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California gurls, California

1, the difference between Chicago and California 2, what is California? 3. Introduction to California, USA, 4. California English (Land of Gold Rush-California) 5. American state name: California. California English The differences between Chicago and California are as follows.

1, California is a state on the Pacific coast in the western United States. Located in the south of Lake Michigan and the northeast of Illinois, Chicago is the third largest city in the United States.

The whole California is dry in summer and sunny and rainy in winter. Affected by geographical conditions, the climate varies greatly. There is plenty of rain in Chicago, with an average annual precipitation of 965mm. Summer is the season with the most precipitation, usually in the form of thunderstorms or showers, with little continuous precipitation, while winter has the least precipitation, usually in the form of snow.

3. California's economic aggregate has surpassed France and become the sixth largest economy in the world. Chicago is one of the most important economic centers in the United States.

What is California? California is in the west of the United States.

California, located in the western United States, is the most developed and populous state in the United States. California is a state on the Pacific coast of the western United States, California, and the state government is located in Sacramento. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, Mexico to the south and the Pacific Ocean to the west. The area is 4 1 10 13km_, and the name is taken from the name of an island in Spanish legend.

There is Sequoia National Park in the northwest corner of California; There are Yosemite National Park and King's Canyon National Park in the hilly area on the western slope of the East Nevada Mountains. Death Valley National Park in the southeast, joshua tree national park. The world-famous "Hollywood" and "Silicon Valley" are both in this state.

Matters needing attention in traveling to California, USA

1. Because of the large temperature difference between morning and evening, don't forget to bring sweaters and windproof and warm clothes in California. In addition, sunglasses, adequate sunscreen and sun visor are essential.

American hotels generally do not provide toothbrushes, toothpaste, shower slippers, shower caps, green tea and thermos bottles. If you forget to bring it, you don't have to worry, because you can buy what you need in most stores in California.

3. The United States uses 1 10- 120 volts and 60 Hz as the standard. China tourists need to carry adapters.

Bellmen in hotels and airports must pay a tip (per piece 1 USD) to pay the service fees of hotels and airports. 1 USD taxi is helpful. When the attendant provides parking service, he will pay $65,438 +0-2. Room service in luxury hotels should be charged at USD 65,438+USD 0 to USD 2 per day during the stay. You don't need to tip at the mall.

Brief introduction of California, California classification: American place names, American administrative divisions abstract: California is a state on the Pacific coast of the western United States, with the third largest area and the largest population in the United States.

California is very diverse in geography, landforms, products and population composition.

There is an individual named "Golden State" in California, and the postal abbreviation is CA.

Edit summary directory [hidden] 1 data 2 naming 3 history 4 population 5 geography 6 national parks 7 law and * * 8 economy 9 transportation 10 important city1education 12 sports California-data California state capital: Sacramento.

The largest city: Los Angeles, Los Angeles

Official language: English

Area: 4 1 10,000 square kilometers (the third place in the United States)

404,298 square kilometers of land.

Water area: 20,047 square kilometers (4.7%)

Population (2000): 3387 1, 648 (1 in the United States).

The density is 83.85 people/km2 (12 in America).

Add * * * state date1September 9, 850 (joining the United States Federation for the third time1).

Time zone: Pacific standard time zone: UTC-8/-7

Latitude: 32 30' N to 42 N.

Longitude: west longitude 1 14 8' to west longitude 124 24'

Width: 402.5km

Length: 1.240 km

Altitude: the highest is 4 148m, with an average of 884m and the lowest is -86m.

Abbreviation postal CA, ISO US-CA

The website state.ca.us California originally refers to the area consisting of Baja California Peninsula in Mexico and California in the United States today.

This name is thought to come from a legendary paradise called Carafi Ya described in Amadís de Gaula, a legendary Spanish knight novel in the16th century.

The novel Carafi, written by Martorell Garci Rodrí guez de Montalbo, is isolated from the rest of the world, and Aglac Duranensis is full of freedom-loving Amazonians and strange beasts living in caves.

Others think that the word "California" may come from the hot areas in southern North America.

Spanish explorers who entered California in the early days described this area as "hot as a furnace" (Cali → hot, "hot"); Fornus → forno → "oven", with ia at the end indicating the location) or "this is a lime oven" (cal→lime, "lime").

Spanish often uses Latin roots to construct new words in this way.

So "California" may come from the Spanish meaning of "California is Aria" and "hot stove"; Or from "calida fornax", which means "hot climate" in Latin.

In addition, there are other sayings from the local language "Gaoshan".

In addition, the nickname "Golden State" often makes people think that it originated from the gold rush in the middle of19th century.

In fact, when the spring grass on the hills in the middle of this state withers in autumn, everything looks like gold from a distance.

California-Historical California During the Elizabethan period in England, the famous pirate Sir Francis Drake occupied all the land in New Spain and northern New Mexico and became a British colony.

Although the British colonies "went from sea to sea" as early as the17th century, the British did not have much interest in the land on the west coast of North America.

By the end of 18, Spanish missionaries gradually began to build settlements on vast land in northern California, Spain.

When Mexico became independent from Spain, these missionary settlements became Mexican property, but they were soon abandoned.

The territory of the Spanish Empire in the northwest of North America was named "California Province".

1847 after the us-Mexico war, this territory was divided between the United States and Mexico.

