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Vocabulary WUD Lee Lc trade transportation @ Compare and erecta fee When people first came to California, they built communities in places that had fresh water and good soil. They traded with the people around them. To trade means to exchange one thing for another. Over time, these communities grew. To see where communities in California are today, look at the photograph to the right, taken from space. The lights show where people have built towns and cities. Notice that many communities are near the ocean. & Compare and Contrast What do you think is different about the main landforms found in the light and dark areas on the photograph taken from space? > Urban Freeways is the name of a painting by California artist Wayne Thiebaud (TEE-boh)) Buildings and Roads When people move to a place, they add buildings to it. Perhaps they want to live near a river or a particular landform, so they decide to build their homes there. New towns begin with homes for people to live in and buildings to work in. In time, some communities also build parks and other places where people can have fun. Today, much of California is covered with roads, bridges, and railroad tracks. These paths between one place and another make transportation, the movement of people, goods, and ideas, possible Generalize Why did people build roads, bridges, and railroad tracks in California? GERD Human-made features are things that people add to a landscape. Buildings, roads, bridges, and railroad tracks are some human- made features. ' How do people change the © places where they live? 2. Vocabulary What clues can you use to remember the meaning of the term human-made features? 3. Your Community What are some human-made features in your community? Critical Thinking 4. Make It Relevant What jobs are associated with the human-made features in your community? 5. Ga Explain how building a road can help a community grow. va Vast Lombard Street in San Francisco is very steep and crooked. Tourists travel many miles to drive on the street 6. jf Make a Mural Choose a human-made feature in your community. Draw a picture of it for a classroom mural. os Compare and Contrast On a separate sheet of paper, copy and complete the graphic organizer about human-made features Human-Made Features Chapter 1» 29 @ What to Know v NV Cote Leta erty @ Compare and Corel rT g Etec One way to divide the United States is into five regions—the Northeast, the Southeast, the Middle West, the Southwest, and the West. States in each region may have a similar climate and other similar features. California is a state in the West. a hla “WoKionetes 5 ‘caNaDA THE. NORTHEAST THE WEST mexico fd Analyze Maps In which region is California located? California can be divided into four regions, too. They are the Coast Region, the Central Valley Region, the Mountain Region, and the Desert Region. 8S Compare and Contrast How are states in each region of the United States alike? Carmine eas ‘OREGON FF Bornes ‘Map Legend i coast 5 arzona Mountains Central Valley (Gi Deserts ‘2 Mountain peak San Andreas Fault MEXICO, Analyze Maps The San Andreas Fault is an area where earthquakes often occur. © Regions In which regions of California does the San Andreas Fault begin and end? Chapter 1» 31 Coast and Central Valley Regions. Map Legend ( coast | J central valley —— San Andreas Fault PACIFIC OCEAN Mexico, @ Analyze Maps © Regions Where is the Central Valley Region located? Coast Region 32 © Unit 1 Coast and Central Valley Regions California’s Coast Region touches the border of Oregon in the north. It reaches Mexico in the south, All al is the Pacific Ocean. The Central Valley Region is in the middle of the state. Many of California’s largest farms are in ong the western side this region. Its soil is very rich, and farmers grow many kinds of crops there. GEEDD Categorize and Classify Are the Coast and Central Valley Regions in the lowlands or the highlands? D Central Valley Region Mountain and Desert Regions The Mountain Region is made up of California's mountain ranges. These include the Cascade Range, the Sierra Nevada, and the Coast Ranges. The Desert Region includes Death Valley, the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere. Other deserts in the region are the Sonoran (suh*NOHR+uhn) Desert, the Mojave (moh*HAH*vee) Desert, and the Colorado Desert. Some mountains and plateaus are so in this region. fr SCompare and Contrast How are the Mountain and Desert Regions alike? D Desert Region Py eae UML m aCe ‘OREGON “= Map Legend Gl Mountains i Deserts 4 Mountain peak ---- San Andreas Fault san \ x Francisco ‘San fine 2 Ea Analyze Maps © Regions In which California region is Palm Springs located? D Mountain Region Chapter 1 » 33 Today, most of the Coast Region has a large population, or number of people. It has more cities and people than the other regions in the state. The physical features of the region—the weather, the ocean, and the beaches—have caused many people to move to its urban and suburban areas. An urban area is a city. The smaller communities near the cities are Suburban areas. Most Californians live in the suburban areas around Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco. The next-most-populated region is the Central alley Region. Most of California’s farms and many of its cities can be found in this region. Some of the Central Valley Region is rural. A fuiral area has fields, woods, farms, and small towns. It has far fewer people than urban and suburban areas have. The Mountain Region and the Desert Region have the fewest people. Large parts of these regions have no people at all GED SE compare and Contrast How are the populations of the Mountain Region and the Desert Region alike? Geographers divide places into regions. California is divided into four regions. These are the Coast Region, the Central Valley Region, the Mountain Region, and the Desert Region. Californians live in urban, suburban, and rural areas D This flower field is in rural Santa Paula, California. What are the four regions of © California? 2. Vocabulary How are the words urban and suburban the same, and how are they different? 3. Your Community In which region of California is your community located? Cri Thinking 4. Make It Relevant Do you live in an urban, a suburban, or a rural area of California? How do you know? 5. GE) Why do you think a physical feature is used to name each of California’s regions? 6. Make a Map Drawa large outline map of California, Draw pictures of the state’s regions. Cut out the pictures, and paste them on the map in the regions where they belong. 76 Compare and Contrast On a separate sheet of paper, copy and complete the graphic organizer about California's regions. oe Coast and Central Valley ore Mountain and Desert Similar Chapter 1 » 35 Map and Globe Skills Use a Map Grid > Why It Matters Put a finger on the purple box. To find the exaet loeation of a Now slide your finger to the left place, you can use a map that has _ side of the grid. You will see that a grid system. A grid system is a the purple box is located in row C. set of lines that cross each other Go back to the purple box. Slide to form boxes. Knowing how to your finger to the top of the grid. use a grid makes it easier to find The purple box is in column 3. To locations on a map quickly. For describe the exact location of the example, you can find the exact purple box, you would say that location of a street or a park ona itis atC city map by using a grid. > What You Need to Know Look at the grid on this page Find the row labels—the letters along the sides of the grid. Now look for the column labels—the numbers at the top and at the bottom of the grid. 36 © Unit 1 1 os I Map Legend © Point of interest ipark State highway B if Lever ae fapei wie iz nition 5 aibera . LEA Eel 1 Taped MPL 4 A Abo hy outs Unlventye D Meo oo ae ae ee, tem I ges, oka UNIVERSITY OF| , Tat

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