《人教新课标版高二选修8 Unit 1 A land of diversity-reading ppt课件2》.ppt

7. The most important and longest river in the United States of America is______ ? A. The Ohio River B. The Colorado River C. The Missouri River D. the Mississippi River Look at the map of the USA (Page 1) with your partner. Write on the map the names as possible as you can. Keys: Where did first settlers in California come from? When and how? From Asia. 15000years ago. By means of a land bridge which existed in prehistoric times. 2. Of the first Spanish to go to California, what were the most? What did they do there? Religious men. They came to teach the Catholic religion to the natives. 3. When did California become part of Mexico? In 1821. 4. When did California become a state of the US ? In 1850. 5. From the late 19th to the late 20th century, why did so large numbers of people come to California? To get a job\to work . Why is California in the 21st century such a multicultural community? Explain in your own words. Write three or four sentences. 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. A building in Chinatown percentage : [C] an amount of something, often expressed as a number out of 100: What percentage of women return to work after having a baby? Interest rates have risen by two percentage points. In the future, people from different parts of the world, attracted by the climate and lifestyle, still immigrate to California Since the late 19th century, many people have come to work in California. In 1850 California was already a multicultural society. the most multicultural state in the USA ▲The majority of the first Spanish to go to California were ___3_____. ▲The people o