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Everything You Need To Know

About CALIFORNIA!

BY: PARIS HAPPEL & COLIN MCNEAL

Business Presentations

October 18, 2012

What We Will Cover

• Important history/how it was established

• Recent News

• Facts about the flag

• Tourist attractions

• State symbols and icons

State Website

http://www.ca.gov/

Sacramento

• Capitol was going to be moved to these locations: a. Oakland

b. San Jose

c. Berkley

d. Monterey

• Sacramento,California a. building used for museum/ working area

Geographic Location/Size

Length:770 miles

Width:250 miles

Total:163,700 sq miles

California State Symbols and Icons

State Animal: Grizzly Bear

State Bird: California Valley Quail

State Fish: California Golden Trout

State Flower: California Poppy

California Motto: Eureka ... I have found it!!

Colleges and Universities

Top 4 Colleges/University

1.) Stanford University, California

2.) University of California, Berkeley

3.) University of California, Los Angeles

4.) California Institute of Technology

Most Popular University

1.) University of Berkeley

The History of California!

California Gold Rush

o Began in 1848, ended 1852

o James Marshall: Sutter's Mill

The Transcontinental Railroad

o Created by Theodore Judah & four other men

o Began being built: 1886

o Completed in: 1889

Major Tourist Attractions • Hollywood

o Home to Hollywood Walk of Fame, Hollywood Bowl, Universal Studios, Kodak Theatre

• Golden Gate Bridge o largest suspension bridge in world

o connects San Francisco and Marin County

• Disneyland o Hundreds of rides, restaurants, shops, and

attractions

Our State Song

This is a video of the original California State song that was sung in 1951.

Population

• Results from 2011: 37,691,912 o Population increase by 15 million over a 30 year time

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o Los Angeles: 3,792,621

o San Diego: 1,307,402

About the Flag

• First raised on June 14, 1846 o American settlers revolting against the rule of

Mexico

o originally painted by William Todd

• Star taken from lone star of Texas

• Bear: Numerous grizzly bears that used to live in CA

• "California Republic": Pioneers who settled in territory

"The Golden State"

• California Gold Rush, 1848 o First piece of gold:January 24, 1848

o James Marshall

• California Poppies o Gold color in springtime

• Official in 1968

• Sutters Mill

First gold

found here!

What Is Going On In California Right Now?

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• Starbucks gets digital tip jar o Can pay for order and pay tip with phone

• Celebrities o Chris Brown dumps girlfriend for Rihanna

• Crime o Man allegedly pours gasoline on disabled woman,

tries igniting her

Climate and Temperature (Based off of Los Angeles Fahrenheit averages)

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

High: 67 Low:48

High: 69 Low: 49

High: 69 Low: 50

High: 71 Low: 53

High: 73 Low: 57

High:78 Low: 60

High: 84 Low: 64

High: 84 Low: 65

High: 83 Low: 64

High: 79 Low: 59

High: 73 Low: 53

High: 68 Low:48

Natural Resources

• Water

• Seafood

• Crushed stone

o gravel

o sand

• Building stone

• Gold

o silver

o iron

• Clay

• Evaporated minerals

Major Industries and Services • Agriculture

o oil

o mining

minerals

o Water

o Lumber

Conclusion

• Very popular state to visit

• Interesting history and events

• Holds many tourist attractions

• Know as "The Golden State"

• Many Industries and Services

• 2011: 37,691,912 population

Citations

http://gocalifornia.about.com/od/topcalifornia/ig/California-Facts/California-State-Fish.htm

http://www.landscapephotogallery.com/details.php?pic=67003

http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/California/animal_grizzly_bear.html

http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/California/bird_ca_quail.html

http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/California/CAstateflag.html

http://www.ritchiewiki.com/wiki/index.php/California_Gold_Rush

http://www.stanford.edu/group/west/cgi-bin/pager.php?id=84

http:/gowest.choicehotels.com/california-hotels/experience top10

http://www.iiclosangeles.esteri.it/IIC_Losangeles

http://www.e2.org/jsp/controller?docId=24596&menuid=61

http://www.munknee.com/2012/07/gold-silver-will-soon-collapse-to-1380-and-18-resp-then-surge-to-3950117-in-2013/

http://ceres.ca.gov/natural_resources/

http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/ca_geography.htm

http://capitolmuseum.ca.gov/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Gate_Bridge

http://www.latfusa.com/view_article.php?id=272

http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/ca_intro.htm

http://www.destination360.com/north-america/us/california/beaches

http://ca.halfstaff.org/

http://www.4icu.org/us/California.htm

Citations http://www.cabrillo.edu/~dbalogh/geography/geography5/pdf/10NaturalResources.pdf

http://fremontlibraries.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/13-facts-about-sacramento-ca/

http://youtube.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:California_state_flag.png