California Regions: What’s in Them for Me?

1. California Regions: What’s in Them for Me? By Laura Barnett

2. Important Questions: What are the names of the four regions? What is the location of these regions within the state? What are some names of the major cities in these regions?

3. This is a map of California

4. California connects to the other states on the west coast of the united states

5. The land looks many different ways in California and the weather is different all over the state.

6. One region of California is the Coast Region The Coast Region is shown in the green

7. Another region of California is the Central Valley The Central Valley is the large yellow section in the middle of the state

8. A third region of California is the Mountain Region As you can see, the mountain region covers a lot of the state’s area.

9. Last, is the Desert Region The desert region is another large area in our state.

10. These are some of the major cities in the Coast Region

11. These are some of the major cities in the Central Valley

12. These are some of the major cities in the Mountain Region

13. These are some of the major cities in the Desert Region

14. Can you remember? What are the names of the four regions? What is the location of these regions within the state? What are some names of the major cities in these regions?

15. Works cited for this presentation Oh, California: Harcourt Brace Publishing Co., 2000 Atlas - Xpeditions @ nationalgeographic_com.htm www.ca.gov