Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Chapter 1: Regions and Ecoregions: An Approach to Sustainable Geography

                                                           

California is located in the West Coast of the United States. California originated from the region composed of the Baja California peninsula. California has the third longest coastline and has the highest and lowest point in the 48 adjoining United States' states. It's capital is Sacramento and eight of fifth cities, which are the most populated cities are in California (Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Fresno, Sacramento Oakland, and Long Beach). Oregon, Nevada, and Arizona surround California. 




There are a lot of regions in California such as, Antelope Valley, Central Valley, Lake Tahoe, San Francisco Bay Area, Sierra Nevada, and many more. California has many endangered ecological communities. It is also part of the Nearctic ecozone, one of the eight terrestial ecozones that divide Earth's surface, and it is one of the richest diverse parts of the world. California's ecoregions are divided into the following: deserts, Mediterranean, forested mountains, and coastal forests.



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