By Grainne Magee History  The First Peoples  The Missions  The United States and California  The Discovery of Gold  Towns and Cities  The Turn.

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Presentation transcript:

By Grainne Magee

History  The First Peoples  The Missions  The United States and California  The Discovery of Gold  Towns and Cities  The Turn of the Century

Geography  Coast Ranges  San Andreas fault  South of the Golden Gate  The great Central Valley  The Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers  The Mojave Desert  the Sierra Nevada range  Death Valley National Park

Tourist Attractions  Natural Wonders  Cities  Theme Parks

Products & Industries  Agriculture: Vegetables, fruits and nuts, dairy products, cattle, nursery stock, grapes.  Industry: Electronic components and equipment, aerospace, film production, food processing, petroleum, computers and computer software, tourism.

Interesting Facts  San Bernardino County is the largest county in the country.  One out of every eight United States residents lives in California.  It is estimated there are approximately 500,000 detectable seismic tremors in California annually.  There are more than 300,000 tons of grapes grown in California annually.  The highest point in the continental United States is Mount Whitney and the lowest point is Bad Water in Death Valley.

Works Cited 50 States USA Tourist attractions.html BW Discover the West Capow Roots/California/ Yahooligans Encyclopedia

What Did You Learn? How many missions are there in California?  What is the San Andreas Fault?  Name one natural wonder in California?  Name one industry in N. California  and one industry in S. California?  What is the largest county in the country?