California is located on the west coast of the United States and borders the Pacific Ocean. It has diverse regions including coastal, central valley, Sierra Nevada mountains, and desert. Popular landmarks include Yosemite National Park and the Golden Gate Bridge. The climate varies from hot deserts to mild coasts. Major transportation includes airports, highways, and ports that export goods like gold, silicon chips, and agricultural products. People have adapted structures to withstand earthquakes and modified the environment through aqueducts to transport water.

1. California
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2. Location
Relative Location
- California borders the Pacific Ocean.
Absolute Location
- The absolute location for Sacramento, California is
38*N, 121*W.

3. Regions
1. California is located on the West Coast of the United States.
2. California is located in the Pacific Coastal Region.

4. Place
Landmarks
- Yosemite National Park and the Golden Gate Bridge are
two popular landmarks in the state of California.
Landforms
- The Sierra Nevada Mountains and Lake Tahoe are two
types of landforms.
Traditions
- The California State Fair has been held in Sacramento
since 1859. The fair is usually held over a two week period
during the end of the summer.
- The fair includes events such as horse races, music
performances, food and carnival rides.

5. Places Continued
Climate
- The desert region has hot summers and cold winters.
- The central region has hot summers and cool winters.
- The coastal region has mild summers and mild winters.
- The mountain region has warm summers and cold
winters.

6. Movement
Transportation
- The Los Angeles International Airport is a major airport in
the Los Angeles area and the Port of Los Angeles is a
major harbor for boats and cruise ships. Interstate
Highway 5 and the Pacific Coast Highway are two of the
most common expressways in the state.
Exports
- Gold, silicon chips, airplane and spacecraft
parts, timber, and boron are a few things that California
exports.
Agriculture
- California grows
walnuts, almonds, lettuce, tomatoes, fruits, citrus, artich

7. Human / Environment Interaction
Adapt
- California has frequent earthquakes and tremors.
Because of this, people have built buildings to protect
them.
Depend
- People enjoy many recreational activities in California.
The mountain region for skiing and snowboarding. The
central region for warm weather and growing crops and
the pacific region transportation and fishing.
Modify
- Because of dry weather, people in California have had to
build aqueducts to transport water to dry land.