State bird

California's state bird is the California Valley Quail. The California Valley Quail was picked because of its large numbers in May-August flocks and flocks of geese would go over Death Valley and hunters would wait in the valley to take out flocks and flocks over quail going through. Hunter usually flocked from 50 to 200. As hunting season came and went the numbers of the quail went down. Soon, only 1500 were left in the state soon as government officials found out they put them on the endangered list because of this. As this happened the number rose again and they were put off of the endangered list this is why the state decided to make it there state animal because of its determined comeback from extinction.

State Flower

The state flower is the Golden Poppy. IT was picked because of its bright golden color. People who saw it called it cups of gold of how bright it is. Most people said that it was like “Fields of Cups of Gold”. This made the government of California to make this the state flower.

Disney land

Disney Land is California's most popular attraction. Having so many guests hotels surround the area. Disney land has 8 kingdoms. There is the magical kingdom space kingdom animal kingdom and the adventure kingdom. California makes a lot of money off of this and is California's main attraction,

Monterey bay aquariam

Monterey bay aquariam is one of the largest aquariams in the United States ranking 2nd. Having its own supply of water coming in from the ocean. Monterey bay aquariam has the largest number of sea creatures in America and still rising.

Monterey bay aquariam is California's 2nd most inportant attraction, keeping tourists in California.

Agriculture

Some of California' most important crops is wheat and barley. Most fields are located in central Valley. Most crops are watered by the winter rains, in Minnesota we get snow but in California, all they get is rain. Oranges that are found in California are hand picked and shipped to stores around the U.S, but most aren't. Some other crops or agriculture is tomatoes, onion, pinapple, olives, apples, pears, walnuts, nuts, corn grapes, raspberries, berries, watermelon, squash. Some of California's livestock is cows, chickens, sheep, and pigs. All of these things play a different

Part in California's beauty and is helping California prosper into the number 1 state.

History

Some of California's most impressive history dated back about 15,000 years ago, during the ladst ice age. Most of the untied states and north America was covered with ice. A land bridge connect with Asia and North America. Hutners from asia crossed the landbridge or followed by it in boats as the Asian's found out that north America was a great hunting place they settled in California. Soon California had different mixed racies from natives to Asains. By1500 hundreds

California had over 100,000 Native American's. There lives began chagine when Eurpeans came. As more and more uropeans came so did missionaries trying to teach the native's cristianity., but they were not successful. Natives still preformed traditional seromony's at the missions in notrth California. So the missionaries gave up. Soon mexican's arrived in California looking for independence from mexico but were unsuccessful soon there was a governer in the state making California apart of mexico, but this didn't last for long. In 1821 mexico won its endependence from spain and California was now a truly apart of mexico.

In 1826, and American named Jedediah Smith reached California, he was a fur trapper from New York looking for new routes to set his fur traps. Smith was the first American to set foot in Californa. Over time more and more American's arrived im California to live. People learned that this land was excellent and they also learned it had a lot of gold. John Sutter owned land near sacremento. A carpenter building a mill for Sutter found gold on the land and soon everyone was rushing form all over north America. The gold rush changed California forever.

The united states had just won the war with mexico that statrted just 2 years before this event making California america's land.On Febuary 2, 1848 claiforinia became apart of the untied states. This gold rush attracted over 90,000 people and these newcomers were called forty-niners. Most pople thought you could be rich by mining this gold, a few people did make a fortune but most didn't, but still stayed in California. In 1850 california became a state in the U.S.

Soon most of the forty-niners agve up hope and needed food clothing and places to sleep so people who gave up on mingin worked in factories supplinying new miners tools for there beginning. The gold rush did not go on forever but California kept growing. In 1869, a transcontinental linked California with the eastern U.S. The railrad made it easier for people to reach California .people who helped bring abot the buiding of the rail lines became millionaires.

California's farmland also held jobs for a lot of people but not all of the state got enough rain to grow crops, so the state started irrigating land.In 1887 the first major irrigation system started bringing water to dry farmland, The projects helped California's population grow. By the end of the 1900's land was cheap.

In the early tentieth century, east coast movie makers realized that southern California was a better place to make movies. Soon Hollywood was created.

The Desert Tortuise

The desert tortuise lives in the sierra nevada's. eating and drinking the juices of the cactus and the catus meat inside.

The desert turtiose burrows deep under the sand is moist and cool. The desert tortuise has a thick shell that can Weigh over 700 pounds.

The Kit Fox

The kit fox lives in the desert looking for flowers to eat. The kit fox is the sammllest member of the dog family found in north America. The kit fox can weight at only 6 ounces, but when older can weigh as much as 12 pounds. The kit fox is a fery clever animal only coming out at night so it doesn't have to bear the heat.

The California condor

The California condor has a wingspan of 9 feet or more. This is one of the very known California bird on the endanged species list. The California condors usually live among the red wood tress but sometime stray out into the desert.

The condor has a picky menu but will eat inything if hungry enough. The California condor is so special it is being breeded at the zoo in California.

