Table of contents

• Introduction • Food
• California (basic informations) • Sport
• Cities • Nature
• History • Technology
• Politics • Special features
• Sights • Quiz + solutions
• Cultural Traditions • Sources
• Music

Hallo
Introduction
We chose the state California because it‘s a very interesting state. Also
we want to show you all about California. Especially the peculiarities of
it like technology, the diffrent cities and many other points.

At the end we have prepared a quiz, so it‘s good if you listen carefully.
We hope you will like our presentation and learn new intresting things
about California.
California
Western United 39,185,605
States residents
Deserts,
Pacific time zone
mountains
163,700 square
kilometers
Cities

San Diego San José Los Angeles

San Diego
• Amazing beaches like the Pacific
Beach or the Coronado Beach
• Has one of the famoust zoos in the
world
• Home to several important military
installations
• The city has many famous attractions
like the USS Midway Museum
• Known for its biotech industry
Cities

San Diego San José Los Angeles

San José
• The home of the world‘s largest
technology companies
• A rich cultural scene with numerous
museums including the Tech Museum
of Innovation and the San José
Museum of Art
• San José has a long history
• Several renowned universities like the
San José State University
• Cuisine from around the world
Cities

San Diego San José Los Angeles

Los Angeles
• The center of the American film
industry
• There are some of the most famous
beaches in the world
• Is known for its diverse arts scene
• Home to Disneyland and Universal
Studios Hollywood
• Impressive architectural history and is
known for its iconic buildings
History
1846-1847:
1542: first 1846-1850:
Conquest of
European contact American period
California

1565: opening of 1849: Monterey

1821-1847:
Spanish East trading Constitution
Mexican period
route Convention

1579: Francis Drake

1774-1776: Anza
claimed an portion
started an 1850: Statehood
of the California
expedition
coast

1769: Portois 1848-1855:

1769-1770: Portalá
explores California California Gold
started expedition
by land Rush
Politics
• Since the 90s the democrats win
the elections
• 20th December 1849 the office
was created
• Peter Burnett was the first
incumbent (Amtsinhaber)
• Gavin Newsom is the gouvener
sine 7th January 2019
• Next election is 2026
Sights

Golden Gate Bridge The Getty Center Balboa Park

Golden Gate Bridge
• Connecting San Francisco Peninsula
with Marin County
• One of the most internationally
recognized symbols of San Francisco
and California
• Designed by engineer Joseph Strauss
in 1917
• Longest and tallest bridge in the
world
Sights

Golden Gate Bridge The Getty Center Balboa Park

The Getty Center
• In Brentwood, Los Angeles
• Designed by Richard Meier
• The 1,3 billion center is opened to the
public
• Well known for its architecture,
gardens and view over LA
• One of two locations:
Getty Museen, Getty Villa
• There you can see e.g. painting,
scuplpture
Sights

Golden Gate Bridge The Getty Center Balboa Park

Balboa Park
• A 1200-acres Historic urban culture
park in San Diego
• There are museums, several theaters
the San Diego Zoo, shops, restaurants
and special events
• One of the oldest parks
• Placed on the National Register
• Declared a National Historic
Landmark
5 Cultural Traditions
• Tournament of Roses:
1st January
• The Hollywood Christmas Parade:
27th November
• Dia de Los Muertos:
2nd November
• San Francisco Pride:
24th and 25th June
• Kwanzaa:
26th December to 1st January
Music

1960s 1990s-2000s
• Surf Rock • West Coast Hip-
1770s-1860s • Psychedelic Rock Hop
• The Early Sound • The San Francisco • Alternative Rock
of Los Californios Sound • Indie Rock

1950s 1970s
• The Bakersfield • Country Rock
Sound • Funk
• West Coast Jazz • Glam Metal
• Punk
Food

California Pizza Cobb Salat Cioppion French Dip Taco Seafood

Uramaki Fast Food Bread Bowl California Roll Burrito Patty Melt

Fortune Cookie Crossiont Muffin Avocado Toast Barbecue Apple Pie Garlic Ice Cream
Sport

Baseball Basketball Football

Field Hockey Ice Hockey Soccer

Nature
• Deserts: • Coastlines:
desert pupfish guadalupe fur seal
lizards northern fur seal
snakes california sea lion
• Mountains: • Forests:
lodgepole chipmunk salamanders
mountain beaver raccoons
black bear hawks
Technology
• California is known worlwide as the centre of the technology and
biotechnology industries
• Silicon Valley, the home to some of the world‘s largest and most
renowned technolgy companies
• Many research institutions are based in California
• Plays a leading role in the development of clean energy technologies
• Expected to continue to play an important role in developing new
technologies and innovations in the future
Special features
• California is also called Golden State
• In the history, gold was always a big point
• 1848, James W. Marshell found the first piece of gold as he built a
sawmill (Sägemühle) near Sacramento
• That sparked the gold rush in 1849
• The gold rush was from 1849 to 1854
• More than 50,000 people took part in it
Quiz
• Where is Hollywood? • Los Angeles

• Which sports can you do? • Baseeball, Basketball, Football,

Hockey, Soccer
• Who is the gouvener right now? • Gavin Newsom
• Where are the largest • San José
technology companies?
• In which time zone is California? • Pacific time zone
Sources
• https://www.britannica.com/place/California-state
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California
• california - Google Suche
• https://www.britannica.com/topic/Golden-Gate-Bridge
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getty_Center
• https://balboapark.org/about/
• https://www.california.com/california-cultural-traditions/