今週の州紹介は、カリフォルニアです！
こちらも日本ではおなじみの州。
温暖な気候にハリウッド、ディズニーなどの映画産業、アップル・インテルなどを擁するシリコンバレーなどはよく知られていますね！
しかしこの記事を読む皆さんにぜひ知っていただきたい、エリクソンからのとっておきの情報が！
ぜひ最後まで読んでみてください！
WEEK 4
Name: California
Year of Admittance: 1850
Size: 423,970 km2
Population: 39,512,000
Largest City: Los Angeles
Capital: Sacramento
The US state of California is located on the west coast of the US. It is the most populated state and 3rd largest in size. Originally part of Spain, it became part of Mexico in 1821 and then became part of the US, after Mexico lost the Mexican-American war. California was a relatively rural and unpopulated state until the gold rush started in 1848. This brought many people and very quickly large cities started to form.
Nowadays, California is known for its temperate climate, liberal views, health of its citizens, technology sector and of course, the movie and music industry. Similar to Florida, California is near a Spanish-speaking country, so there are a large number of Spanish speakers and Latino immigrants. Because California is such a large state; there are many differences between southern California, which is focused around LA; and Northern California, which is focused around San Francisco. Many famous companies hail from California, these include, Levi Jeans, Apple, Ghirardelli Chocolate, Intel, Disney and my favorite, Taco Bell. By the way, if you visit Tokyo or Osaka, I highly recommend Taco Bell. It’s an american fast food restaurant from California that specializes in Americanized Mexican food. It’s absolutely delicious.
Vocabulary
Relatively – 比較的
Rural – 田舎の
Unpopulated – 人が住んでいない
To Form – 形成する
Temperate – 温暖な
Liberal – 自由主義の
Sector – 分野
Industry – 産業
Latino – ラテンアメリカの
Immigrants – 移民
To be Focused – 中心にして
By the way – ところで
To specialize in – 特化する
Americanized – アメリカ式の
Absolutely – 間違いなく
