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AlandofdiversityUnit1Let’sappreciatesomepictures.Canyounamethesefamousscenicspots?DisneylandGoldenBridgeUniversalStudioHollywoodChinatownDoyouknowwhichcountryandwhichstatethesescenicspotswe’vejustseenbelongto?TheUSA;California•WhatwillcometoyourmindwhenyouheartheUSA?•WhatdoyouknowabouttheUSAandCalifornia?BrainstormingTrythisquiztoseehowmuchyou’veknownaboutthem.A.B.C.D.1.WhichflagisAmericanflag?Star-SpangledBanner50stars——13stripes——Red----White------Blue------original13statesthecouragefreedomloyaltyandjusticeEachstarrepresentsonestate2.WhichcityisthecapitaloftheUSA?A.NewYorkB.WashingtonD.CC.LosAngelesD.California3.HowmanystatesarethereintheUSA?A.47B.48C.49D.50A.B.C.D.4.Whichdoesn’tbelongtotheUSA?StatueofLibertyGoldenBridgeWhiteHouseEiffelTower5.WhoisthepresidentofAmericanow?A.B.C.D.GeorgeW.BushBillClintonBarackObamaJohnMcCain6.Californiaisalsocalled:A.GoldenStateB.BeachStateC.SilverStateD.ChinaState7.WhichstateisthelargestoneintheUS?A.NewYorkB.AlaskaC.CaliforniaD.Florida8.____hasthelargestpopulationintheUSA.A.CaliforniaB.AlaskaC.WashingtonD.TexasA.B.C.D.9.WhichstandsfortheUSA?NationalEmblem（国徽）•BritainCanadaLookatthemapoftheUSA.Writeonthemapthenamesofasmanyofthefollowingasyoucan.oceanontheeastcoastoceanonthewestcoastcountrytothenorthofUSAcountrytothesouthofUSACaliforniamountainrangeinthewestGreatLakeslongestriverintheUSAsomeimportantcitiesSeattleSanFranciscoLosAngelesDenverHoustonNewOrleansMiamiAtlantaNewYorkWashington,D.CMexicoCanadaAtlanticOceanPacificOceanSuperiorMichiganHuronErieOntarioCalifornia(oneofthe50statesoftheUSA)U.S.A.officialname:capitalcity:languages:majorcities:nationalholiday:famouspeople:EnglishBillGates,MichaelJordan…NewYorkLosAngelesChicagoHouston…TheUnitedStatesofAmericaIndependenceDay,4JulyWashingtonDCLookatthepicturesinthereadingpassage.EachillustratessomethingaboutCalifornia.Discussingroupswhateachpicturemeanstoyou.AnativeAmericanIndianwasstandingbesideacamp.Itseemedthatheorshefeltveryhappy.Maybeheorshehadagoodharvest.Hewasagoldminer.Hewaspanninggold(淘金).Helookednotonlythinandweak,butalsothirstyandtired.Itwasdifficultforthemtoachievethedreamofbecomingrich.ManyChinesehavesettledinCaliforniaandmanyofthemliveinChinatowninSanFrancisco.By1990,thenationsbeingimmigratedfromdifferentpartsoftheworldhadmadeCaliforniaintothemostraciallyandethnicallydiversestateinthecountry.CaliforniaSkimmingtogetgeneralideas1.Thepassagefocusesonthe______.A.populationofCaliforniaB.customsandlanguagesofCaliforniaC.peopleofCaliforniaD.historyofCalifornia2.Nospecificgroupismentionedin____.A.NATIVEAMERICANSB.GOLDMINERSC.THEFUTURED.LATERARRIVALSScanningtogetdetailedinformationCaliforniaisthe________largeststatewiththelargest_________intheUSA.It’salsothemost____________statebecauseofitshistory.thirdpopulationmulticulturalIntroductionRussiansLaterArrivalspeopleTheSpanishMostRecentArrivalsNativeAmericansHowmanykindsofpeoplearementionedinthistext?GoldMinersNativeAmericans1.LivinginCalifornia______________2.TheycrossedtheBeringStraittoAmericabymeansofa__________.3.inthe16thcentury:NativeAmericanskilledbyEuropeansforcedintoslaverydiedfromthediseasessurvivedtheterribletimes15000yearsagolandbridgeTheSpanishFillintheform:(notedownanimportantevent)16thcentury18thcenturyin1821in1846Spanishsoldiersarrivedandtooktheland.CaliforniawasruledbySpain.CaliforniabecamepartofMexico.MexicogaveCaliforniatotheUSA.TheSpanishFillintheform:(notedownanimportantevent)16thcentury18thcenturyin1846in1821SpanishsoldiersarrivedandtooktheirlandCaliforniawasruledbySpainCaliforniabecamepartofMexicoMexicogaveCaliforniatotheUnitedStatesInfluence:todayover40%ofCaliforniansspeakSpanishasafirstorsecondlanguageRussians&GoldMiners1.Intheearly1800s,RussianhuntersbegansettlinginCalifornia.2.In1848,beforetheAmerican-Mexicanwar,goldwasdiscoveredinCalifornia.3.Alotofadventurersachievedtheirdreamofbecomingrich.4.Californiabecamethethirty-firststateoftheUSAin1850.afterFewTorFPeopleTimeEventAfricansmovedfromMexicoChinesebuilttherailwayJapanesefarmedDanishestablishedatownJewishdevelopedindustryItaliansfishedandmadewineAfricansworkedinship&aircraftindustries1860s1800slate1900sbythe1920searly1900s1911LaterArrivals1942-1945PeopleTimeEventIndiansPakistanisworkedincomputerindustryCambodiansKoreansVietnameseLaotiansimmigratedrecentdecades1970sMostRecentArrivalsTheFutureWhatwillCaliforniabelikeinthefuture?Itwillbecomeamixtureofmanyracesandcultures.SummaryCaliforniais_______________stateintheUSAanditalsohasthedistinctionofbeingthemost_____________stateintheUSA.Thefirstsettlerscrossed_______________from____andarrivedinCalifornia.The_______________sufferedgreatlyafterthearrivalofEuropeansinthe_____century.Inthe18thcentury,__________wasruledby_____until_________thepeopleofMexicogainedtheirindependencefromSpain.Californiathenbecamepartof________.ButaftertheAmerican-Mexicanwarin1846,CaliforniawasgivenbacktotheUSA.thethirdlargestmulticulturaltheBeringStraitAsianativeAmericans16thCaliforniaSpain1821MexicoIn1848,inCaliforniagoldwas__________,which_________peoplefromallovertheworldtoar