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Lists of United States state symbols. California ( / ˌkælɪˈfɔːrnjəˌ - ni.ə / ⓘ KAL-ih-FORN-yə, -FOR-nee-ə) [11] is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and the Mexican state of Baja California to the south.
- History of California
The history of California can be divided into the Native...
- Demographics of California
Net domestic migration, California; Year In-migrants...
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California ( / ˌkælɪˈfɔːrnjəˌ - ni.ə / ⓘ KAL-ih-FORN-yə,...
- History of California
La Californie (en anglais et en espagnol : California) est un État des États-Unis qui fait partie de la région de la Sun Belt dans l' Ouest américain. Avec 39 538 223 habitants selon le recensement officiel de 2020 2, la Californie est l'État le plus peuplé du pays.
- 9 septembre 1850 (173 ans) (31ᵉ État)
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The boundaries of California were defined by Spanish claims of Mexico, as part of the province of Alta California. The northern boundary of Spanish claims was set at 42 degrees latitude by the Adams–Onis Treaty of 1819. The states of Nevada and Utah, also originally part of Alta California, also use that line for their northern boundaries. The sout...
Northern California usually refers to the state's northernmost 48 counties. The main population centers of Northern California include San Francisco Bay Area (which includes the cities of San Francisco, Oakland, and the largest city of the region, San Jose), and Sacramento (the state capital) as well as its metropolitan area. It also contains redwo...
The term Southern California usually refers to the ten southernmost counties which closely match the lower one-third of California's span of latitude. This definition coincides neatly with the county lines at 35° 47′ 28″ north latitude, which form the northern borders of San Luis Obispo, Kern, and San Bernardino counties. Another definition for Sou...
The Pacific Ocean lies to the west of California. Owing to the long length of the state, Sea temperatures generally range from 50 °F (10 °C) in the northernmost parts during winter to 70 °F (21 °C) in the south coast during summer. The lower seasonal temperature variance compared to the waters of the East Coast is because of up-welling deep waters ...
Faults, volcanoes, and tsunamis
Earthquakes occur due to faults that run the length of the Pacific coast, the largest being the San Andreas Fault. Major historical earthquakes include, with the magnitudes listed: 1. 1906 San Francisco earthquake(magnitude 7.8–8.2) 2. 1971 San Fernando earthquake(magnitude 6.6) 3. 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake(magnitude 6.9–7.1) 4. 1994 Northridge earthquake(magnitude 6.7) Coastal cities are vulnerable to tsunamis from locally generated earthquakes as well as those elsewhere in the Pacific Rin...
Tectonics
California, when only partially explored by the Spanish, was once thought to be an island, as when the southern Baja California Peninsula is approached from the Gulf of California the land appears to the west. It is expected, through the motions of plate tectonics that the sea floor spreading now acting in the Gulf of California (also known as the Sea of Cortez) will eventually extend through Southern California and along the San Andreas fault to below San Francisco, finally forming a long is...
California's climate varies widely, from arid to subarctic, depending on latitude, elevation, and proximity to the coast. Coastal and Southern parts of the state have a Subtropical Mediterranean climate, with somewhat rainy winters and dry summers. The influence of the oceangenerally moderates temperature extremes, creating warmer winters and subst...
Miller, Crane S., and Richard S. Hyslop. California, the Geography of Diversity(Mayfield Publishing Company, 1983).
3 days ago · California | Flag, Facts, Maps, Capital, Cities, & Destinations | Britannica. Home Geography & Travel States & Other Subdivisions. California. state, United States. Also known as: Golden State. Written by. Neil Morgan. Associate Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune. Author of The California Syndrome, Westward Tilt, and others. Neil Morgan,
California ( / ˌkælɪˈfɔːrnjəˌ - ni.ə / ⓘ KAL-ih-FORN-yə, - FOR-nee-ə) is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and the Mexican state of Baja California to the south.
