CALIFORNIA

AGRICULTURE

GEOGRAPHY

HISTORY

NATURAL BEAUTY

BORDERS

CALIFORNIA BORDERS OREGON, NEVADA, ARIZONA AND MEXICO WITH THE PACIFIC OCEAN TO THE WEST main-qimg-930b3eed7e0fdba7421364d99352ae0d-lq

DIVERSE LANDSCAPE

CALIFORNIA IS A GEOGRAPHICALLY DIVERSE STATE WITH MOUNTAINS, DESERTS, AND BEACHES sunrise-at-tunnel-view

CALIFORNIA IS KNOWN FOR ITS NATURAL BEAUTY, INCLUDING ITS HIGH WAVES FOR SURFING AND FERTILE SOIL FOR AGRICULTURE VC-CVG-Wonders-Mt-Shasta-Gorostieta-RM-1280x640

FRUIT PRODUCTION

CALIFORNIA IS A MAJOR PRODUCER OF FRUITS SUCH AS LEMONS, PEACHES, AND STRAWBERRIES Strawberry-Peach-Lemonade-01-1

WINE PRODUCTION

NUT PRODUCTION

CALIFORNIA IS THE TOP WINE PRODUCER IN THE UNITED STATES, RESPONSIBLE FOR 90% OF THE NATION'S WINE 43187322992241.5631b8a07edf0

CALIFORNIA IS ALSO A MAJOR PRODUCER OF NUTS, INCLUDING ALMONDS AND PISTACHIOS Almonds_Maturing_on_Trees

BIRTHPLACE OF THE INTERNET

SILICON VALLEY

ORIGIN OF NAME

THE FIRST MESSAGE ON THE INTERNET WAS SENT FROM UCLA IN CALIFORNIA IN 1969 internet35

CALIFORNIA GETS ITS NAME FROM A 16TH CENTURY SPANISH NOVEL THAT DESCRIBES A MYTHICAL PARADISE nicholas-de-fer-cette-carte-de-californie-et-du-nouveau-mexique-1705

CALIFORNIA'S SILICON VALLEY IS A GLOBAL CENTER FOR INNOVATION, BRINGING TOGETHER ACADEMICS, PRIVATE COMPANIES, AND GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS How-to-visit-Silicon-Valley