California

to the historical development of California since it became the 31st state in 1850. San Francisco is known for the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island, and many other landmarks. Many of these historical landmarks still contribute to California’s economic development today. There were several economic contributions as well including the Gold Rush and World War II. The history of San Francisco has played a major role in relation to the overall development of California. San Francisco was founded…

conversation about California, its droughts, and how agriculture is affected and how it can be amended to survive said droughts. I wish to do so by showing what are essentially what kinds of droughts California has face before. I also want to try and show how some other places have attempted to help themselves through their own methods by going through what they did for those and what they attempted to do in case of other future droughts. Drought is a terrible issue that in a place like…

keeping started in 1895. California is now going into its fourth year of severe drought. A drought is a period of drier-than-normal conditions that causes water-related problems. California is in serious trouble and if we don't do anything about it, there will be dangerous consequences. Results of the drought include economic problems, water levels dropping, and long term impacts. The absence of water is leading to many economical problems. The drought is costing California about $2.7 billion…

Environment California has different types of land including mountains, farmland, deserts, and forests. California has two mountain ranges which are the Sierra Nevada and the Cascade. California’s farmland includes fruits, vegetable, dairy products, and livestock. Most of the dairy products come from California. Northern California forests are occupied with sequoias and redwoods. California is by the Pacific Ocean, so fisherman can catch salmon, swordfish, shrimp, and squid. Grapes are a very…

However, the next article I’m going to talk about gives us the exact locations where the quake hit California areas. This article named, “The California Quake: “I Don’t Want to Die in Here”: Disaster Areas…” This article was written and published in the New York Times in 1989, which is a while from the actual event. This article clearly describes 7 counties that affected by…

California enters its fourth year into the devastating drought. Local forests face looming wildfire threats. The drinking water supply of local communities are beginning to deplete. Farmers are unable to use a large portion of their land to plant crops. Many California residents have no access to water for drinking and showering. Sparkling lakes and rivers now run placid and dry. Throughout this four-year deprivation of water and struggles with mitigation efforts, I remained completely ignorant…

Over the years California has become more dependent on obtaining it's drinking and farming water from out side sources. Due to the lack of rain fall, and record heat over the years California has had to transport most of its water though pipes across state lines to sustain it's growing dependence on useable water for its citizens. The problem with transporting so much water in to California is that is comes at a high price to its residence, and makes California as whole no close to becoming a…

Drought in California A drought is a period of abnormally low rainfall. This is the situation central california is suffering at the moment. This is very alarming considering that a lot of crops are grown in the central valley for example cotton, cotton is not a plant we eat but we need it to make clothes. If this continues thousands of people are going to lose their jobs and food is going to go up in price. This will dramatically affect the state economy considering that people are going to…

My paper will contain information about Northern California and all of the amenities that it has to offer and why it is a better choice than visiting Southern California. The reason I have decided to research California and learn about all of the beautiful cities, wonderful scenery, and the various other things that I will get to experience, is because I am planning a trip to go in September. I have never been to the west coast, but I have heard about how beautiful it is. It wasn’t easy to…

considerable new jobs, while other cities are facing economic hardship. California’s GDP has growth substantially; however, the state’s unemployment rate still higher than the national average. High unemployment can significantly increase poverty and California cannot support social programs without compromising its economy. Companies and government must work together for finding new ways for improving state economic and social development. Politics and economics go hand to hand, wherever one…