1、Virginia弗吉尼亞州弗吉尼亞州Contents Brief introduction Geography Flora and fauna History Ethnicity & religion Cities and towns Economy Culture State symbols TourismBrief introduction The Commonwealth of Virginia(弗吉尼亞聯(lián)邦) A U.S. state Two nicknames: Old Dominion(老自治領(lǐng)州) Mother of Presidents(總統(tǒng)之鄉(xiāng))GeographyAp

2、ple orchardsMountainsGeography Location: East coast of the USA South of Washington,D.C.大西洋太平洋Blue Ridge Mountains藍(lán)嶺山脈Chesapeake Bay切薩皮克灣The geography and climate of Virginia are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay.GeographyFlora（植物群）（植物群） and fauna（動物群）（動物群） 65% covered by fore

3、sts deciduous, broad leaf trees(落葉,寬葉樹) Lower altitudes: hemlocks(鐵杉) ，hickory（山核桃木） and oak（橡樹） in the Blue RidgeOther common trees and plantsAnimalsHistory 建立者：沃爾特雷利（英國探險(xiǎn)家） 命名者：女王伊麗莎白一世（童貞女王） 命名原由：歌頌英國女王伊麗莎白一世 建立時(shí)間：1584年 1861年，弗吉尼亞州因反對取消黑奴制度而加入南方邦聯(lián)。 在美國建國時(shí)期，弗吉尼亞州包括現(xiàn)在的肯塔基州和西弗吉尼亞州?？纤菰?792年成為獨(dú)立州份；西

4、弗吉尼亞州在南北戰(zhàn)爭時(shí)與之分裂。弗吉尼亞在美國獨(dú)立戰(zhàn)爭、美國內(nèi)戰(zhàn)、冷戰(zhàn)和反恐戰(zhàn)爭中，一直處于戰(zhàn)爭的前沿。第二次世界大戰(zhàn)和冷戰(zhàn)時(shí)期弗吉尼亞北部地區(qū)大規(guī)模發(fā)展The Pentagon (五角大樓)HistoryEthnicity & religion The most populous ethnic group: Non-Hispanic White(非西班牙裔白種人) The largest minority group: African American Most African American Virginians :descendants(后代) of enslaved Afri

5、cansEthnicity & religion Virginia is predominantly(主要地) Christian and Protestant(新教)Cities and towns 95 counties(縣) and 38 independent cities(獨(dú)立市) 11 Metropolitan Statistical Areas(大都會區(qū)) 三大移民區(qū)： Northern Virginia(北弗吉尼亞), Hampton Roads(漢普頓錨地), Richmond-Petersburg(里士滿彼得斯堡) Capital: Richmond(里士滿)Eco

6、nomy An employment-at-will(自由雇傭) state diverse sources of income: local and federal government, military, farming and business. Forbes magazine(福布斯雜志) named Virginia the best state in the nation for business(連續(xù)四年將弗吉尼亞評為美國最優(yōu)秀的州).Economy Military source of incomeSouthern Virginia: From Hampton Roads(漢

7、普頓錨地) to Richmond(里士滿)the largest naval base in the world：Naval Station Norfolk(諾?？撕＼娀?Economy Agriculturetomatoes : the most profitable crop(經(jīng)濟(jì)作物) in Virginiaother agricultural products: soy(大豆), peanuts(花生) and hayEconomy Businesswith the highest concentration of technology workers of any state N

8、orthern Virginias data centers carried 70% of the nations internet traffic.(互聯(lián)網(wǎng)流量)Culture Mother of Presidents eight presidentsGeorge Washington(喬治華盛頓) Thomas Jefferson(托馬斯杰斐遜 ) James Madison(詹姆士麥迪遜) George Mason (喬治梅森) Patrick Henry (帕特里克亨利 )CultureThe University of Virginia(弗吉尼亞大學(xué)) founded by Pres

9、ident Thomas Jefferson(托馬斯杰斐遜 ) a World Heritage SiteFood culturethe general cuisine of the Southern United Statesmaintains its own particular traditionsVirginia wine is made in many parts of the state. Food culture Smithfield ham(斯密斯菲爾德火腿) sometimes called Virginia ham a type of country ham protect

10、ed by state law only be produced in the town of SmithfieldState symbols the state flag the state seal the state motto the state flower the state tree the state birdState symbols the states motto:Sic Semper Tyrannis, translates from Latin as “Thus Always to Tyrants”(這就是暴君的下場) the state seal and flag: was designed in 1776 were made official in 1930TourismVirginia is for Lovers(情人之州) is the tourism and travel slogan