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California: Facts, Map and State Symbols

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California Info

California was the 31st state in the USA; it was admitted on September 9, 1850.

State Abbreviation - CA
State Capital - Sacramento
Other Notable Cities - Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco
Area - 163,707 square miles [California is the 3rd biggest state in the USA - only Alaska and Texas are bigger]
Population - 38,965,193 (as of 2024) – California is the 1st most populous state in the USA
Name for Residents - Californians
Major Industries - agriculture (many, many products), oil, mining, electronics, movie making/entertainment, and tourism

Presidential Birthplace - Richard Milhous Nixon was born in Yorba Linda on January 9, 1913 (he was the 37th US President, serving from 1969 to 1974).

Main Rivers - Sacramento River, Colorado River, San Joaquin River
Highest Point - Mt. Whitney, 14,495 feet (4,418 m) above sea level
Lowest Point - Death Valley, 282 feet (86 m) below sea level [this is the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere]
Number of Counties - 58
Bordering States - Oregon, Nevada, Arizona
Bordering Country - Mexico
Bordering Body of Water - Pacific Ocean

Origin of the Name California - The name California comes from a mythical Spanish island ruled by a queen called Califia that was featured in a Spanish romance (“Las Sergas de Esplandian”) written by Garcia Ordonez de Montalvo in 1510. The Spanish explorers originally thought that California was an island.
State Nickname - The Golden State
State Motto - Eureka (I have found it)
State Song - “I Love You, California”

California State Symbols and Emblems

State Flag - The official state flag of California, called the Bear Flag, was first used on June 14, 1846, but was not officially adopted until 1911. It was designed by William Todd. The flag pictures a grizzly bear and a star. The first Californian flag was quickly made by a group of American settlers who had just captured the town of Sonoma (from Mexico) and needed a flag to replace the Mexican banner.
California Flag

Animal Symbols

State Bird - California valley quail (Lophortyx californica)
State Reptile - Desert tortoise
State Marine Fish - Garibaldi
State Mammal - Grizzly bear
State Insect - California dogface butterfly
dogface
State Marine Mammal - Gray whale
State Fish - Golden trout

Plant Symbols

State Flower - California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
State Tree - Redwood - Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) and Giant redwood (S. gigantea)
The redwood is the tallest tree, growing up to 370 feet (113 m) tall and living for over a thousand years. One redwood in California is 2,200 years old. The roots of this giant conifer are shallow, but spread sideways up to 250 feet (75 meters) from the trunk. The bark is deeply-furrowed, fibrous, thick [up to about 1 foot (30.5 cm) thick] and lacks resin. There are many species of redwood.
State Grass - Purple Needlegrass (Nassella pulchra)

Earth Symbols

State Fossil - Smilodon fatalis (sabertooth tiger)
State Mineral - Gold
State Rock - Serpentinite State Gem - Benitoite
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Label California State Map Printout

Label California State Map Printout.

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California Map/Quiz Printout

California State Map/Quiz Printout.

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US State Report Diagram Printout: Graphic Organizers

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A US State - Find a Related Word for Each Letter
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US State Facts, Map and State Symbols

Alabama Kentucky North Dakota
Alaska Louisiana Ohio
Arizona Maine Oklahoma
Arkansas Maryland Oregon
California Massachusetts Pennsylvania
Colorado Michigan Rhode Island
Connecticut Minnesota South Carolina
Delaware Mississippi South Dakota
District of Columbia Missouri Tennessee
Florida Montana Texas
Georgia Nebraska Utah
Hawaii Nevada Vermont
Idaho New Hampshire Virginia
Illinois New Jersey Washington
Indiana New Mexico West Virginia
Iowa New York Wisconsin
Kansas North Carolina Wyoming

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Order and Dates of Statehood State Extremes and Records Guidelines for Writing a Report on a State
State Population Figures US Postal Codes US Geography
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