california 加利福尼亚.ppt

* State of California * Location:  California is located in the west of the United States of America. South of Mexico, West by the Pacific ocean. the most developed economy. Nicknamed The Golden State, it is the most populous and third-largest state by land area, after Alaska and Texas. * * History In 1821, Alta California became a part of Mexico following its successful war for independence. * Western areas of Alta California became the state of California, which was admitted as the 31st state on September 9, 1850. * The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, one of Californias most famous landmarks Industry Meanwhile, attracted to the mild Mediterranean climate, cheap land, and the states wide variety of geography, filmmakers established the studio system in Hollywood in the 1920s. A couple of decades later, Stanford University and its Dean of Engineering Frederick Terman began encouraging faculty and graduates to stay in California instead of leaving the state, and develop a high-tech region in the area now known as Silicon Valley. As a result of these efforts, California is currently regarded as a world center of the entertainment and music industries, of technology and engineering businesses, and as the U.S. center of agricultural production. ? * * The?Los Angeles Lakers?are a?National Basketball Association?(NBA) team based in?Los Angeles,?California.? Kobe Team captain * * The Hollywood Sign, a symbol of the American Film industry * * * The end