Thankyou for reading my report on California and I hoped you liked it.

Kerala is the land of rivers and back waters. 44 rivers cut across Kerala with their innumerable tributaries and branches.The Back waters form a specially attractive and economically valuable features of Kerala.They include lakes and ocean inlets which stretch irregularly along the coast.The biggest backwater is the Vembanadu lake ,some 200 sq m in area, which opens out into the Arabian sea at Cochin port.

As you study the history and geography of each region, you might ask yourself these questions:

• How do the physical features of the land affect agriculture, industry, transportation, and living patterns?
• What effect does the climate have on agriculture, industry, transportation, and living patterns?
• What are the natural resources of the region, and how are they used?
• How were the important historical events affected by the geography of the region?

Deciduous: Trees that lose their leaves in the fall.

Fishing banks: A shallow place in the ocean where fish feed.

Growing season: The time between the last killing frost in the spring and the first killing frost in the fall.

Textile: Cloth.

Wood pulp: Wood that is ground into a thick liquid and used to make paper and paper products.

The Northeast was one of the first areas of the United States to be explored by Europeans. The Vikings explored parts of this region over one thousand years ago. Later, Cabot sailed along the eastern coast and claimed the area around New York for the Dutch and named it New Netherlands. New Netherlands remained a Dutch colony until 1664. At that time, it became an English colony under the direction of the Duke of York.

New Netherlands angered the English because it was a center of illegal trade. American colonists could avoid English regulations and taxes by shipping goods through New Netherlands. King Charles of England offered New Netherlands to his brother James, the Duke of York, if James could conquer it. The people of New Netherlands were not willing to fight because they could see little difference between Dutch rule and English rule. James was able to conquer the colony without a fight. He then named it for himself, the Duke of York.

The states in the Northeast region are Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The Northeast region is divided into two smaller sections, the New England states (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont) and the Mid Atlantic states (Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland). Washington, D.C., our nation's capital, is also considered a part of the Northeast.

Geography of the Northeast. The natural landforms in the Northeast are the Atlantic Coastal Plain, the Appalachian Highlands, and other lowlands. There is evidence that glaciers once covered the northeastern United States. The glaciers moved southward carrying tons of rock and scraping away the soil in some places. They rounded the tops of mountains and dug holes into the rocky ground. When the glaciers retreated, the big holes retained water and became lakes. In New England, the glaciers scoured the land and left the soil rough, rocky, and thin.

The largest lakes in this area are Lake Champlain between Vermont and New York, Moosehead Lake in Maine, and Winnepesaukee Lake in New Hampshire. Two of the Great Lakes, Erie and Ontario, are also in this region.

Important rivers in the region are the Connecticut, Hudson, Mohawk, Susquehanna, and Paucatuck. The coastline in this region is rough and rocky and has many small bays and inlets. Three large bays are the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland, the Delaware Bay, and the New York Bay. Islands and peninsulas are also found along this coastline. Long Island in New York is one of the best-known islands. Cape Cod in Massachusetts and Mount Desert Island in Maine are peninsulas.

Much of the land area in the Northeast is highlands. The mountain ranges include the Adirondack, the Allegheny, the Catskill, the Green, and the White mountain ranges. Between these ranges lie valleys where many farms are located. Other farms are on the inland plain area in western New York and northwestern Pennsylvania. The Erie-Ontario Lowland lies to the south of these two Great Lakes. The famous Niagara Falls is between the lakes.

Climate. The climate in the Northeast varies from place to place. The climate in any area is affected primarily by (1) the distance from the equator, (2) the distance from a large body of water, and (3) the altitude.

Through most of the Northeast the weather is cool in the fall. The cool weather triggers a reaction in the trees that makes the leaves of deciduous trees turn bright colors before they fall to the ground. The Northeast is famous for the beauty of the trees in autumn. In the winter, heavy snow falls in the highlands and on the interior plain. The weather can be very cold, and the snow may stay on the ground all winter. People come to the mountains to ski and snowmobile.

Fall in the Northeast

In other parts of the Northeast, the winters are not so severe. On the coastal plain, the weather is milder. Large bodies of water do not lose heat as rapidly as the land. In the winter, the temperature of the Atlantic Ocean is warmer than the temperature of the land. The coastland is also warmed by the wind that blows across the Atlantic.

Spring comes to the southern part of the Northeast first. Around Washington D.C. the trees begin to blossom in April. Spring is the beginning of the growing season for farmers. The growing season starts after the last killing frost and it is not over until the first killing frost of the winter. Around Washington D.C., the growing season is six to seven months long. In some places in the highlands and in Maine, the growing season is less than three months long.

Natural resources. Wood pulp (for paper and cardboard) and Christmas trees are important products of Northeastern forests. Clay, sand, gravel, limestone, granite, marble, zinc, iron ore, and coal are mined in the Northeast. The coast has an important fishing industry. Clams, lobsters, and oysters are abundant. Further out on the fishing banks, fishermen catch whiting, ocean perch, flounder, scallops, cod, haddock, and menhaden (a kind of herring).

