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Colorado river |
Flows thru seven States. From the Rocky Mountains to the gulf of California to the border of Mexico .Provides water for over 40 million people in 6 states and Mexico
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4 longest rivers in California |
1. Colorado river 2.Sacramento River 3.San Joaquin river 4.Klamath river |
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4 Geographic regions of California |
Pacific coast ,mountains ,central valley ,desert |
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When did exploration start in California |
Begin in 1542 with Cabrillo’s Exploration from San Diego up to San Francisco |
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Five landforms in California |
Mountains, deserts, alluvial plains/Delta, (the Central Valley )tidal basins/ wetlands, river canyons |
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Deserts in California |
In south and South eastern block :the Colorado, Mojave ,and great basin |
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2 tidalbasins in California |
San Francisco and San Diego |
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Central valley crops - most in nation |
The central valley leads the nation in sales of raisin grapes, walnuts, almonds, peaches, and olives |
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Central valley agriculture products |
Fruit vegetables cotton dairy poultry cattle |
Besides just crops |
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Industries In mountain regions of California |
Mining gold and copper, lumber, Sand and gravel, recreation |
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Industries in the desert area of California |
Borax mining, natural gas, aviation, recreation, military/ defense |
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Alta California |
Former Spanish possessions along the Pacific coast north of the Baja Peninsula |
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San Joaquin Valley |
Area of the central valley that lies south of Sacramento San Joaquin River Delta and is drained by the San Joaquin River comprises eight counties of California. One of the worlds most productive agricultural regions. sometimes called the food basket of the world b/c of Great diversity of its agricultural products |
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Central Valley geography |
Covers 20,000 mi.² central California founded by the cascade range to the north sierra Nevada to the east to Tehachapi mountains to the south and coast range to the west .divided into 2 parts : the northern third is Sacramento Valley ,southern 2/3 is San Joaquin Valley. 50 miles wide, 400 miles long= One of the more notable structural depressions in the world. The San Joaquin and Sacramento Valley’s meet in the Delta area where the rivers flow through the Carquinez strait its one natural outlet to sf bay and the pacific. |
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Value of Central Valley agriculture |
More than 250 different crops are grown in the central valley with the value of 17 billion per year produces 1/4 of the nations food including 40% of fruits ,nuts ,and other table foods. |
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Central valley crops |
Cereal grains , hay,cotton ,tomatoes , vegetables , Citrus ,tree fruits ,nuts ,grapes,raisins |
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California agriculture |
The nation’s leading producer - grows more than 1/2 of nation’s fruits, nuts and vegetables. And a huge share of livestock and dairy. Worth nearly $50 billion |
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