The Pacific StatesThe Pacific States-CHAPTER #8--CHAPTER #8-

CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA LANDFORMSLANDFORMS

-Highest peak in 48 contiguous states?-Highest peak in 48 contiguous states?

-Lowest point in all of North America?-Lowest point in all of North America?

-San Andreas Fault -San Andreas Fault

CLIMATES OF CALIFORNIACLIMATES OF CALIFORNIA

-marine-west-coast-marine-west-coast

in the northin the north

-Mediterranean-Mediterranean

in the coastal in the coastal

southern & centralsouthern & central

-East of Sierra -East of Sierra

Nevada Mtns.? Nevada Mtns.?

Economy of California

Largest state economy in U.S. 13% of U.S. GDPHas 57 Fortune 500 Companies

If a country, would be the 8th largest economy in the world

Agriculture of Agriculture of CaliforniaCalifornia

-Has double the ag. industry-Has double the ag. industry

than any other state & is than any other state & is

the world’s 5the world’s 5thth largest largest

ag. producer ag. producer

-agribusiness?-agribusiness?

-Irrigation? -Irrigation?

Urban Geography of Urban Geography of CaliforniaCalifornia

-Urban population?-Urban population?

-Los Angeles-Los Angeles

-San Francisco -San Francisco

-San Diego -San Diego

-Multicultural region-Multicultural region

*demographics?*demographics?

Silicon Valley (San Jose)Universities?

OREGON & WASHINGTON OREGON & WASHINGTON LANDFORMS:LANDFORMS:

-Formation of Cascade Mtns.?-Formation of Cascade Mtns.?

-Crater Lake, OR-Crater Lake, OR

-Tectonic activity?-Tectonic activity?

ClimateClimate-WEST SIDE vs. EAST SIDE?-WEST SIDE vs. EAST SIDE?

Resources & IndustryResources & Industry-Fish & Forests-Fish & Forests

-Clear cuts?-Clear cuts?

Urban geographyUrban geography-Seattle?-Seattle?

-Portland? -Portland?

AlaskaAlaska-1/5 the size-1/5 the size

-Aleutian Islands-Aleutian Islands

-archipelago -archipelago

-Panhandle?-Panhandle?

-Mt. McKinley (Denali)-Mt. McKinley (Denali)

-Glaciers?-Glaciers?

CLIMATE OF ALASKACLIMATE OF ALASKATundra

Subarctic

TundraMarine West Coast

RESOURCES OF RESOURCES OF ALASKAALASKA

- ““Seward’s Folly”Seward’s Folly”- T.A.P.S. T.A.P.S. - Exxon ValdezExxon Valdez

oil spill (1989)oil spill (1989)

Oil and A.N.W.R.Oil and A.N.W.R.

Prudhoe BayPrudhoe BayNorth SlopeNorth Slope

Arctic National Arctic National

Wildlife RefugeWildlife RefugeGwich’in tribe Gwich’in tribe Inupiat tribeInupiat tribeVideo Video

HUMAN GEOGRAPHYHUMAN GEOGRAPHY

HAWAIIHAWAII

Climate of HawaiiClimate of Hawaii-Climate?-Climate?

-What dominates the weather?-What dominates the weather?

*precipitation patterns*precipitation patterns

Hawaiian Hawaiian economicseconomics