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The Gam Saan Adventure—Are You Willing to Risk it?

Before going to the Internet, look at a globe to find China and California

Next, visit these websites:

Map of China's provinces

http://www.reliefweb.int/mapc/asi_chn/cnt/chnpro.html

Goodes Homosline Projection Map from Encarta On-line

http://encarta.msn.com/find/MediaMax.asp?pg=3&ti=761577953&idx=461516614

How far is it?

http://www.indo.com/distance/

Hint: you will need to use Guangzhou's old name ­ Canton ­ for this site to help you.

Site Visit Questions

1. The Chinese came from the Guangdong province in China to California. Using the map of China's provinces and the world map sites, describe the route that the Chinese immigrants would take to get from Guangdong to California.

2. How far is it from Guangzhou, the capital city of the Guangdong province (use Canton in the "How far is it?" site) to San Francisco?