Agriculture. Farmers tap the maple trees in spring for sap to make the famous Vermont maple syrup. Cranberries and potatoes grow in the lowlands, and blueberries grow on the northern hills. Apples, grapes, peaches, and vegetables are grown along the Erie-Ontario Plain, the Atlantic Coastal Plain, and the valleys of the highlands. The Atlantic Coastal Plain supports many truck farms that grow tomatoes, corn, onions, spinach, cabbage, and lettuce. Large poultry farms are located in Delaware, Maryland, and New York. Dairies are located throughout the region.

Industry. Manufactured products of the Northeast include metal objects such as propellers, hard hats, needles, silverware, and brassware. Leather products manufactured are shoes and gloves. Wood pulp is used to make paper, much of which is used locally. This region has one of the biggest publishing industries in the world. Textile factories produce thread and cotton and woolen fabrics that are used in the clothing factories.

Many of the rivers in the Northeast have one or more waterfalls. Early industries used the numerous waterfalls in the area to help produce energy to run their machines. As a result, many large manufacturing cities are located close to the rivers and the falls in the region.

The Industrial Revolution in the United States began in the Northeast where the first factories were started. The very first factory was started by Samuel Slater in Pawtucket, Rhode Island in the year 1789. Slater brought the technology to use water power to spin thread from his native England. American inventor Eli Whitney furthered the American industrial advance when he designed a machine that made individual gun parts. This machine made all the parts in each gun exactly alike so that they could be interchanged. This invention was the beginning of mass production and led to an industrial boom in the Northeast. Because factories need many workers, the industrial cities of the Northeast are some of the largest cities in our country.

Important Historical Events

The first European settlers in this region were people who came to the New World seeking religious freedom. The Pilgrims were actually Separatists seeking to leave what they considered to be the spiritually corrupt Church of England. They were imprisoned and driven out of England. They sailed from England across the Atlantic in the Mayflower and landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts, in December of 1620. During their first winter in the New World, many of the Pilgrims died. Eventually, however, they learned how to plant and hunt in their new home with help from some of the local Native American people. By fall the Pilgrims had plenty of food in Plymouth. The grateful Pilgrims invited the Indians to a feast lasting several days to thank God for His bounty. We remember that feast as Thanksgiving Day.

In the following years, other colonists traveled to the northeastern area of the United States. Groups of Puritans, people who wanted to remain in the Church of England and purify it, settled and formed many communities as they also were driven out of England. The Massachusetts Bay Colony near Boston was one of the most famous of the Puritan communities.

The Revolutionary War, the War for Independence, was fought on the coast and in the highlands of the Northeast. The Boston Tea Party, the Boston Massacre, Paul Revere's ride, the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and the battles of Valley Forge, Lexington, and Concord all occurred in the Northeast.

Tourism is the biggest part of the state economy because of the beaches and tropical climates. It is also home to many amusement parks including Walt Disney World. Oranges are the major crop of the states. Agriculture is the also a major part of the economy.

Florida is home to three NFL teams, which are the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Miami Dolphins, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They also have two NBA teams, which include the Miami Heat and the Orlando Magic. Florida also has two NHL teams that are the Florida Panthers and the Tampa Bay Lightning. There are two MLB teams in Florida that are the Florida Marlins and the Tampa Bay Rays. Sports also make up a major part of the economy.

The archaeological ruins at Monte Alban and Mitla (together with the smaller sites in the Central Valley) are reason enough to visit Oaxaca. The sights are breathtakingly, spectacular. The ruins have been designated by the United Nations as one of the most significant cultural zones on the planet. People venture to the ruins to gaze in wonder, climb and explore. For many, it can be a powerful experience.

Feeling the influence of Western influence, due to the close proximity of the USA, many Oaxacans are keen to preserve their culture and have thus developed museums over the years. With constant archaeological research they have become real traditional, community museums, with staff genuinely keen to preserve their culture and display to the world the splendors of Oaxaca. Here, one can only marvel at the meticulous patience that goes into the hand-made production of typical, intricately embroidered Mexican garments that are sold on for pittance and the careful, painstakingly whittled ornaments, carved to perfection. One can also only be gob smacked by the laborious work of a young potter who travels high up a mountain to collect special materials required for the hand-made mixture - it's no wonder that Oaxaca is revered for having some of the finest hand crafts in the world!

Despite boasting an affluent culture and colourful existence, sadly Oaxaca has been weakened by recent political strife and animosity reducing its number of usual annual visitors and making its economy frail. Although the situation has calmed greatly over the past year, the city is marred by the presence of federal police and graffiti scrawled angrily across walls. The residents of Oaxaca however, have become accustomed to this and continue with everyday life as normal. Like the citizens, one should not be put of visiting for it is generally safe and the experience far surpasses the present reminders of recent turmoil. With so much to offer, one will not be disappointed.