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Unit 1 the land of the diversity Reading General knowledge quiz about the USA1. How many states are there in the USA ? A. 49 B. 50 C. 51 D. 482.The most important and largest river in the United States of America is______ ? A. the Ohio River B. the Colorado River C. The Missouri River D. the Mississippi RiverBD3. California is the ________ largest state in the USA. A. third B. Second C. fourth D. fifth4. California, a state in the western USA, borders ________.A. the Pacific Ocean B. the Indian OceanC. the Atlantic Ocean D. the Arctic Ocean5. _____ is California’s largest and the nation’s second largest city.A. Sacramento B. Los Angeles C. San Diego D. San FranciscoAABWork with a partner and know more about 5 pictures on page 1-3 through the text and say something about the pictures.Discuss how each picture is relevant to the history of California.Discussion Pictures on page1: A native American Indian------ one of the first people to live in California.A gold miner------the discovery of gold in California created a gold rush which brought people from all over the world to California.A building in Chinatown, San Francisco------many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco.Picture on page 2:A Spanish monk------The first people to settle in California after the American Indians were Spanish monks from South and Central America who went to teach the Christian religion to Native Americans.Picture on page 3: African American------ originally brought to America as slaves, their descendents now live in California as American citizens.read the text carefully and finish EX 2 and Ex3 on P3 and P4 Discussion 15,000 years ago 16thcentury:1821184618481850Fi...