Book 8 Unit 1 warmingup reading.pptVIP

The United States of America is composed of a federal district - Washington DC and 50 states. All the states except for Hawaii islands are situated in mainland America. It has a population of about 280 million, with an area of 9,370,000 sq km. The climate of USA is mainly mild in nature but in Hawaii and Florida, it is tropical (热带). Star-Spangled Banner Pre-reading Native Americans 1.Time: 2.Where did they come from: 3.What happened in the sixteenth century? were killed by Europeans were forced into slavery died from the diseases survived the terrible times The Spanish Fill in the form: note down an important events 16th century 18th century in 1821 in 1846 Russians Gold Miners True or False 1. In the early 1800s, Russian fur trappers began settling in California. 2. In 1848, before the American-Mexican war, gold was discovered in California. 3. A lot of adventurers achieved their dream of becoming rich. 4. California became the thirty-first state of the United States of America in 1850. A building in Chinatown Why is California in the 21st century such a multicultural community? Native Americans He was a gold miner. He was panning gold. He looked not only thin and weak, but also thirsty and tired. It was difficult for them to achieve the dream of becoming rich. California gold miners around 1849 Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco. By 1990,the nations being immigrated from different parts of the world had made California into the most racially and ethnically diverse state in the country. * Unit 1 A land of diversity How much do you know about America? New York Washington, D.C Appalachian Rocky Mountains Mexico Canada Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean the Mississippi California The Gulf of Mexico Study the map 阿帕拉契山脉 America lies in the S