CALIFORNIA CLASSE 3 D

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1 CALIFORNIA CLASSE 3 D

2 OREGON PACIFIC OCEAN NEVADA MEXICO

5 GEOGRAPHY HYDROGRAPHY CLIMATE MORPHOLOGY DEMOGRAPHICS ECONOMY

6 ALTITUDE -86 / m s.l.m. SURFACE km² INHABITANTS (2012) DENSITY 89,73 ab./km² COUNTYS 58 contee NEUIGHBURING STATES Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, Baja California

7 NATIONAL PARKS YOSEMITE VALLEY SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK DEATH VALLEY

8 YOSEMITE VALLEY Yosemite Valley is located on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains, 150 miles (240 km) east of San Francisco. It stretches for 7.5 miles (11 km) in a roughly eastwest direction, with an average width of about 1 mile (1.6km).

9 THERE YOU CAN SEE... EL CAPITAN GLACIER POINT HALF DOME TUNNEL VIEW TIOGA PASS OLMSTED POINT

10 SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK It is located in the southern Sierra Nevada.The park contains among its natural resources the highest point, Mount Whitney with its 14,494 feet (4,418 m).

11 THERE YOU CAN SEE... GIGANT FORREST MORO ROCK TUNNEL LOG CRISTAL CAVE MONTE WITNEY GENERAL SHERMAN

12 DEATH VALLEY It is the lowest point in North America.

13 THERE YOU CAN SEE... UBEHEBE CRATER ZABRISKIE POINT GOLDEN CANYON MOSAIC CANYON

15 Los Angeles is the capital city of California.

16 Venice Beach is a bay in Los Angeles with 30 km of water channels. VENICE BEACH

17 SAN DIEGO

18 It s the biggest zoo in the world. It covers 40 hectares.

19 SAN FRANCISCO

20 FESTIVALS AND TRADITIONS

21 SAINT PATRICK S DAY CHINESE NEW YEAR CINCO DE MAYO

22 SAINT PATRICK S DAY Saint Patrick's day is a celebration of Christian origin which is celebrated on 17 March each year in honour of Saint Patrick, patron saint of Ireland.This anniversary is also celebrated in other countries, especially those affected by a significant Irish immigration.

23 CHINESE NEW YEAR Chinese New Year is a two week Spring festival celebrated for over 5,000 years in China. The San Francisco Chinese New Year celebration originated in the 1860's during the Gold Rush day and is now the largest Asian event in North America as well as the largest general market event in Northern California. The celebration includes two major fairs, the Chinese New Year Flower Fair and Chinatown Community Street Fair. All the festivities end with the Chinese New Year Parade.

24 CINCO DE MAYO Cinco de Mayo is a holiday that is celebrated annually in Mexico and the United States of America on 5 May. Contrary to what one might think, the birth of the holiday is due not to the Mexican population but to the Mexican-American community of California; subsequently grew in popularity extending to the entire country. During the celebrations are used placards with the words "Cinco de Mayo", whereas high schools organize special events. Commercial interests have meant that Cinco de Mayo is today an important advertising Mexican products and services, with an emphasis on drinks, food, and music.

25 CURIOSITY

26 In Livermore there is a Light bulb turned on for 115 years. Originally the bulb had a power which is estimated to be between 30 and 60 W, but over time it has gradually dwindled down to approximately 4 W. The bulb is in a firehouse

27 In the city of Sunol, in the 1981a dog became mayor. Sunol is located in Alameda Country and opened in 1871 and the name was Sunolglen.The name changed to Sunol in The town's name is in honor of Antonio Suñol.

28 Hyperion is the world's tallest tree, a coast redwood in Northern California. Hyperion is 115mt tall. The tree was discovered in the 2006 in the park of Redwood. In this park there are the tallest trees.

29 On 26 January 1700 there was a disastrous earthquake of magnitude 9 in California, but fortunately with no victims. This earthquake is the four biggest earthquake in the world.

30 FOOD

California The Golden State

California The Golden State California, constituent state of the United States of America. It was admitted as the 31st state of the union on September 9, 1850, and by the early 1960s it was the most populous