2. California Regions Helia Alcala CSUS Fall 2015 Portions of these materials have been incorporated under the Fair Use Guidelines and are restricted from further use.

3. California History-Social Science Content Standard California: A Changing State 4.1 Students demonstrate an understanding of the physical and human geographic features that define places and regions in California. 3. Identify the state capital and describe the various regions of California, including their characteristics and physical environments.

4. Our Goal! We will be able to identify and describe the various regions of California, including their characteristics and physical environments

5. Think-Pair-Share Imagine yourself driving down all of California… what type of geographic features do you see?

6. California’s Regions DesertCoast

7. California’s Regions (cont.) ValleyMountains

8. Regions Video

9. Quickwrite What region do you think you live in? Justify your answer.

10. We live in the… Valley!

11. Let’s get started!  Pick a region  Set your paper up to look like this  Label the region you want to do  Draw a picture of the region  Write a paragraph about the region’s characteristics Region title (desert, coast, valley, mountain) Your picture goes here Characteristics: climate, geography, cities, industries, etc.

12. Coast Characteristics: The climate in the coast can include warm summers and mild winters in the south. In the north it can be moderate and breezy. The coast is mostly rocky, with some sandy beaches. There you can find natural harbors. Some cities on the coast are Los Angels, San Francisco, and San Diego. Some major industries of the coast include fishing, tourism, and movies/television. Example

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