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GEOGRAPHY 

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is

bordered by Oregon, Nevada , Arizona and the Mexican state of a!a. 

California is the third largest state in the United States,

after Alas"a and #exas, b$t it is a leader as far as %o%$lation is concerned.

Also, it is "no&n for its econo'ic %otential, its great %rod$ction of

'icro%rocessors, &ine and eggs.

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It is often said that this h$ge state is a 'iniat$re &orld and this is the

act$al tr$th. Also, California 'anages to gather the 'ost varied relief fro'

the United States. Altho$gh it 'ay see' that everything goes great, it is

not exactly so, d$e to the fact that the last fe& years have not been so

ha%%y. #he (res have b$rnt a big area of California)s forests and theh$rricanes have ca$sed i''ense losses, as abo$t *+ of the state)s total

s$rface is covered by forests. As a $ni-$e characteristic, its diversity of

%ine s%ecies is $n'atched by any other state.

As earth-$a"es started to ha%%en -$ite often, the s"yscra%ers have

develo%ed a s%ecial syste' to resist the', &hich is relatively ne&. #he

great n$'ber of earth-$a"es is d$e to several fa$lts r$nning thro$gh the

state, s$ch as the San Andreas one.

SAN FRANCISCO

-California’s most beautiful city-

no&n as si'%ly /risco, it is greatly considered to be the nicest and the

'ost attractive city in the U.S. It is by no 'eans an $nco''on %lace,di0erent fro' other 'etro%olises, d$e to the fact that its relief is highly

'o$ntaino$s.

 #he city has been a 'agnet for 'on"s and soldiers, &ho have co'e here

on di0erent 'issions. Also, the S%anish visitors have b$ilt a garrison,

&hose o&ner &as Saint /rancisc. #his is tho$ght to be the origin of this

city)s na'e.

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As far as %o%$lation is concerned, it occ$%ies the fo$rth %lace in California,

b$t it is a leader co''ercially and (nancially. 1ere, one can (nd a great

n$'ber of ban"s, cor%oration co'%anies, ins$rance (r's and hotels. #he

tra' ride thro$gh San /rancisco is a re'inder of the 'ontagne r$sse,

beca$se there are 'any slo%e streets in this city, b$t it 'anages to go bythe' s$ccessf$lly. Another %o%$lar attraction is the i'%osing 2olden 2ate,

&hich has been a 'agnet for (l'ing several 1olly&ood scenes, being

na'ed 3#he 2ate to the 4aci(c Ocean5.

A great %ercent of San /rancisco)s %o%$lation consists of several

'inorities, incl$ding Italians, 6a%anese and Chinese, &ho have %roved to

have here the biggest settle'ent o$side Asia. Altho$gh this city boasts

&ith several things, it has fre-$ently "e%t the record for the great n$'ber

of deaths a'ong the dr$g addicts. Also, in 789:, San /rancisco co$ld have

been co'%letely destroied by a great earth-$a"e, b$t it has bravelys$rvived it.

„One day, if I go to

heaven, I’ll look 

around and say it ain’t 

bad, but it ain’t San

Francisco.” 

HISORY 

What is no& California &as (rst settled by vario$s Native A'erican

tribes. If it &ere a co$ntry, California &o$ld be the ;th as far as econo'y is

concerned and the <*th 'ost %o%$lo$s. California &as one of the 'ost

c$lt$rally and ling$istically diverse areas in the %re=Col$'bian North

A'erica. /ollo&ing 6a'es Marshall)s discovery of gold, California)s

%o%$lation raised &ith abo$t 7+9 tho$sands in only * years. >es%ite its

$rbanization, California is still a leader in the agric$lt$ral %rod$ction.

 #he state 'otto is ?$re"a @, a 2ree" &ord &hich 'eans I have fo$nd it@It &as ado%ted in 7;*8 and originates fro' the discovery of gold in the

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Sierra Nevada . #hat event, also re0ered to as the 2old B$sh &as the

reason California $nex%ectedly gre& in %o%$lation.

In the 78th cent$ry, 'any 'a!or 'otion %ict$re co'%anies set $% in

1olly&ood, a s'all to&n !$st o$tside os Angeles. It %roved to a great

location for (l'ing beca$se it &as close to several settings incl$ding the

beach, the 'o$ntains, and the desert. Also, the &eather &as generally

good, so (l'ing co$ld be done o$tdoors, too. Soon, 1olly&ood beca'e the

center of the (l''a"ing ind$stry in the United States. 1o&ever, d$ring

the D9th cent$ry, t&o of the deadliest disasters ha%%ened in CaliforniaE the

San /rancisco earth-$a"e and the Saint /rancis Food.

F!ORA"C!I#AE #he oGcial state %lants are the Bed&ood , re%resenting the trees and the

yello& %o%%y as a Fo&er. Many giant red&oods in the National 4ar" are

over D,999 years old.

California is the only state in the United States &ith an extensive seacoast,

high 'o$ntains, and deserts. #he extre'e diversity of the stateHs

landfor's is best ill$strated by the fact that Mt. Whitney *,*78 'J, the

highest %oint in the contig$o$s US, is sit$ated &ithin a distance of 7D8 "'

fro' the lo&est %oint in the entire co$ntry, >eath Kalley ;: ' belo& sealevelJ.

Also, CaliforniaHs cli'ate is -$ite varied and tends to&ard extre'es.

2enerally, there are t&o seasonsE

o S$''erE dry, lo& in h$'idity, cool eveningsL

o WinterE 'ild, rainyL

the exce%tion fro' this r$le ta"es %lace in the high 'o$ntains, &here fo$r

seasons exist

ARACIONS

$. YOSE#IE NAIONA! PAR%  is by far the grandest of all the s%ecial

te'%les of Nat$re I &as ever %er'itted to enter.5—John uir, Scottish!

 "#erican author 

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It re%resents another %o%$lar attraction, being a 'assive a'$se'ent %ar"

and ho'e to all "inds of rides, ga'es, sho&s, and entertain'ent. It is a

co'%lete resort and it 'anages to co'bine 'any the'e rides, recreated

&orlds and c$lt$res. #here are sho&s and entertain'ent designed for both

children and ad$lts. #he original >isneyland had 7; tic"eted attractionsand (ve free ones. A general ad'ission tic"et in 78++ &as P7, &ith rides,

attractions, and exhibitions costing extra. #hese days, a basic tic"et to the

%ar" costs P88.

Some eneral facts

o Over ;* 'illion Mic"ey Mo$se ears have been sold since >isneyland

o%ened, 'a"ing the ears the 'ost %o%$lar >isneyland so$venir of all

ti'e.o According to 6$stdisney.co', it only too" a year to b$ild the %ar".

o Walt >isney had his o&n %rivate Q and secret Q a%art'ent above

the (re de%art'ent on Main Street. #he a%art'ent is still there

today, and the light in the &indo& is s$%%osed to sy'bolize WaltHs

%resence.

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