4. lease [ li:s ] v. 出租，租得 • But we think the finance lease business could add more pressure
1. Have a general idea of Territory and Environment . 2. Understand the historyof Territory and Environment. 3. Master the difficult words and expressions.
Unit 2 Territory and Environment
CONTENTS
Teaching Aims Text A Text B Supplementing Reading
TEACHING AIMS
After studying this unit, you are required to:
TEXT A Notes
2. Maritime territory: Maritime territory is a term used in international law to denote coastal waters which are not Territorial Waters though in immediate contact with the sea. In the case of Territorial Waters, the dominion of the adjacent state is subject to a limitation. Dominion over maritime territory is not subject to any limitation. Thus any strait through which the right of passage of foreign vessels can be forbidden, or bays so land-locked that they cannot be held to form part of any ocean-highway, are maritime territory.
4. Endangered species : An endangered species is a population of organisms which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters. Also it could mean that due to deforestation there may be a lack of food and/or water.
TEXT A Notes
3. Territorial dispute: A territorial dispute is a disagreement over the possession/control of land between two or more states, or over the possession or control of land by a new state and occupying power after it has conquered the land from a former state no longer currently recognized by the new state.
Text A
Introduction to Territory and environment of the United States
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美国本土位于北美洲中部，领土还包括北美洲 西北部的阿拉斯加和太平洋中部的夏威夷群岛 等。其北与加拿大接壤，南靠墨西哥湾，西临 太平洋，东濒大西洋。海岸线22,680公里。大 部分地区属于温带大陆性气候，南部属亚热带 气候，西部沿海地区分布有温带海洋性气候和 地中海气候。
3. contiguous [ kən'tiɡjuəs ] adj. 邻近的，接触的，连续的 • Only China, the Soviet Union and Canada surpass Brazil in
contiguous land area . • 只有中国、苏联及加拿大的毗邻大陆面积大于巴西。
• 联邦巡回上诉法院对专门类型的案件享有全国范围内的管辖权。 2. amphibian [æm'fibiən] adj. 两栖类的，水陆两用Fra bibliotek n. 两栖动物，
水陆两用飞机，水陆两用车
• Is the crocodile an amphibian?why? • 鳄鱼属于两栖动物吗？为什么？
TEXT A New Words and Expressions:
For instance, many of them have more or less separate legal systems from the governing States. Varying among different legal and constitutional traditions, these territories may or may not be considered part of the States.
TEXT A New Words and Expressions:
1. jurisdiction [ ,ʌn'eiljənəbl ] n.司法权，审判权，管辖权，控制 权
• The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has national jurisdiction over specific types of cases.