Unit1Alandofdiversity WarmingupandReadingI Warmingup 5m LookatthemapoftheUSAwithyourgroup Writeonthemapthenamesofasmanyofthefollowingasyoucan Oceanontheeastcoast Oceanonthewestcost CountrytothenorthofUSA CountrytothesouthofUSA Mountainsrangeinthewest AtlanticOcean PacificOcean Canada Mexico RockyMountains GreatLakes LongestriverintheUSA Someimportantcities Superior Michigan Huron ErieandOntario MississippiRiver NewYork WashingtonDC LosAngeles SanFrancisco Chicago NewOrleans SanFrancisco LosAngeles Houston Boston NewYork Washington D C RockyMountains Mexico Chicago Canada AtlanticOcean PacificOcean theMississippi Superior Michigan Erie Huron Ontario California oneofthe50statesoftheUSA CALIFORNIA theGoldenState LyingonthePacificOcean CaliforniaisonthewestcoastoftheUnitedStates whichisdiverseintopography 地形 climateandecologicalenvironment Ithasanareaof411squarekilometers anditisoneoftheUSstatesofthelargestpopulation withthemostdevelopedeconomy Meanwhile itspleasantweather longbeach andgracefulnaturallandscapemakethetourismprosperous California Pre reading 2m NativeCaliforniaIndians Californiagoldminersaround1849 ChinatownsinCalifornia Alandofdiversity Reading Skimming answerthefollowingquestions WhowerethefirsttoarriveinCaliforniatorushforgold WhenandwhydidthelargenumberofChineseimmigratetoCalifornia WhatattractedpeoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldtoimmigratetoCalifornia 1 WhowerethefirsttoarriveinCaliforniatorushforgold 2 WhenandwhydidthelargenumberofChineseimmigratetoCalifornia SouthAmericansandpeoplefromtheUnitedStates Duringthegoldrushperiod manyChineseimmigratedtoCaliforniatoachievetheirdreamofbecomingrich andinthe1860s alargenumberofChinesewenttheretobuildtherailwayfromthewesttoeastcoast Keys 3 WhatattractedpeoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldtoimmigratetoCalifornia Thetemperateclimate themodernlifestyleanditsdiverseculturesattractedimmigratestoCalifornia Keys DetailedreadingI Readparagraph1toparagraph5againandtrytofillintheform youcanhaveadiscussioningroupoffour Arrivedfirst SufferedbyEuropeans Tooknative sland RuledbySpain BecamepartofMexico Declaredwar giveback Settledin Discovered rushforgold Becameastate DetailedreadingII Readparagraph6toparagraph8againandtrytofillintheform youcanhaveadiscussioningroupoffour MovedfromMexico Builttherailway Farmed Establishedatown Developedindustry Fishedandmadewine Workedinship aircraftindustry Workedincomputerindustry Immigrated Immigrated comprehending 15 000yearsago FirstsettlerscrossedtheBeringStraitintheArctictoAmerica ThesepeoplearenowknownasNativeAmericans 16thcentury SpanishsoldiersarrivedinSouthAmerica 1821 CaliforniabecamepartofMexico 1846 TheUSdeclaredwaronMexico 1848 GoldwasdiscoveredinCalifornia 1850 Californiabecamethe31ststateoftheUS Answerkeyforexercise1onpage3 Answerkeyforexercise2onpage3 SpanishRussiansAfricansChineseHaliansDanish intheearly16thcenturyearly1800s1800slate1840s early1850sinthelate19thcentury1911 JewishJapaneseKoreansCambodiansVietnamesePakistanis 1920sbeginningofthe20thcenturyfromaboutthe1970sfromaboutthe1970sinmorerecentdecadesfromaboutthe1970s Suggestedanswertoexercise3onpage3 ThestateofCaliforniaisamulticulturalcommunitybecauseEuropean AfricanandAsianpeopleshavebeenmovingintothestateforthelast200years Itisthismixofpeopleswiththeirowncustoms cultureandfoodthathavegivenCaliforniaitsmulticulturalflavour Problemsthatmightariseincludeinterculturalrivalryorcompetition discriminationormisunderstanding ItistothecreditofCaliforniansthatsuchproblemsdonotariseveryoften Discussion WhatdoyouthinkCaliforniaislikeafteryourreadingthepassage Discusswithyoupartnersandtrytogiveasimpleintroductionofit Homework SurftheInternettofindmoreinformationaboutCaliforniaandyouareexpectedtopresentittoyourpeerinthenextclass HotelCalifornla