CALIFORNIA

GEOGRAPHY

• My state is located in the west coast.

• The highest point is Mount Whitney.

• Its elevation is n/a

• It border state are Nevada, Arizona, and Oregon

CAPITAL

• The capitol of my state is Sacramento.

• the capital city is located in the Northeast part of the state.

• My state has a population of 33,871,648.

SYMBOLS

• The state flower is the California Poppy

• The state bird is the : California Valley Quail

• The state motto is: Eureka (I have found it)

• The state nickname is the Golden State

• The state flag is the Historic Bear Flag

FAMOUS PEOPLE

• Three famous people from this state are Marcus Allen, Leonardo Dicaprio, and Joe DiMaggio.

• Marcus Allen is a football player , Leonardo Dicaprio is an actor and Joe DiMaggio is a baseball player.

NATURAL RESOURCES

• Natural resources from my state are water, seafood, timber, petroleum and minerals.

INDUSTRIES

• Industries in my state are electronic components and equipment, aerospace, film production, food processing, petroleum, computers and computer software, tourism.

ATTRACTIONS

• Two attractions are Disneyland and Seaworld.

MAP AND UNION

• My state joined the union on September 9, 1850

FACTS

• Five interesting facts about my state:

• California's Mount Whitney is the highest peak in the lower 48 states.

• In 1925 a giant sequoia located in California's Kings Canyon National Park was named the nation's national Christmas tree.

• More turkeys are raised in California than in any other state in the United States.

• Alpine County is the eighth smallest of California's 58 counties. It has no high school, ATMs, dentists, banks, or traffic lights.

• The largest three-day rodeo in the United States is held on the Tehama County Fairgrounds in Red Bluff.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• 50states.com