California Regions: What’s in Them for Me?

By Laura Barnett

Important Questions:

What are the names of the four regions?

What is the location of these regions within the state?

What are some names of the major cities in these regions?

This is a map of California

California connects to the other states on the west coast of the united states

The land looks many different ways in California and the weather is different all over the state.

One region of California is the Coast Region

The Coast Region is shown in the green

Another region of California is the Central Valley

The Central Valley is the large yellow section in the middle of the state

A third region of California is the Mountain Region

As you can see, the mountain region covers a lot of the state’s area.

Last, is the Desert Region

The desert region is another large area in our state.

These are some of the major cities in the Coast Region

These are some of the major cities in the Central Valley

These are some of the major cities in the Mountain Region

These are some of the major cities in the Desert Region

Can you remember?

What are the names of the four regions?

What is the location of these regions within the state?

What are some names of the major cities in these regions?

Works cited for this presentation

Oh, California:

Harcourt Brace Publishing Co., 2000

Atlas - Xpeditions @ nationalgeographic_com.htm

www.ca.gov