California Education and the Environment InitiativeVisual Aids

Reflections of Where We Live

History-SocialScience Standards

4.1.3. and 4.1.5.

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Lesson 1 Places in California

1 California Climate Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Lesson 2 Natural Regions in California

None required for this lesson .

Lesson 3 Land Uses and Natural Resources

None required for this lesson .

Lesson 4 Population Density and Services

2 Urban Communities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

3 Suburban Communities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

4 Rural Communities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

5 Rural Areas and Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

6 California’s Rural Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

7 Population Map: Page 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

8 Population Map: Page 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

9 Population Map: Page 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

10 California Counties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

11 Alameda County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

12 Alpine County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

13 Services in Alameda and Alpine Counties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Contents

Lesson 5 Regional Home Tours

14 Bungalow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

15 Conical Hut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

16 Adobe Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

17 House on Stilts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

18 Hollyhock House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

19 Solar Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

20 Home Tours: Page 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

21 Home Tours: Page 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

22 Home Tours: Page 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

23 Home Tours: Page 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Lesson 6 Transportation in California

24 Highways Through the Mountains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

25 Transportation Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

26 San Francisco 100 Years Ago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

27 San Francisco Today . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

28 Lake Tahoe Wagon Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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California Climate Zones

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VA #1 California Climate Zones

Source: Atlas of California, Academic Book Center, 1979

Winters

RainyCoolRainyCool/Cold

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Rainy, Snowy Cold

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VA #2 Urban Communities

Urban Communities

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VA #3 Suburban Communities

Suburban Communities

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VA #4 Rural Communities

Rural Communities

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VA #5 Rural Areas and Population

Land UseThis pie chart shows how much rural land there is in California (92%).

Rural

Urban or suburban (not rural)

Rural Areas and Population

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Population This pie chart shows how much of California’s population lives in rural areas (8%).

Rural

Urban or suburban (not rural)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau. 2007.

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VA #6 California’s Rural Population

This pie chart represents the entire population of California—36 million people. There are 36 dots on the chart. Each dot stands for one million people. The pie chart shows how many people in California live in rural areas, and how many live in urban and suburban areas.

California’s Rural Population

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Rural

Urban or suburban (not rural)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau. 2007.

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VA #7 Population Map: Page 1

Instructions: Use the following table to complete your work. Circle the words in the “Location” column that describe the location of each town or city. (1 point each)

Population Table

City/Town PopulationPopulation

DensityLocation (Circle all that apply)

Oakland 400,000 7,120 people

per square mile

urban

rural

suburban

north

south

inland

coastal

Rancho Peñasquitos (a neighborhood in San Diego)

49,000 4,480 people

per square mile

urban

rural

suburban

north

south

inland

coastal

Sacramento 463,000 4,823 people

per square mile

urban

rural

suburban

north

south

inland

coastal

Markleeville 200 9 people

per square mile

urban

rural

suburban

north

south

inland

coastal

Population Map: Page 1

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Source: U.S Census Bureau, American FactFinder, 2008.

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VA #8 Population Map: Page 2

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Instructions: Put the following symbols on the map to show the population of each town or city. (2 points per circle)

= 100,000 people = 1,000 people

= 10,000 people = 100 people

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VA #9 Population Map: Page 3

Instructions: Answer the following questions. (2 points each)

1. Why do you think more people live in Oakland than in Markleeville?

2. Why do you think more people live in Rancho Peñasquitos than Markleeville?

3. Which place is located in a rural area?

4. Which place has the highest population density? Why? What is its population density?

Population Map: Page 3

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VA #10 California Counties

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Lake NevadaColusa

Sutter

Placer

Mendocino

El DoradoYolo

AlpineSonoma Napa

SanJoaquinContra Costa

Sacramento

Mono

Amador

Solano

Calave

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Tuolumne

Stanislaus

Marin

AlamedaMarip

osaSan Francisco

Madera

San Mateo Merced

FresnoSanta Cruz

Santa Clara

San BenitoTulare

MontereyKings

San Bernardino

KernSan Luis Obispo

Riverside

Santa Barbara

Orange Imperial

VenturaLos Angeles

Inyo

San Diego

PACIFIC OCEAN

California Counties

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VA #11 Alameda County

Alameda County

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VA #12 Alpine County

Alpine County

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VA #13 Services in Alameda and Alpine Counties

This graph shows the percentages of different service industries that are part of the economies of Alameda and Alpine counties.

