威斯康辛(Wisconsin)

美国中北部的一州。包括密西根湖的部分。不寻常的地表特点包括密西根湖和绿湾之间的多尔半岛。北部地区是世界上最大的湖泊集中地之一。密西西比河和威斯康辛河贯穿全州。森林覆盖率为45%左右。早期为印第安人居住地。1634年法国探险家尚.尼科莱到达本地区。1763年归英国管辖。1783年归属美国，1848年加入联邦，成为美国第三十个州。1900年左右掀起了进步运动，通过了一些法案使该州成为社会立法的带头人。该州的牛奶、奶油和乳酪生产在全国首屈一指。旅游业和娱乐业也是主要经济行业。通过该州港口装运的货运量占大湖区货运总量的大部分。首府麦迪逊。面积145,436平方公里。人口约5,363,672（2000）。

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Wisconsin

State (pop., 1997 est.: 5,170,000), northern Midwest, U.S. It covers an area of 56,153 sq mi (145,436 sq km), including part of Lake Michigan; its capital is Madison. With many unique landforms, including the Door Peninsula between Lake Michigan and Green Bay, its northern area has one of the greatest concentration of lakes in the world. The Mississippi and the Wisconsin rivers cross the state. Forests cover about 45% of it. Originally inhabited by the Adena, or Mound Builders, the region was home to several different Indian tribes, including the Ojibwa, Menominee, and Winnebago, when Europeans arrived. The French explorer Jean Nicolet visited Wisconsin in 1634; the first permanent European settlement was established in 1717. The area remained under French control until 1763, when France ceded it to Great Britain after the French and Indian War. After the American Revolution the region was ceded to the U.S. The Europeans dispossessed the Indians of their land (see Black Hawk), and settled the region. It became the Wisconsin Territory in 1836. It was admitted to the Union as the 30th state in 1848. The Progressive movement (see Progressive Party) began in Wisconsin c. 1900, resulting in the passage of legislation that made the state a leader in social reform. It is the major milk, butter, and cheese producer in the U.S. Tourism and recreation also are economically important. Wisconsin ports handle much of the Great Lakes domestic freight shipping.