2. Location
• Relative Location: California is in the Northern and
Western hemispheres. It is also South of Oregon,
Southwest of Nevada and Northwest of Arizona!
• Absolute Location: 38 degrees north, 121 degrees
west
3. Place
Landmarks: The Golden Gate Bridge, The San Diego Zoo, and
Disneyland.
Landforms: Verdugo Mountains, Death Valley, and The Mojave
Desert.
Traditions: Swallows day is one of California's traditions. It celebrates how
the Swallow birds fly in March to nest there.
Climate: Central California is hot in the summer and chilly with fog in
the Winter. San Francisco has very unpredictable weather. For
example it might be cloudy and cool and the next day it could be in
the high 70's.
4. Human Environment Interaction
Adapt: The people in California wear clothes for warm, hot
weather. They wear tee shirts and shorts. Wearing shorts
with a tee shirt provides them with letting air and wind get
in.
Modify: California modified the land by building The Golden
Gate Bridge.
Depend: California depends on Lake Tahoe for water.
5. Regions
Area Codes: 209, 213, 310, 323, 408, 415, 510,
530, 559, 562, 619, 626, 650, 661, 707, 714, 760,
805, 818, 831, 858, 909. 916, 925, and 949
California is in the Western Region.
6. Movement
Transportation: The Los Angeles airport, The San
Francisco airport, the 12 major seaports, and an
17,300 miles highway.
Exports: Grapes!
Agriculture: California grows the most food in the
country! They grow almonds, artichokes, strawberries,
dates, raisins, kiwi, figs, walnuts, and wine.
