2. BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT
CALIFORNIA
• California is a state located on the
West Coast of the United States.
• It is the most populous U.S. State,
with 39 million people, and the third
largest state by area.
• The climate ranges from subarctic
to subtropical. The temperature
depends on the place (if is in the coast
or in the centre).
3. BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT
CALIFORNIA
• Sacramento is the
capital of California,
but Los Ángeles is the
most populous city.
• California is also called
“The golden state”
because of some of its
landscape in the
summer.
4. BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT
CALIFORNIA
• Most of the people in California speak English,
which is the official language. But some californians
speak Spanish, that is the second language in this
state.
• In terms of religion, most people are protestant.
This is Mission San Diego
Alcalá, one of the first
Spanish missions in
California.
5. BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT
CALIFORNIA
• California has important cities and national parks
as:
SAN FRANCISCO
SAN DIEGO
PALM SPRINGS
YOSEMITE
BEVERLY HILLSLOS ÁNGELES
6. ECONOMY IN CALIFORNIA
• California has a very good economy. The largest
sectors are trade, agriculture, transportation...
• The average household income is $61,021.
• It is a state that has a very important industry in
sectors such as aeronautic, spacial technique,
information technology, electronics...
SILICON VALLEY
7. WHAT TO DO IN CALIFORNIA
• One of the places that
you can visit, is
probably the California
Memorial Stadium.
• An old californian
famous team is St. Louis
Rams.
• Another good place to
visit is Borrego Springs in
San Diego.
8. WHAT TO DO IN CALIFORNIA
• One good option is to
go surfing, if you like
sports like that.
• This state has
magnificent coasts to
practise this sport.
• But if you prefer
studying , California
has some of the most
relevant universities in
the USA.
9. WHERE TO GO IN CALIFORNIA
• In California you can vistit many interesting places
as:
POINT LOBOS STATE
RESERVE
GLACIER POINT SAN DIEGO ZOO
USS MIDWAY MUSEUM
CENTRO GETTY CORONADO ISLAND
10. WHERE TO GO IN CALIFORNIA
• If you like the cinema,
music, theatre... you
probably will like the
“Hollywood Walk of
Fame”, which is a
sidewalk along the
Hollywood Boulevard
with more than 2000
stars with the names of
the most relevant
celebrities.
11. MOST RELEVANT PEOPLE FROM
CALIFORNIA
• Most of the famous people from California are
actors such as:
- Leonardo DiCaprio (actor)
-Angelina Jolie (actress)
-Marilyn Monroe (actress)
• But there are other famous people, too:
-Darrell Miller (baseball player)
-Rosaura Zapata (writer)