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Everything You Need To Know
About CALIFORNIA!
BY: PARIS HAPPEL & COLIN MCNEAL
Business Presentations
October 18, 2012
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What We Will Cover
• Important history/how it was established
• Recent News
• Facts about the flag
• Tourist attractions
• State symbols and icons
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State Website
http://www.ca.gov/
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Sacramento
• Capitol was going to be moved to these locations: a. Oakland
b. San Jose
c. Berkley
d. Monterey
• Sacramento,California a. building used for museum/ working area
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Geographic Location/Size
Length:770 miles
Width:250 miles
Total:163,700 sq miles
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California State Symbols and Icons
State Animal: Grizzly Bear
State Bird: California Valley Quail
State Fish: California Golden Trout
State Flower: California Poppy
California Motto: Eureka ... I have found it!!
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Colleges and Universities
Top 4 Colleges/University
1.) Stanford University, California
2.) University of California, Berkeley
3.) University of California, Los Angeles
4.) California Institute of Technology
Most Popular University
1.) University of Berkeley
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The History of California!
California Gold Rush
o Began in 1848, ended 1852
o James Marshall: Sutter's Mill
The Transcontinental Railroad
o Created by Theodore Judah & four other men
o Began being built: 1886
o Completed in: 1889
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Major Tourist Attractions • Hollywood
o Home to Hollywood Walk of Fame, Hollywood Bowl, Universal Studios, Kodak Theatre
• Golden Gate Bridge o largest suspension bridge in world
o connects San Francisco and Marin County
• Disneyland o Hundreds of rides, restaurants, shops, and
attractions
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Our State Song
This is a video of the original California State song that was sung in 1951.
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Population
• Results from 2011: 37,691,912 o Population increase by 15 million over a 30 year time
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o Los Angeles: 3,792,621
o San Diego: 1,307,402
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About the Flag
• First raised on June 14, 1846 o American settlers revolting against the rule of
Mexico
o originally painted by William Todd
• Star taken from lone star of Texas
• Bear: Numerous grizzly bears that used to live in CA
• "California Republic": Pioneers who settled in territory
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"The Golden State"
• California Gold Rush, 1848 o First piece of gold:January 24, 1848
o James Marshall
• California Poppies o Gold color in springtime
• Official in 1968
• Sutters Mill
First gold
found here!
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What Is Going On In California Right Now?
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• Starbucks gets digital tip jar o Can pay for order and pay tip with phone
• Celebrities o Chris Brown dumps girlfriend for Rihanna
• Crime o Man allegedly pours gasoline on disabled woman,
tries igniting her
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Climate and Temperature (Based off of Los Angeles Fahrenheit averages)
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
High: 67 Low:48
High: 69 Low: 49
High: 69 Low: 50
High: 71 Low: 53
High: 73 Low: 57
High:78 Low: 60
High: 84 Low: 64
High: 84 Low: 65
High: 83 Low: 64
High: 79 Low: 59
High: 73 Low: 53
High: 68 Low:48
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Natural Resources
• Water
• Seafood
• Crushed stone
o gravel
o sand
• Building stone
• Gold
o silver
o iron
• Clay
• Evaporated minerals
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Major Industries and Services • Agriculture
o oil
o mining
minerals
o Water
o Lumber
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Conclusion
• Very popular state to visit
• Interesting history and events
• Holds many tourist attractions
• Know as "The Golden State"
• Many Industries and Services
• 2011: 37,691,912 population
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Citations
http://gocalifornia.about.com/od/topcalifornia/ig/California-Facts/California-State-Fish.htm
http://www.landscapephotogallery.com/details.php?pic=67003
http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/California/animal_grizzly_bear.html
http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/California/bird_ca_quail.html
http://www.statesymbolsusa.org/California/CAstateflag.html
http://www.ritchiewiki.com/wiki/index.php/California_Gold_Rush
http://www.stanford.edu/group/west/cgi-bin/pager.php?id=84
http:/gowest.choicehotels.com/california-hotels/experience top10
http://www.iiclosangeles.esteri.it/IIC_Losangeles
http://www.e2.org/jsp/controller?docId=24596&menuid=61
http://www.munknee.com/2012/07/gold-silver-will-soon-collapse-to-1380-and-18-resp-then-surge-to-3950117-in-2013/
http://ceres.ca.gov/natural_resources/
http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/ca_geography.htm
http://capitolmuseum.ca.gov/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Gate_Bridge
http://www.latfusa.com/view_article.php?id=272
http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/ca_intro.htm
http://www.destination360.com/north-america/us/california/beaches
http://ca.halfstaff.org/
http://www.4icu.org/us/California.htm
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Citations http://www.cabrillo.edu/~dbalogh/geography/geography5/pdf/10NaturalResources.pdf
http://fremontlibraries.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/13-facts-about-sacramento-ca/
http://youtube.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:California_state_flag.png