CALIFORNIA

The capital of California is Sacrament, the coordinates are 38.58°N, 121.49°W.

THREE MAJOR CITIES IN CALIFORNIA

LOS ANGLES

SAN DEIGO

SACRAMENTO

THREE PLACES TO VISIT IN CALIFORNIA

Before the Golden Gate Bridge was built, the only practical short route between San Francisco and Marin County was by boat across a section of the San Francisco Bay. It took four years to build.
The bridge is named after the Golden Gate Strait, which is the entrance to the San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean.

Catalina Island is part of Los Angeles County. The streets are not wide enough for cars, so it is legal to drive on the road with golf carts. The only city on Catalina Island is Avalon.

When the park opened, admission was $1, according to PBS. It's now $99. As of 2014, the park had welcomed almost 700 million guests since opening. A time capsule was buried in front of Sleeping Beauty's Castle on July 17th, 1995, for the park's 40th anniversary. The time capsule will be opened 50 years from when it was buried — on July 17th, 2045.

FIVE GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES OF CLIFORNIA

The San Andreas Fault Line is a continental transform fault that extends roughly 1,200 kilometers through California. It forms the tectonic boundary between the Pacific Plateand the North American Plate. The fault divides into three segments, each with different characteristics.

Death Valley is one of the hottest places in the world. Death Valley's Badwater Basin is the point of the lowest elevation in North America. It is 282ft below the level of the sea.

Lake Tahoe is known for the beaches and ski resorts. There is 71miles of shoreline on Lake Tahoe. It is the largest alpine lake in North America. It collects the runoff from More that 600 inches of snow.

The Mohave desert is the driest desert in North America. It occupies a total of 47,877 square miles. There are four other parks located inside the Mohave desert.

Central Valley is a flat valley and where water drains. It is forty to sixty miles wide and stretches four hundred fifty miles. It is one of the most productive agricultural regions.

FOUR REASONS I CHOSE CLAIFORNIA

• It is where I want to live in the future.
• It has a lot of beaches.
• There are many things to do.
• There are beautiful views and sceneries.