1. Coordinate grid system of latitude and longitude.
2. North and South Poles, equator, prime meridian, tropics, hemispheres.
3. State capital, physical environments of California’s regions.
4. Pacific Ocean, rivers, valleys, mountain passes: effects on the growth of towns.
5. Communities in California; land use, vegetation, wildlife, climate, population density, architecture, services and transportation.
Support Materials for this Section

Coronado, 1886

Carrizo Gorge

Cottonwood Creek

Barrett Dam, 1920

Morena Dam, 1935

Lake Hodges, 1935

San Diego River, 1916

San Diego River, 1931

Mission Valley, 1914

Mission Valley,1916

San Diego County valley

Orchard
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