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Hence they got the nicknames of “devils in skirts” and “ladies from hell”. * What is the largest state in US? Its size? Alaska, 1.5m km2, located in the northwest of North America, purchased from Russia in 1867. Rich in oil, natural gas and fishing. What is the youngest state in the US? Hawaii, 16, 764 km2, located in the central Pacific Ocean, became the fiftieth state in 1959. Its capital: Honolulu. What are five Lakes in the US? Lake Superior (苏必利尔湖） Lake Michigan （密歇根湖） Lake Huron （休伦湖） Lake Erie （伊利湖） Lake Ontario （安大略湖） What is the largest fresh water lake in the world? Lake Superior, which lies between the boundary of Canada and US. What are three river systems in the US? The Gulf of Mexico; the Atlantic Ocean; the Pacific Ocean. What is the longest river in the US? Its length? The Mississippi River. It flows from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, 6, 262 kms. Can you name another American river? The Hudson River, linked by canals with the five Great Lakes, flows through the state of New York, 520 kms. Can you name one of American falls? Niagara Falls, located on the US-Canadian boundary between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. Width: 1,240 km, the drop average: 49m. What is the largest inland salt lake in North America? The Great Salt Lake. What are three great mountain range in the US? The Appalachian Mountains, the Rocky Mountains, the Great Cordillera Mountain Range. What is Stonehenge? Stonehenge is a group of huge monuments of giant rock slabs on Salisbury Plain in Southwest England built by the Stone Age peoples. It is generally believed that Stonehenge served some sort of religious purposes. Where did the earliest written records of Britain’s inhabitants come from? The Romans. Who were the earliest known ancestors of the Scots? What was their language? The Picts and Celts. Their language was Gaelic. Review of Geography 纬度 Latitude 经度 Longitude 海拔 Altitude/elevation 高原 Plateau 高地 Highland, upland 低地 Lowland, flatland山脉 Ran