of American Literature 7． Marilyn Monroe： Famous Even Among the Famous 8． Buffett 9． Barack Obama 10． Oprah Chapter Eleven American Firms 1． The Walt Disney 2． McDonald's 3． Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company 4． Wal-Mart 5． Warner Brothers 6． Nike 7． GE 8． Apple Inc