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4 Regions of California
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The Regions of California
region = a large area in which places share similar features
Things to think about...
Mountains
- What are some similarities and differences between the regions?
- What are some advantages and disadvantages of living in each region?
- Which region would you like to live in? Why?
- What would happen if we lost one of the regions?
- How does climate affect each region?
4 Regions of California
- area with lots of mountains
- mild summers, cold winters
- bear, sheep, deer, lion, bald eagle, fox, bobcat
- ex. Mt. Whitney, Sierra Nevada, Tahoe
- Valley
- Mountains
- Coastal
- Desert
Industry
Valleys
Desert
- lots of forests and minerals
- timber from trees
- used to make other products
- mining
- tourism
- dry area that gets less than ten inches of rain each year
- hot dry summers, cool winters
- plants: sagebrush, cactus
- animals: snakes, lizards, vultures
- ex. Death Valley, Mojave Desert, Palm Springs
Industry
Coastal
- flat area of land stretching for miles between the coast regions and the Sierra Nevada
- hot summers, cool winters
- antelope, elk, hare, migrating birds, chipmunks,
- ex. Central Valley = Bakersfield, Sacramento, Fresno
- mining
- rich in minerals (sand, gravel, stone)
- aviation
- open land
- tourism
- along the water
- dry summers, wet winters
- ocean animals, pelicans, seagulls
- ex. San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles
Industry
- world's best farming area for crops
- rich, fertile soil
- rivers run through valleys serve as good water source
- tourism
Map of the coastal regions
Industry
- fishing
- oil wells
- trading by water way
- tourism
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