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The current California State
Flag was first used in was first
used on June 14, 1846, but was
not officially adopted until
1911. It is based on the original
Bear Flag raised by pioneering
Americans over Sonoma in 1846.
The flag pictures a grizzly
bear and a star. The star was
taken from the lone star of
Texas. The Bear was representative
of the numerous Grizzly Bears
in the state and the words "California
Republic" testify to the
fiesty American pioneers who
settled in the territory.
The state capital of California
is Sacramento and the largest
city is Los Angeles. California
is the 3rd biggest state in
the USA with only Alaska and
Texas being bigger. It's the
most populated U.S. state and
a land which includes rugged
high mountain ranges , fertile
valleys, the Pacific Ocean beaches,
many miles of coastline, redwood
forests, deserts, and national
parks.
California has the largest
economy in the states of the
union. California's major industries
are agriculture as it thrives
in California because of its
favorable climate, fertile soil,
long growing season, and diverse
land resources. Approximately
90 percent of California’s
water supply is used for agriculture.
The best agricultural county
in the nation is Fresno County.
California is ranked #1 in the
growing of many fruits and vegetables
such as artichokes, garlic and
also avacadoes. More turkeys
are raised in California than
in any other state in the country.
More than 300,000 tons of grapes
are grown in California annually
which makes California known
for wine.
California has beautiful scenery
with thousands of miles of rivers
and streams including many wild
and scenic rivers. It also has
has a wide variety of sea life,
nearly every type of vegetation
and also much wildlife, There
are many huge forest with redwood
trees, which are the tallest
trees in the world.
California climate varies
dramatically throughout the
state and ranging from one extreme
to the other. Central valleys
are hot in summer and somewhat
cold in winter. Southern California
is protected from extreme temperature
because of the surrounding mountain
ranges and has the nicest temperate
climate. San Francisco's weather
can vary greatly from day to
day and the weather could be
cloudy, cool and foggy oneday
and the next day can be sunny
with temperatures in the mid
70s. Coastal cities to the north
and even some in the south are
cooler in summer and warmer
in winter and relative humidities
are moderate to high along the
coast throughout the year.Death
Valley is recognized as the
hottest, driest place in the
United States. It isn't uncommon
for the summer temperatures
to reach more than 115 degrees.
The Sierra Nevada area, Yosemite
and Lake Tahoe all get heavy
winter snow and conditions can
be cold and windy.
California has 58 Counties:
Alameda
Alpine Amador
Butte Calaveras
Colusa Contra Costa
Del Norte El Dorado
Fresno Glenn
Humboldt Imperial Inyo
Kern Kings
Lake Lassen
Los Angeles
Madera Marin Mariposa
Mendocino Merced
Modoc Mono
Monterey Napa
Nevada Orange
Placer Plumas
Riverside Sacramento
San Benito San
Bernardino San Diego
San Francisco San
Joaquin San Luis Obispo
San Mateo Santa
Barbara Santa Clara
Santa Cruz Shasta
Sierra Siskiyou
Solano Sonoma
Stanislaus Sutter
Tehama Trinity
Tulare Tuolumne
Ventura Yolo
Yuba
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