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California “The Golden State”. Statehood: September 9, 1850 By: Tracie Merry. What does California look like? . Physical 4 Regions Mountains Desert Coast Central Valley Water Feature Pacific Ocean Colorado River American River Sacramento River. www.geographic.org/.
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California“The Golden State” Statehood: September 9, 1850 By: Tracie Merry
What does California look like? • Physical • 4 Regions • Mountains • Desert • Coast • Central Valley • Water Feature • Pacific Ocean • Colorado River • American River • Sacramento River www.geographic.org/
What does California look like? • Political Map • Largest cities • Los Angeles • San Francisco • Sacramento* • San Diego • Santa Barbara • Long Beach • Redding www.geographic.org/
California’s Flag • Our Flag • California Grizzly Bear • Bear Flag Revolt • Single Red Star • imitated the lone star of Texas www.50states.com
California’s Flower • California Poppy • State flower since 1903. • Used for food & oil. • April 6th is “California Poppy Day” www.50states.com
California’s Bird • The California Quail • Official state bird in 1931. • Prized game bird • Plump, gray-colored and smaller than a pigeon. www.camacdonald.com
California’s Motto • “Eureka! Means: “I found it!” • Motto came from the California Gold Rush of 1849. www.alaska-freegold.com
California’s State Seal • What does it mean? • Mountains for Sierra Nevada's. • California Grizzly • Gold Miner • Ships for trade • Minerva is the Goddess of wisdom. • Grapes are for crops www.library.ca.gov
What are California’s Natural Resources? • Forests • Redwoods, Sequoia, Douglas Fir • Water • Deserts • Geology • Gold & Minerals • Plant life • Wetlands • Wildlife www.sfgate.com
Tourist Attractions • Amusement Parks • Disneyland, Knots Berry Farm, Magic Mountain, Universal Studios • National Parks • Yosemite, Sequoia, Death Valley, Mojave Desert • Shopping Malls • Beach • Mountains www.ultra-bargain-travel.com/
Famous People from California • Ronald Regan (President) • Tiger Woods (Golfer) • Shirley Temple-Black (Actress) • Robert Frost (Poet) • Jeff Gordon (Race Car Driver) • George Lucas (Film Maker) www.e53.org/ archives/2004/06/
California’s Universities & Colleges • UCLA • USC • Stanford • Pepperdine • California State Colleges (Cal) • University California (UC’s) www.valuecarpetonline.com
So Tell Me About California? • What is the California's nickname? • How many regions does California have? • What is California’s largest city? • What is one feature on our state flag? • Name either our state bird or flower.
So Tell Me About California? • What does the miner on our state shield stand for? • Name a California natural resource. • Name one tourist attraction from my state. • Name a famous person from my state. • Name a college you can attend in California.
Work Source Cited • www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/index.asp • www.americanrevolution.com • www.gominosensei.org • http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov • www.geographic.org/ • www.50states.com • www.library.ca.gov
Work Source Cited • www.camacdonald.com • www.alaska-freegold.com • www.sfgate.com • www.ultra-bargain-travel.com/ • www.valuecarpetonline.com • www.e53.org/ archives/2004/06/