Services in Alameda and Alpine Counties

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40%

30%

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waste managementEntertainment and recreation services

Other business services

Education and health care services

Government services

Alameda

Alpine

Source: U.S. Census Bureau. “2007 County Business Patterns.” http://censtats.census.gov/cgi-bin/cbpnaic/cbpsel.pl

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VA #14 Bungalow

Bungalow

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California Bungalow—Southern California

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VA #15 Conical Hut

Conical Hut

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Early California Indian Dwelling—Northern California

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VA #16 Adobe Home

Adobe Home

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Early California Indian Dwelling—Southern California

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VA #17 House on Stilts

House on Stilts

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Mill Valley, California

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VA #18 Hollyhock House

Hollyhock House

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Hollyhock House—Los Angeles, California

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VA #19 Solar Panels

Solar Panels

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Roof with Solar Panels

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VA #20 Home Tours: Page 1

Home Tours: Page 1

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1. Look at the shape of this house. How might it be helpful if you had a lot of snow?

2. Look at the design of the roof on this house. How might it be helpful if you lived in a hot, sunny climate?

3. If you used materials from your local region to build this house, where would you be living? (Circle your answer.)

a. in a desert b. in a forest c. on the coast

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VA #21 Home Tours: Page 2

Home Tours: Page 2

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4. Look at the materials used to build this house. Where would you most likely see this house? (Circle your answer.)

a. in a Southern California desert b. in a northern California forest

Why?

5. Look at the size and shape of these buildings. Where would you most likely see these buildings? (Circle your answer.)

a. in the middle of a city b. in a suburb or rural area

Why?

6. Look at the size and shape of this house. Where would you most likely see this house? (Circle your answer.)

a. in the middle of a city b. in a suburb or rural area

Why?

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VA #22 Home Tours: Page 3

Home Tours: Page 3

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7. Look at the design of this house. Where would you most likely see this house? (Circle your answer.)

a. in a desert b. in a canyon c. in a city

Why?

8. Look at this yard. Where would you most likely see this yard? (Circle your answer.)

a. in northern California b. in Southern California

Why?

9. Where would you most likely see this fireplace? (Circle your answer.)

a. in a beach community b. in the desert c. in northern California

Why?

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VA #23 Home Tours: Page 4

Home Tours: Page 4

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10. Where would you most likely see this type of building? (Circle your answer.)

a. in a beach community in Southern California b. in a forested area in northern California

Why?

11. Where would you most likely see this type of building? (Circle your answer.)

a. northern California b. Southern California Why?

12. Where would you see this building? (Circle your answer.)

a. northern California b. Southern California

What makes you think so?

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VA #24 Highways Through the Mountains

Highways Through the Mountains

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Mountain pass Snowplow

What do you see in these two photographs that show transportation challenges?

What do people do today to deal with these challenges?

What did early settlers do to get across the mountains?

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VA #25 Transportation Routes

Transportation Routes

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Siskiyou Trail Interstate 5

What food did early California Indians find close to the Siskiyou Trail?

What natural resources did early settlers find close to the Siskiyou Trail?

What cities are connected by parts of the Siskiyou Trail?

What kinds of products are shipped on I-5 today?

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VA #26 San Francisco 100 Years Ago

San Francisco 100 Years Ago

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Port of San Francisco, 1901 San Francisco, California

Look at the map. Find San Francisco.

What are some of the natural features near San Francisco that you read about?

What did you see in the photograph or read about that shows transportation challenges?

Why would fog be a transportation challenge?

What might have been a transportation opportunity in this coastal area? Why?

Why do people use barges?

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San Francisco, California

VA #27 San Francisco Today

San Francisco Today

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Golden Gate Bridge

Name some parts of a transportation system that you saw in the photograph or that you read about.

Find Redding on the map. What parts of the transportation system do you see in the photograph that would not be in Redding?

What transportation challenge did you see in the photograph or did you read about?

What transportation opportunities did you see in the photograph or read about?

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VA #28 Lake Tahoe Wagon Road

Lake Tahoe Wagon Road

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Mule-drawn wagon on Lake Tahoe Road U.S. Highway 50 on a mountain curve

U.S. Highway 50

What was the Lake Tahoe Wagon Road used for a long time ago?

Look at the map and photographs. Name two things you saw that were transportation challenges on the Lake Tahoe Wagon Road.

How did people want to make the road better?

What transportation problems might people have today using parts of U.S. Highway 50?

U.S. Highway 50

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