CALIFORNIA

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

• Los angeles county museum of art
• Monterey museum of art
• Disneyland resort
• Santa cruz beach boardwalk- live entertainment, rides, and concerts
• Sea life aquarium

Religion
California has the most Roman Catholics in the U.S., ahead of New York state, as well as large Protestant, non-religious, Jewish, and Muslim populations. It also has the largest Mormon population outside of Utah.

Historical culture
Roots in the culture of Spain, the culture of Mexico, and the culture of the eastern United States, California integrates foods, languages and traditions from all over the world.California culture has also been greatly influenced by several other large immigrant populations, especially those from Latin America and East Asia

2 MAJOR LANDFORMS

• Klamath moutain
• Yosemite half dome

2 MAJOR AECHITECTUAL LANDMARKS

• The golden gate bridge
• The carson mansion

2 MAJOR CITIES

• Los angeles
• San fransico

2 MAJOR TOURIST ATTRACTIONS

• Disneyland
• Seaworld

Weather conditions
California's climate is often compared to that of the Mediterranean, due to warm, dry summers, and mild, wet winters.

AVERAGE YEARLY RAINFALL

On the coast, average yearly temperatures range between the low 40s°F (4.4°C) and in the high 70s°F (21.1°C) and 80s°F (26.7°C). Farther inland, summers are hot and dry, and at higher altitudes the weather is more typical of a four-seasons cycle with cold, snowy winters

2 MAJOR COMPANIES

• Fuhu
• Quest nutrition

POPULATION

Statehood
In February of 1848, Mexico and the United States signed a treaty which ended the Mexican War and yielded a vast portion of the Southwest, including present day California, to the United States. Several days earlier, January 24, 1848, gold had been discovered on the American River near Sacramento, and the ensuing gold rush hastened California’s admittance to the Union. With the Gold Rush came a huge increase in population and a pressing need for civil government. In 1849, Californians sought statehood and, after heated debate in the U.S. Congress arising out of the slavery issue, California entered the Union as a free, nonslavery state by the Compromise of 1850. California became the 31st state on September 9, 1850

The once common California grizzly bear portrays strength, the star represents sovereignty, the red color signifies courage, and the white background stands for purity.

Miscellaneous facts
-California is the only state that's hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics
-eureka is there state motto meaning "I have found it!"