California This
What ocean touches California's coast?
The Pacific
What is California's nickname?
The Golden State
What is the official state animal of California? Hint: It is found on the state flag.
California grizzly bear.
You can find California on which continent?
North America
Name a country that used to own California.
Spain or Mexico
What is the name of the big mountain range that runs through the middle of California?
The Sierra Nevada
A mass migration of people coming to California happened in the late 1840s and early 1850s. They came hoping to get rich by mining a precious metal. What do we call this event?
The Gold Rush
What sport, other than swimming, is popular at beaches in California? Hint: this sport was created in Hawaii.
Surfing
Which region is known as the "fruit basket of the world" because it grows so many fruits and vegetables? Farming (also known as agriculture) is the biggest business in this region because of its fertile soil and the water coming from the mountains nearby.
The Central Valley
Who were the original settlers in California? Hint: they crossed over from Asia on a frozen ocean and traveled down from the North.
Native Americans or American Indians
True or False: California is the biggest state in the United States.
False--it is the 3rd biggest state.
Which California city has the largest population?
Los Angeles
What natural disaster worries people the most in California, because you never know when it's going to happen.
Earthquake. Other natural disasters people in California worry about: fires, mudslides, tsunamis
This region is very dry and not much grows there, but people dig for valuable minerals such as gold, silver, iron, lead-zinc ore and uranium there. Those are the natural resources of this region.
The Desert Region
These day, thousands of actors and actresses move to California--and specifically Los Angeles--every year so that they can get work in which business?
Show business! Movies and TV.
This city in Northern California was the first big city in the state. It is on a bay and is famous for its bridges. Hint: the first word is San.
San Francisco
What is the state capitol of California?
Sacramento
True or False: California has more people than any other state.
True! California has the largest population of any state.
It's no surprise that one of this region's biggest natural resources is fish and one of its biggest businesses is fishing, because it's right on the ocean. What is this region?
The Coast Region
What is the climate like in Southern California, where we live?
California is divided into how many regions?
Four
What country borders with California in the South?
Mexico
California became the 31st state of what country on September 9, 1850?
The United States of America
Name a state that borders on California.
Arizona, Nevada, and Oregon
Name a business, or industry, that California is known for.
Oil, airplanes, technology (especially computers), show business (movies and TV), tourism, agriculture (growing food), fishing.