2. California’s Regions Click on any region.

3. Your slide on the Desert Region

4. Your slide on the Central Valley here

5. A Few Facts -The largest mountain range in California is the Sierra Nevada.. -The highest mountain in California is Mount Whitney which is 14,495 feet high. -Sierra Nevada means “Snowy Mountain Range” in Spanish. -John Muir, a writer and naturalist, explored and wrote about the Yosemite Valley over 100 years ago. A Few Facts John Muir and Theodore Roosevelt

6. California coast stretches for more than 800 miles This region has most of the large cities including San Francisco, San Diego, and Los Angeles This region has sunny weather and world famous beaches. The Channel Islands and Farallon Islands are part of the coastal region. Indian groups that lived in the coastal region are the Yuroks, the Hoopas, and the Chumash.