1. C alifornia By: Mary Coleman February 1, 2008

2. States That Border Me Oregon Nevada Arizona

3. Founded September 9, 1850

4. Population

5. Famous People From My State Mary Pickford Walt Disney Shirley Temple Dick McDonald Mac McDonald

6. Landscape Mountains Rivers Valleys Deserts Lakes Islands

7. Historic Sites Hollywood, Los Angeles Disneyland, Anaheim Sequoia National Park, Sierra Nevada

8. State Symbols Nickname = The Golden State Tree = California Redwood Flower = Golden Poppy Bird = California Valley Quail

9. California’s Capital Sacramento

10. California’s Area

12. Works Cited California: The Golden State Ingram, Scott California: The Golden State Milwaukee, Wisconsin World Almanac Library, California: Logan, Richard and Hirsh, Thomas “California” Academic American Encyclopedia 1987, 4, p. 29 – p. 37 www.california.gov “California” www.california.gov Feb. 11, 2008www.california.gov