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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
Author
Jeremy Patrich
Publisher
College of the Canyons
Source
LibreTexts
License
CC BY
Language
EN
Category
Basic Sciences
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Contents· 93 sections
  1. 01: The Golden State
  2. 1.01: INTRODUCTION TO THE STATE
  3. 1.02: CALAFIA and THE FIRST PEOPLE TO SEE HER
  4. 1.03: HOW GEOGRAPHERS STUDY CALIFORNIA
  5. 1.04: DEFINING THE BOUNDARIES and SYMBOLS
  6. 02: Californias Geology
  7. 2.01: INTRODUCTION
  8. 2.02: GEOLOGY and GEOLOGIC TIME
  9. 2.03: CALIFORNIAS GEOLOGIC HISTORY
  10. 2.04: CALIFORNIAS GOLD RUSH
  11. 03: Californias weather and climate
  12. 3.01: OVERVIEW OF WEATHER and CLIMATE
  13. 3.02: ELEMENTS OF WEATHER
  14. 3.03: CALIFORNIA FLOODS
  15. 3.04: ELEMENTS OF CLIMATE
  16. 04: Historic and Present Biogeography
  17. 4.01: INTRODUCTION
  18. 4.02: CALIFORNIAS FOSSIL RECORD
  19. 4.03: CALIFORNIA STATE SOIL
  20. 4.04: NATIVE and UNIQUE FLORA
  21. 4.05: THE FAUNA OF CALIFORNIA
  22. 05: Water as a Resource and as a conflict
  23. 5.01: INTRODUCTION
  24. 5.02: SOURCES FOR CALIFORNIAS WATER
  25. 5.03: CALIFORNIA WATER WARS
  26. 06: Californias Agriculture
  27. 6.01: CALIFORNIAS AGRICULTUAL PAST
  28. 6.02: CITRUS KING and SELLING THE CALIFORNIA DREAM
  29. 6.03: THE CALIFORNIA HASS AVOCADO
  30. 6.04: CALIFORNIAS OTHER FARMING PRODUCTS
  31. 6.05: IRRIGATION
  32. 07: Californias Regions and Provinces
  33. 7.01: CALIFORNIAS COUNTIES
  34. 7.02: CALIFORNIAS TRIBAL GROUPS
  35. 7.03: CALIFORNIAS POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY
  36. 7.04: THE 11 GEOMORPHIC PROVINCES
  37. 08: Klamath and The Modoc Plateau
  38. 8.01: INTRODUCTION
  39. 8.02: KLAMATH MOUNTAINS
  40. 8.03: MODOC PLATEAU
  41. 8.04: CLIMATIC FEATURES
  42. 09: Californias Coastal Regions
  43. 9.01: INTRODUCTION
  44. 9.02: NORTH COAST
  45. 9.03: SAN FRANCISCO BAY
  46. 9.04: CENTRAL COAST
  47. 9.05: SOUTH COAST
  48. 10: The Sierra Nevada
  49. 10.01: INTRODUCTION
  50. 10.02: PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
  51. 10.03: CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY
  52. 10.04: PHYSICAL GEOLOGY
  53. 10.05: CASE STUDY YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
  54. 11: The Central Valley
  55. 11.01: INTRODUCTION
  56. 11.02: PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
  57. 11.03: PHYSICAL GEOLOGY
  58. 11.04: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
  59. 11.05: CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY
  60. 12: The Great Basin
  61. 12.01: Introduction
  62. 12.02: NORTHERN BASIN - MONO-INYO CRATERS
  63. 12.03: CENTRAL BASIN - THE OWENS VALLEY
  64. 12.04: SOUTHERN MOJAVE BASIN
  65. 13: Southern California
  66. 13.01: PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
  67. 13.02: CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY
  68. 13.03: PHYSICAL GEOLOGY - MOUNTAIN RANGES
  69. 14: The Shades of California
  70. 14.01: INTRODUCTION
  71. 14.02: INDIGENOUS CALIFORNIANS
  72. 14.03: CALIFORNIAS ETHNIC and CULTURAL IDENTIY
  73. 14.04: HISPANIC and LATINO AMERICANS
  74. 14.05: AFRICAN AMERICANS
  75. 14.06: AFRICAN AMERICANS
  76. 14.07: EAST ASIAN AMERICANS
  77. 14.08: SOUTH ASIAN AMERICANS
  78. 14.09: SOUTHEAST ASIAN AMERICANS
  79. 14.10: Pacific Islander Americans
  80. 14.11: CALIFORNIAS DEMOGRAPHICS and SPATIAL PATTERNS
  81. 15: Californias Economy
  82. 15.02: WHAT IS ECONOMICS
  83. 15.03: CALIFORNIAS ECONOMIC HISTORY
  84. 15.04: CALFORNIAS ECONOMIC SECTORS
  85. 16: Urban Geography and Iconic California Landscapes
  86. 16.01: INTRODUCTION
  87. 16.02: PATTERNS IN URBAN DESIGN
  88. 16.03: DIVISION REVISION and GENTRIFCATION
  89. 16.04: CASE STUDY - THE CHAVEZ RAVINE
  90. 16.05: CAR CULTURES and FASTER FOOD
  91. 16.06: CASE STUDY DEL TACO
  92. 16.07: CALIFORNIAS BUZZ and WOODY ERAS
  93. 16.08: CASE STUDY - A BRIEF HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA HOUSING ARCITECTURE