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California Geography

This textbook was designed especially for Community College students, as a resource to instill the knowledge and adventure that the discipline of geography holds for so many of us. The following units will cover a wide array of topics such as: California’s water resources, geology, weather, climate, culture, architecture, and agriculture. As you will see, the geography of California is diverse; geographically, geologically, and culturally.

Geography (Physical)Geosciences

Tác giả: Jeremy Patrich
Nhà xuất bản: College of the Canyons
Nguồn: LibreTexts
Giấy phép: CC BY
Ngôn ngữ: EN
Danh mục: Khoa học cơ bản

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01: The Golden State
1.01: INTRODUCTION TO THE STATE
1.02: CALAFIA and THE FIRST PEOPLE TO SEE HER
1.03: HOW GEOGRAPHERS STUDY CALIFORNIA
1.04: DEFINING THE BOUNDARIES and SYMBOLS
02: Californias Geology
2.01: INTRODUCTION
2.02: GEOLOGY and GEOLOGIC TIME
2.03: CALIFORNIAS GEOLOGIC HISTORY
2.04: CALIFORNIAS GOLD RUSH
03: Californias weather and climate
3.01: OVERVIEW OF WEATHER and CLIMATE
3.02: ELEMENTS OF WEATHER
3.03: CALIFORNIA FLOODS
3.04: ELEMENTS OF CLIMATE
04: Historic and Present Biogeography
4.01: INTRODUCTION
4.02: CALIFORNIAS FOSSIL RECORD
4.03: CALIFORNIA STATE SOIL
4.04: NATIVE and UNIQUE FLORA
4.05: THE FAUNA OF CALIFORNIA
05: Water as a Resource and as a conflict
5.01: INTRODUCTION
5.02: SOURCES FOR CALIFORNIAS WATER
5.03: CALIFORNIA WATER WARS
06: Californias Agriculture
6.01: CALIFORNIAS AGRICULTUAL PAST
6.02: CITRUS KING and SELLING THE CALIFORNIA DREAM
6.03: THE CALIFORNIA HASS AVOCADO
6.04: CALIFORNIAS OTHER FARMING PRODUCTS
6.05: IRRIGATION
07: Californias Regions and Provinces
7.01: CALIFORNIAS COUNTIES
7.02: CALIFORNIAS TRIBAL GROUPS
7.03: CALIFORNIAS POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY
7.04: THE 11 GEOMORPHIC PROVINCES
08: Klamath and The Modoc Plateau
8.01: INTRODUCTION
8.02: KLAMATH MOUNTAINS
8.03: MODOC PLATEAU
8.04: CLIMATIC FEATURES
09: Californias Coastal Regions
9.01: INTRODUCTION
9.02: NORTH COAST
9.03: SAN FRANCISCO BAY
9.04: CENTRAL COAST
9.05: SOUTH COAST
10: The Sierra Nevada
10.01: INTRODUCTION
10.02: PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
10.03: CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY
10.04: PHYSICAL GEOLOGY
10.05: CASE STUDY YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
11: The Central Valley
11.01: INTRODUCTION
11.02: PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
11.03: PHYSICAL GEOLOGY
11.04: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
11.05: CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY
12: The Great Basin
12.01: Introduction
12.02: NORTHERN BASIN - MONO-INYO CRATERS
12.03: CENTRAL BASIN - THE OWENS VALLEY
12.04: SOUTHERN MOJAVE BASIN
13: Southern California
13.01: PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
13.02: CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY
13.03: PHYSICAL GEOLOGY - MOUNTAIN RANGES
14: The Shades of California
14.01: INTRODUCTION
14.02: INDIGENOUS CALIFORNIANS
14.03: CALIFORNIAS ETHNIC and CULTURAL IDENTIY
14.04: HISPANIC and LATINO AMERICANS
14.05: AFRICAN AMERICANS
14.06: AFRICAN AMERICANS
14.07: EAST ASIAN AMERICANS
14.08: SOUTH ASIAN AMERICANS
14.09: SOUTHEAST ASIAN AMERICANS
14.10: Pacific Islander Americans
14.11: CALIFORNIAS DEMOGRAPHICS and SPATIAL PATTERNS
15: Californias Economy
15.02: WHAT IS ECONOMICS
15.03: CALIFORNIAS ECONOMIC HISTORY
15.04: CALFORNIAS ECONOMIC SECTORS
16: Urban Geography and Iconic California Landscapes
16.01: INTRODUCTION
16.02: PATTERNS IN URBAN DESIGN
16.03: DIVISION REVISION and GENTRIFCATION
16.04: CASE STUDY - THE CHAVEZ RAVINE
16.05: CAR CULTURES and FASTER FOOD
16.06: CASE STUDY DEL TACO
16.07: CALIFORNIAS BUZZ and WOODY ERAS
16.08: CASE STUDY - A BRIEF HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA HOUSING ARCITECTURE