《unit 1 a land of diversity》课件二（33张PPT）（人教版选修8）.pptVIP

General knowledge of USA. Native Americans 1.Time: 15,000 years ago 2.Where they came from: from Asia to Alaska 3.What happened to them in the sixteenth century? were killed by Europeans were forced into slavery died from the disease survived the terrible times The Spainsh Fill in the form:(note down an important event) 16th century 18th century in 1821 in 1846 Russians Gold Miners Do some T or F questions: 1.In the early 1800s, Russian fur trappers began settling in California. 2.In 1848, before the Amerian-Mexican war, gold was discovered in California. 3.A lot of adventurers achieved their dream of becoming rich. 4.California become the thirty-first state of the United states of Amerian in 1850. The state of California is a multicultural community because European, African and Asian people have been immigrating to the state for the last 200 years.Before their arrival, native American people had lived there for thousands of years. People from all over the world are still coming to settle in California because of its good climate and the lifestyle it offers. * * Unit 1 A land of diversity ----------America America ( USA. US.) lies in North America. It is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east.The country on the north is Canada, and the southern is Mexico . Seattle Denver Houston Miami Atlanta Boston New York Philadelphia Washington, D.C Rocky Mountains Mexico Chicago St. Louis Canada Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean the Mississippi Los Angeles California San Francisco Superior Michigan Erie Huron Ontario 苏必利尔湖 密歇根湖 休伦湖 伊利湖 安大略湖 Great Lakes 五大湖 How many states are there in the USA? A. B. C. D. 49 48 52 50 Who is president of America? A. B. C. D. George W. Bush George H.W. Bush Putin Bill Clinton A. B. C. D. Which doesn’t belong to the USA? Statue of Liberty Golden Bridge