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San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the leading financial and cultural of stateof California and it’s located in the far- west of USA.
The earliest archaeological evidence of human habitation of the territory of the city of San Francisco dates to 3000 BC. The Yelamu group of the Ohlone people resided in several small villages when a Spanish exploration party, led by Don Gaspar de Portolà arrived on November 2, 1769 , the first documented European visit to San Francisco Bay.
Upon independence from Spain in 1821 , the area became part of Mexico . Under Mexican rule , the mission system gradually ended and its lands began to be privatized. In 1835, Englishman William Richardson
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USA - west coast

· It most often comprises California, Oregon and Washington. Arizona and Nevada, while not coastal states, are often included due to their proximity to the Pacific Coast and their economic and cultural ties to California · As of 2007, the estimated population of the West Coast ranged from approximately 50­60 million, depending on which states are included in the estimate. · Major coastal cities on the West Coast include San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Las Vegas. ·West Coast includes: ·Washington ·Oregon ·Arizona ·Nevada ·California Washington · Named after George Washington, the first President of the United States · Capital: Olympia · Largest city: Seattle · There are three national parks and two National Monuments List of Washington state symbols: · The State song is "Washington My Home" · http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUpy4QfAG-Y

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February 1856. The city is known globally as a centre for telecommunications, computer technology, banking, and transportation. It is the core of the largest inland metropolitan area in the United States and lacks any navigable link to the sea - Dallas's prominence despite this comes from its historical importance as a centre for the oil and cotton industries, its position along numerous railroad lines, and its powerful industrial and financial tycoons. San Francisco was founded in 1776 by Spanish settlers. There was a gold rush in San Francisco and a period of rapid growth. There are about 700,000 people living there now. City is famous for its hills and the world-famous Golden Gate Bridge. There are many parks where people like to spend time. The climate is mild; the highest temperature has been 39 degrees. Miami is the city in Florida with 8,000 people. Miami is famous for its beautiful beaches. And

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because of their achivements in politics, science, engineering etc. Wisdom at its best! *Japanese Americans = *Historical background = Isolation of Japan from the Western world · 1868 ­ the first group of Japanese laborers in Hawaii · 1869 ­ the first Japanese settlement on American mainland, in California · Strict restrictions on emigration from Japan until the 1880 · Significant number of Japanese workers arrived after 1890, esp. in San Francisco and Los Angeles. · Alien land laws (1913) prevented the Japanese from owning land *They are not so successfully accepted in the society since the Pearl Harbor case has distained their image and made bad prejudice about them. Despite not having anything to do with the war, Japanese Americans still feel responsible for it and stay low and try to prove their trustworthiness to Americans. Even before Pearl Harbor (1941) Japanese Americans were portrayed as disloyal, as potential spies

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Ameerika ühendriigid

Most of the people live in towns. There are 50 states in America. The biggest of the state is Texas, next by size are California, Alaska and Montana. Six states - Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut ,Rhode Island and Massachusetts are called New England. They are all small states in the U.S. that lie in the north-east. The first colony of immigrants settled down in Virginia, in the eastern part of the U.S.A. The biggest cities are New York, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, etc. The flag of America was adopted on 14 th June 1777. It is called the "Stars and Stripes". It is said that Betsy Ross sewed the first flag. It features 13 horizontal red and white stripes (for the first colonies which formed the U.S.A.) and 50 stars on the blue background. Red means courage, blue justice and white innocence. There is a star for every state of the USA. The official language of the USA is English; Spanish is also widely spoken.

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USA

Tallinna Inglise Kolledz Topic United States of America Mari-Liis Pakats Tallinn 2007 2 Introduction..................................................................................................................4 Geographical Position..................................................................................................4 Geographical Regions..................................................................................................5 Climate ........................................................................................................................6 Natural Resources........................................................................................................ 7 History..........................................................................................................................8 Culture................................................................................................

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Silicon Valley

university. It has to be a place where investors want to live, and students want to stay after they graduate. The two like much the same things, because most startup investors are nerds themselves. So what do nerds look for in a town? Their tastes aren't completely different from other people's, because a lot of the towns they like most in the US are also big tourist destinations: San Francisco, Boston, Seattle. But their tastes can't be quite mainstream either, because they dislike other big tourist destinations, like New York, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas. There has been a lot written lately about the "creative class." The thesis seems to be that as wealth derives increasingly from ideas, cities will prosper only if they attract those who have them. That is certainly true; in fact it was the basis of Amsterdam's prosperity 400

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The United States of America

It is the business centre of the capitalist world. It is famous for its skyscrapers. There are many great industrial cities in the U.S.A. Chicago is famous for its meat factories and has earned a bad name as a home of gangsters. Philadelphia produces agricultural machines. Detroit is one of the biggest centres of car industry. Los Angeles is an important centre of modern industries. Not far from it is Hollywood, the world-famous centre of the US film business. Boston and San Francisco are large seaports. Flag The flag of the United States of America consists of 13 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the canton bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars. The 50 stars on the flag represent the 50 U.S. states and the 13

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Topic USA

Tallinn English College English Anita Kuprijanovits Form 8b THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Report Supervisor: Mare Kallas Tallinn 2009 Introduction Name: The United States of America Area: ~10 mln km2 Population: ~300 mln people Symbols: The American Flag- consists of 13 equal horizontal stripes of red alternating with white and represent the Thirteen Colonies. The 50 small, white stars represent the 50 U.S. states. The U.S. flag is commonly called ,,the Stars and Stripes". The Statue of Liberty, that is locatd in New York,is a gift from the France. The Libety Bell, that is a bronze bell that symbolizes freedom in the United States of America. It is located in Pennsylvania,U.S. Capital: Washington D.C Biggest city: New York National language: English Location U.S is located in North America, bordering both the North Atla

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