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California The Golden State. By Brigitte. Important facts. Located on the West Coast of the United States Third largest area Capital: Sacramento Largest City: Los Angeles Anthem „ I love you California“ Californian Flag. Agriculture.
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CaliforniaThe Golden State By Brigitte
Important facts • Located on the West Coast of the United States • Third largest area • Capital: Sacramento • Largest City: Los Angeles • Anthem „ I love you California“ • Californian Flag
Agriculture • largest producer of agricultural products and the top exporting State. • Exports • California's agricultural and statewide economy • California grows nearly half of the nation’s fruits, vegetables and nuts. • almonds(Mandeln) • Famous for its strawberries
Sightseeing 1 Golden Gate Bridge • Largest suspension bridge in the World • Famous landmarks of California • 4200-foot bridge • symbol of San Francisco
Sightseeing 2 Big Sur • Spectacular coast of Northern California • highest coastal mountain in the neighboring 48 states • Gorgeous beaches, mountains and redwoods • Los Padres National Forest • climate
Sightseeing 3 Lake Tahoe • Has deep azure waters, Sierra Nevada mountain, lakeside beaches and alpine golf • Snowboarding, skiing, fishing ,water skiing, boating and hiking • Was formed about 2 million years ago • "Lake Bigler“
Sports • Major Professional Sports : -Baseball -Football -Basketball -Hockey -Soccer • 3 Olympics Games won with Gold • Bob Mathias-two-time Olympic gold medalist • Surf – “ it is a way of life”
Tradition Tournament of Roses Parade • 121 years old tradition • "America's New Year Celebration“ • we'll never hold the parade on a Sunday, and He'll never let it rain on the Rose Parade.“ • Pasadena, California - amazin festival • "Queen and Royal Court“
Song „California here I come” • written by Buddy De Sylva and Joseph Meyer in 1921 • unofficial state song of California • sang by Al Jolson
Source • http://www.agclassroom.org/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Sur • http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=california+here+i+come&oq=california+here+i+come&gs_l=youtube.3..0l5.3550.8425.0.8691.22.11.0.11.11.1.219.1453.1j9j1.11.0...0.0...1ac.1.tHgHYbDiUEw • http://images.google.com/search?q=Tournament+of+Roses+Parade&hl=de&gl=de&biw=1280&bih=672&sei=pt27UJ7qJMKAhQfSrYCQAw&tbm=isch • http://search.sweetim.com/search.asp?q=sports+in+california+surf&ln=de&src=1006&crg=3.1010000&barid=%7B444e42ad-8ba4-422f-bc2f-3734eb35213c%7D&sf=0 • http://gnovisjournal.org/2012/04/20/end-of-an-era/ • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_gate_bridge