Sunday, March 14, 2010

The South V. California



The South are the states of The Gulf Coast of the United States. There are many differences between this state and California.
In the south most of the people who were farmers and work in the agriculture were African Americans, and In California were natives. Since California became part of The United States after the African American slavery, then the Mexicans who were the owners of California at that time, they treated as slaves their native people.
In the south the industrialization came after the agriculture and in later decades, as in California the industrialization started in the 1950s and became very stable in the past decades.
In California the discrimination existed and actually still exist, however is not as remarkable with African Americans as in the south region. The discrimination in California is mostly with Hispanic immigrants.
The industry of chickens in the south is a remarkable as the livestock in California, where animals (meat) is one of the most successful industries. The agriculture in the south is predominated by the cotton industries and in California are vegetables and fruits.
The south and California have many differences culturally and physically, but the all the states in the south and as well California are main keys for the economic success of the United States.

The Sierras In California ( Mountains, Mountains and more Mountains)






The Sierra Nevada is a mountain rage located for the most part in California. The Sierra Nevada is located more towards the central east of the state. In the Sierra Nevada, we can find many of great wild fife and vegetation that is not easily to find anywhere else. The especial trees, picks and animals surrounding the Sierra Nevada make the California a wonderful place to explore.
One of the most wonderful places to be in the Sierra Nevada is in the Sequoia National Park. The Sequoias are gigantic trees that have been growing for decades and are one of the tallest trees around the world. The sequoias trees are only found in this place and is in California.:)
Another great place to visit is the Yosemite National Park where is home of water falls, animals like foxes, and many lakes like mono lake. Also is home of the tallest mountain in California which is Mount Whitney (14,505 feet).
Lake Tahoe is another remarkable places in The Sierra Nevada. Lake Tahoe is located between California and Nevada states and offers many sites and great opportunities of vacationing and camping, well the entire Sierra Nevada offers the same camping and wild life explore atmosphere.
The Sierra Nevada in California is home of many gorgeous natural sites and geographical processes that we cannot find anywhere else.

Thursday, March 4, 2010

California's Farming, Agriculture, Fishing, etc...


As I mention of my blog from manufacturing, California has many resources not only in manufacturing but also in the agriculture.

California is one of the most productive state in the Unite States. California is rich to cultivate grapes, melons, vegetables, lemons, oranges( not as much as Florida), and also has a large farming industry in dairy products.

As we know in California we can find a great wine industry all around the state, but most likely in central and norther California, like for example Napa Valley, Santa Barbara county, among many others. The livestock plays an important role on California's agriculture due to the high production and conservation of them. The soils are good for the animals health, so ranchers in California have better changes to succeed. According to the University of California "A major employer and revenue generator in the state, agriculture accounts for 1.1million jobs and more than $60 billion in personal income"http://www.ucop.edu/ucal/economy/agriculture.html

Another important revenue maker for California is fishing. California counts with countless fresh and salt waters available for fishing. in California, many people especially the one living along the cost have been fishing because the pacific ocean is rich on many species of eatable fish. As well, people living near the lakes in California tend to be in the fishing industry because also it is easy to find eatable and fresh fish on fresh waters.

In California, especially in the bay or port areas we can find many restaurants that offer fresh and inexpensive fish. The accessibility of the fish within the bay and the ports is incredible, so that why it is easy to be in the industry.

California has a very wide variety of anything we could imaging, from fish to vegetables and livestock, California is one of the most accessible state in the United States.