*california* - ☯✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨🚀*THE 2ND NATURE*🚀

/kælᵻˈfɔːrnjə/

/kal-ə-forn-yə/

/kælᵻˈfɔːrniə/

/kal-ə-fawr-nee-ə/

*”california” is the most populous state in the ‘united states’*

(it is also the ‘3rd most extensive’ (by ‘area’))

(‘los angeles’ (in ‘southern california’), is the state’s ‘most populous city’ and the country’s 2nd largest after ‘new york city’)

(‘california’ also includes the nation’s most populous county (‘los angeles county’) and the largest county by area (‘san bernardino county’))

(geographically located in the ‘western part’ of the ‘united states’, ‘california’ is bordered by the other ‘united states’ states of…)

‘oregon’
(to the north)

‘nevada’
(to the east)

‘arizona’
(to the southeast)

(‘california’ shares an ‘international border’ with the mexican state of ‘baja california’ to the south)

(the ‘pacific ocean’ is on the state’s ‘western coastline’)

(the ‘state capital’ is ‘sacramento’, which is located in the northern part of the state)

(a majority of california’s cities are located in….)

“NORTHERN CALIFORNIA” –>

‘san francisco bay area’

‘sacramento metropolitan area’

“SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA” –>

the ‘los angeles’ area

the ‘riverside / ‘san bernardino’ / ‘inland’ empire

the ‘san diego metropolitan area’

(what is now ‘california’ was first settled by various ‘native american tribes’ before being explored by a number of ‘european expeditions’ during the 16th + 17th centuries)

(it was then claimed by the ‘spanish empire’ as part of ‘alta california’ in the larger territory of ‘new spain’)

(‘alta california’ became a part of ‘mexico’ in ‘1821’ following its successful ‘war for independence’, but was ceded to the ‘united states’ in ‘1848’ after the ‘mexican–american war’)

(the western portion of ‘alta california’ was organized as the ‘state of california’, which was admitted as the ’31st state’ on ‘9 september 1850’)

(the “california gold rush” starting in ‘1848’ led to dramatic ‘social’ + ‘demographic’ changes, with ‘large-scale immigration’ from the ‘east’ and ‘abroad’ with an accompanying ‘economic boom’)

(california’s diverse geography ranges from…)

the ‘sierra nevada’ in the ‘east’

the ‘pacific coast’ in the ‘west’

the ‘redwood–douglas fir’ forests of the ‘northwest’

the ‘mojave desert’ areas in the ‘southeast’

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(the center of the state is dominated by the ‘central valley’, a major agricultural area)

(‘california’ contains both the highest point (‘mount whitney’) and the lowest point (‘death valley’) in the ‘contiguous united states’)

(‘earthquakes’ are common because of the state’s location along the ‘pacific ring of fire’)

(about 37,000 earthquakes are recorded each year, but most are too small to be felt)

(‘california’ is regarded as a ‘global trend-setter’ in both ‘popular culture’ and ‘politics’, and is the ‘birth-place’ of…)

*the ‘film industry’*

*the ‘hippie counter-culture’*

*the ‘internet’*

*the ‘personal computer’*

(the state’s economy is centered on ‘finance’, ‘government’, ‘real estate services’, ‘technology’, and (‘professional’ / ‘scientific’ / ‘technical’ business services); together comprising 58% of the state’s economy)

(3 of the world’s largest 20 firms by revenue (“chevron” / “apple” / “McKesson”) are headquartered in the state)

(although only 1.5% of the state’s economy, california’s ‘agriculture industry’ has the highest output of any ‘american state’)

(if it were a country, ‘california’ would be the ‘6th largest economy’ in the world and the ’35th most populous’ country in the world)