California Geography

by Jeremy Patrich

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This textbook was designed especially for Community College students, as a resource to instill the knowledge and adventure that the discipline of geography holds for so many of us. The following units will cover a wide array of topics such as: California’s water resources, geology, weather, climate, culture, architecture, and agriculture. As you will see, the geography of California is diverse; geographically, geologically, and culturally.

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Publisher
College of the Canyons
Subjects
Geosciences, Geography (Physical)
Licence
CC BY 4.0, as LibreTexts states it
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. About the Author
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Preface
  9. 1: The Golden State
  10. 1.1: Introduction to the State
  11. 1.2: Calafia and the First People to See Her
  12. 1.3: How Geographers Study California
  13. 1.4: Defining the Boundaries and Symbols
  14. 2: California’s Geology
  15. 2.1: Introduction
  16. 2.2: Geology and Geologic Time
  17. 2.3: California’s Geologic History
  18. 2.4: California’s Gold Rush
  19. 3: California’s weather and climate
  20. 3.1: Overview of Weather and Climate
  21. 3.2: Elements of Weather
  22. 3.3: California Floods
  23. 3.4: Elements of Climate
  24. 4: Historic and Present Biogeography
  25. 4.1: Introduction
  26. 4.2: California’s Fossil Record
  27. 4.3: California State Soil
  28. 4.4: Native and Unique Flora
  29. 4.5: The Fauna of California
  30. 5: Water as a Resource and as a conflict
  31. 5.1: Introduction
  32. 5.2: Sources for Californias Water
  33. 5.3: California Water Wars
  34. 6: California’s Agriculture
  35. 6.1: California’s Agricultual Past
  36. 6.2: Citrus King and Selling the California Dream
  37. 6.3: The California Hass Avocado
  38. 6.4: California's Other Farming Products
  39. 6.5: Irrigation
  40. 7: California’s Regions and Provinces
  41. 7.1: California’s Counties
  42. 7.2: California’s Tribal Groups
  43. 7.3: California’s Political Geography
  44. 7.4: The 11 Geomorphic Provinces
  45. 8: Klamath and The Modoc Plateau
  46. 8.1: Introduction
  47. 8.2: Klamath Mountains
  48. 8.3: Modoc Plateau
  49. 8.4: Climatic Features
  50. 9: California’s Coastal Regions
  51. 9.1: Introduction
  52. 9.2: North Coast
  53. 9.3: San Francisco Bay
  54. 9.4: Central Coast
  55. 9.5: South Coast
  56. 10: The Sierra Nevada
  57. 10.1: Introduction
  58. 10.2: Physical Geography
  59. 10.3: Cultural Geography
  60. 10.4: Physical Geology
  61. 10.5: Case Study - Yosemite National Park
  62. 11: The Central Valley
  63. 11.1: Introduction
  64. 11.2: Physical Geography
  65. 11.3: Physical Geology
  66. 11.4: Environmental Issues
  67. 11.5: Cultural Geography
  68. 12: The Great Basin
  69. 12.1: Introduction
  70. 12.2: Northern Basin - Mono-inyo Craters
  71. 12.3: Central Basin - the Owens Valley
  72. 12.4: Southern Mojave Basin
  73. 13: Southern California
  74. 13.1: Physical Geography
  75. 13.2: Cultural Geography
  76. 13.3: Physical Geology - Mountain Ranges
  77. 14: The Shades of California
  78. 14.1: Introduction
  79. 14.2: Indigenous Californians
  80. 14.3: California’s Ethnic and Cultural Identiy
  81. 14.4: Hispanic and Latino Americans
  82. 14.5: African Americans
  83. 14.6: Middle Eastern Americans
  84. 14.7: East Asian Americans
  85. 14.8: South Asian Americans
  86. 14.9: Southeast Asian Americans
  87. 14.10: Pacific Islander Americans
  88. 14.11: California’s Demographics and Spatial Patterns
  89. 15: California’s Economy
  90. 15.2: What is Economics?
  91. 15.3: California’s Economic History
  92. 15.4: Calfornia’s Economic Sectors
  93. 16: Urban Geography and Iconic California Landscapes
  94. 16.1: Introduction
  95. 16.2: Patterns in Urban Design
  96. 16.3: Division, Revision and Gentrifcation
  97. 16.4: Case Study - the Chavez Ravine
  98. 16.5: Car Cultures and Faster Food
  99. 16.6: Case Study - Del Taco
  100. 16.7: California’s Buzz and Woody Eras
  101. 16.8: Case Study - A Brief History of California Housing Arcitecture
  102. Back Matter
  103. Index
  104. Glossary
  105. Detailed Licensing
  106. Detailed Licensing