美國最宜居的州是哪個州呢?答案是：阿拉巴馬州。其中原因既與其城市安全度有關，也與其濃郁的教育范圍有關，還有那些原因呢?跟著出國留學網(wǎng)來一起了解一下吧，歡迎閱讀。
    前言：在選擇最宜居的城市時，需要考慮的因素包括;氣候條件、消費水平、教育水平等。
    阿拉巴馬州留學及移民優(yōu)勢
    
    一、阿拉巴馬州縱覽
    ? Total state population is 4.8 million (2011)
    ? Capital is Montgomery; largest city by population is Birmingham
    ? Located in south-east of US; borders with Tennessee to north, Georgia to east, Florida and Gulf of Mexico to south, and Mississippi to west
    ? Famous Alabamians include writers Truman Capote and Harper Lee, musician Nat ‘King’ Cole and actress Courtney Cox
    ? Most popular sports are American football, baseball and motorsports
    ? The first rocket to put humans on the moon was built in Huntsville, which is now home to the US Space and Rocket Center
    ? Alabama’s fifth-largest city Tuscaloosa was named ‘America’s Most Liveable City’ by the US Conference of Mayors in 2011, joint with Florida’s Tallahassee
    ? Memorable town names include Aimwell, Slapout, Smut Eye, Trickem, Burnt Corn and Equality
    ?總州人口為480萬(2011年)
    ?蒙哥馬利資本，人口最多的城市是伯明翰
    ?位于美國東南部與田納西接壤的北部，喬治亞州東部，佛羅里達和墨西哥灣的南部，密西西比州的西部
    ?著名的阿拉巴馬人包括作家杜魯門卡波特和哈珀李、音樂家納特“國王”科爾和女演員柯特妮·考克斯
    ?最受歡迎的運動是美式足球、棒球和賽車
    ?阿拉巴馬州是美國太空和火箭中心的所在地是第一個將人類送上月球的火箭是在亨茨維爾建造的
    ?阿拉巴馬州第五大城市塔斯卡盧薩與佛羅里達州的塔拉哈西并列在2011年被美國市長會議評為“美國最宜居城市”，
    ?令人印象深刻的城市名稱包括:Aimwell, Slapout, Smut Eye, Trickem, Burnt Corn and Equality等
    二、氣候條件
    
    Located in the heart of the Deep South, Alabama enjoys a subtropical climate, beautiful and varied natural scenery, and rich offerings in the fields of history and culture.As well as some of the highest summer temperatures in the US and relatively mild winters, Alabama's subtropical climate also brings the state a healthy amount of rain, as well as some more severe weather.The state’s geography is equally varied, ranging from mountains in the north to beaches on the south coast. Much of the central region is composed of gentle plains, criss-crossed by a number of notable lakes and rivers, of which the largest are the Tennessee River and Guntersville Lake.The great outdoors certainly plays an important role in Alabama life; hunting, fishing, hiking, camping, cycling, climbing and rafting are all popular pastimes.
    But the state is also rich in history and culture.From Native American heritage to Civil War sites and key events in the Civil Rights Movement (including the Rosa Parks bus incident), history buffs will find no shortage of material.There are also many high quality dramatic venues, an exciting folk art renaissance under way, and a vibrant live music scene – this is, after all, one of the great homes of American country, blues, rock and gospel.Alabama's largest cities are fairly widely spread out. Montgomery and Birmingham are central, Huntsville in the north, Tuscaloosa in the west, and Mobile in the south – where the Mobile River meets the Gulf of Mexico.
    亞拉巴馬州地處美國南部腹地，亞熱帶氣候，擁有美麗而多樣的自然風光以及豐富的歷史和文化。除了一些美國最高的夏季氣溫和相對溫和的冬季，阿拉巴馬的亞熱帶氣候也給該州帶來了適當強度的的降雨以及一些更為惡劣的天氣。該州的地理分布也同樣多樣，從北部的山脈到南部海岸的海灘。中部地區(qū)大部分由溫和的平原組成，有許多著名的湖泊和河流縱橫交錯，其中最大的是田納西河和甘特斯維爾湖。許多的戶外運動在亞拉巴馬州的生活中扮演著重要的角色;打獵、釣魚、遠足、露營、騎自行車、爬山和漂流都是很流行的消遣方式。
    與此同時，國家也有豐富的歷史和文化。從印第安人的遺產(chǎn)到內(nèi)戰(zhàn)遺址以及民權運動中的關鍵事件(包括羅莎·帕克斯的巴士事件)，歷史迷們將會發(fā)現(xiàn)材料并不短缺。在亞拉巴馬州還有許多高質(zhì)量的戲劇場地，有趣的民間文藝復興以及充滿活力的現(xiàn)場音樂現(xiàn)場——畢竟，這是美國鄉(xiāng)村、藍調(diào)、搖滾和福音的偉大家園之一。阿拉巴馬州最大的城市都分布得相當廣泛。蒙哥馬利和伯明翰和中部的亨茨維爾，西部是塔斯卡盧薩，南部是莫比爾河(Mobile River)與墨西哥灣的匯合處。
    三、阿拉巴馬州的頂尖大學
    
    Top universities in Alabama
    In total, Alabama has more than 60 universities to choose from, including both public and private, four-year and two-year institutions.
    The University of Alabama (UA) is both the state’s largest university and its highest ranked – it makes the top 450 of the QS World University Rankings in 2011/12.Nicknamed ‘the capstone’ (ie. the capstone of the state’s higher education system), UA is the flagship institution of the University of Alabama System, which also includes the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), and the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).The similarity of names may be a little confusing, but – while all three universities report to the Board of Trustees University of Alabama System – each is basically run independently.UA has a strong focus on research, but also prides itself on being student-centred. This means it offers a wide range of support services for students, including a free bus service around the (large) campus, more than 4,000 part-time campus jobs for students, and a dedicated Women’s Resource Center.As of the start of the 2011-12 academic year, a total of 31,747 students were enrolled at UA. Of these, more than 60% were from within the state, almost 35% from elsewhere in the US, and 4% were international students – hailing from 77 different countriesWith a mixture of academic and vocational courses on offer, the spread of majors being taken by students includes: arts and sciences subjects, business, engineering, communication, education, law, nursing and social work.
    阿拉巴馬州總共有60多所大學可供選擇，包括公立學校和私立大學，4年制和2年制大學。
    阿拉巴馬大學是美國最大的大學，也是排名最高的大學，它在2011 / 12年度的QS世界大學排名中排名前450。綽號“頂點”(阿拉巴馬大學是阿拉巴馬大學系統(tǒng)的旗艦性的大學，阿拉巴馬州的亨茨維爾大學和阿拉巴馬大學在伯明翰分校都是亞拉巴馬大學的頂尖級的大學。名字的相似性可能有點讓人困惑，但是——盡管這三所大學都向董事會提交了亞拉巴馬大學的系統(tǒng)——但它們基本上都是獨立運行的。阿拉巴馬大學對研究有很強的專注力，但也以學生為中心而自豪。這意味著它為學生提供了廣泛的支持服務，包括在(大型)校園附近的免費巴士服務，為學生提供4000多份兼職校園工作以及一個專門的女性資源中心。在2011 - 12學年開始的時候，共有31,747名學生在阿拉巴馬大學注冊入學。其中，60%以上的學生來自州內(nèi)，近35%來自美國的其他地方和4%的國際學生，這些學生來自77個不同的國家，該校也擁有諸多不同的學術和職業(yè)課程包括:藝術與科學主題、業(yè)務、工程、通信、教育、法律、護理和社會工作。
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