That part of the territory acquired by Mexico later became Baja California, while Upper California acquired by the United States officially joined the state of * * * on September 9, 1850, becoming today's California.

1848, the Hispanic population of Upper California was about 4,000.

But when the news of the discovery of gold in California spread, countless Americans and Europeans flocked to California in the gold rush, and the United States of California was also declared.

When American Navy General john D slaughter entered California from San Francisco Bay, the young republic was declared as American territory.

1850, California officially became a federal 3 1 state.

During the American Civil War, there were differences within California on whether to join the Union Army or the Confederate Army. Although California finally supported the Union Army, many Californians joined the Confederate Volunteers.

1In the 1970s, the first trans-American railway was opened, which connected people along the Pacific coast with other parts of the United States.

Local people in California have gradually discovered that the climate in California is very suitable for the growth of crops, especially oranges.

Today, California's agricultural output is still abundant.

During the period from 1900 to 1965, the population of California changed from less than10 million to the most populous state in the United States.

Great changes have taken place in the population composition since 1965. Today, California has the most diverse population in the world.

California residents tend to be liberal politically.

California is the technological and cultural center of the United States, the world film and television center, and the agricultural state of the United States.

California-Population In 2000, the population of California was 3387 1 648, accounting for 12% of the whole country, making it the most populous state in the United States.

The results of the census show that there is not a majority ethnic group in California.

White people are still the largest ethnic group, but they are no longer in the majority.

Hispanics account for almost one-third of the total population; Other ethnic groups are Asian Americans, African Americans and Indians in turn.

Due to the rapid growth of Hispanic immigrant population and high fertility rate, it is expected to become the largest ethnic group in California around 2040.

California-Geographic California Power Resources Map California borders the Pacific Ocean, Oregon, Nevada, Arizona and Baja California, Mexico.

California has a variety of natural landscapes, including magnificent canyons, mountains and dry deserts.

With an area of 4 1 10,000 square kilometers, California is the third largest state in the United States.

Most big cities are located in cooler areas along the Pacific coast, including San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego.

Mount Nevada is located in the east-central California, and Whitney Peak is 44 18 meters above sea level, which is the highest point in the United States.

The world-famous Yosemite National Park is also located in this area, and there is also a deep freshwater lake-Lake Tahoe.

To the east of the Sierra Nevada are Owens Canyon and Menlo Lake, which are important seabird habitats.

In the south, there are Hengling and a saltwater lake, Sutton Sea.

A desert in south-central China is called Mojave Desert.

There is Death Valley in the southeast of Mojave Desert, which is the lowest point in North America.

California is located in the San Delia fault, so earthquakes often occur.

Although most earthquakes in the United States occur in Alaska and Mississippi River basins, earthquakes in California tend to cause greater losses because of the high population density here.

Southern California has a tropical desert climate, the temperature changes greatly, and the annual rainfall is 10 inch.

Due to the influence of the California current, the coastal areas belong to the Mediterranean climate, which is humid in winter and dry in summer.

The mountains in California, including the Sierra Nevada, belong to the alpine climate, with snow in winter and not too hot in summer.

California-National Park Landform Sequoia National Park lassen volcanic national park Yosemite National Park Kings Canyon National Park Sequoia National Park Death Valley National Park joshua tree national park. The positions directly elected by California-Law and * * * California * * * include governor, captain, governor, secretary of state, attorney general, state auditor-general, state finance minister, insurance commissioner, director of public teaching, and four members of the equality committee. The term of office is four years, and only one term can be renewed.

California's legislature consists of a 40-member state Senate and an 80-member state legislature.

The term of office of state senators is four years, and half of them are re-elected every two years.

The term of office of state representatives is two years.

During the 2003-2004 session, there were 48 Democrats and 32 Republicans in the House of Representatives and 25 Democrats and 65,438+05 Republicans in the Senate.

California-Economy The California Parliament and City Hall account for 14% of the GDP of the United States, and the economic scale reaches 1.56 trillion US dollars, which is larger than any country except the United States, China people, Japanese, German, British and French, and the per capita GDP reaches more than 46,000 US dollars.

California's main mineral is oil, which ranks first in the continental United States, second only to Texas and Louisiana, with an annual output of more than 300 million barrels.

In addition, it also produces natural gas, gold, asbestos, tungsten, boron, diatoms, sand and gravel.

California has developed industries.

Aerospace industry, electronics industry, computer industry and oil and gas exploitation all occupy a prominent position.

The state is also a major agricultural state in the United States, with more than 3 million hectares of irrigated land and more than 200 kinds of agricultural products.

1970 grape ranks first in output value, followed by hay, tomato and cotton.

Canned and frozen vegetables and fruits account for 1/3 of the national output.

Due to different regions and occupations, per capita income varies greatly.

In the central region, the per capita income gap is the largest. The income of migrant farm workers is lower than the minimum wage guarantee line in the United States, while farmers often own private farms with millions of dollars.

Most farmers have a good education, and most have at least a master's degree.

Although some cities have the highest per capita income in the United States, some non-agricultural counties have the highest proportion of poor people in the United States.

Silicon Valley's high-tech industry is currently at a low ebb, mainly affected by the bursting of the Internet bubble, but the medical industry, video game industry and animation industry in these fields are growing rapidly.

A big problem in California's economy is the lack of manufacturing.

The sales tax of 7.25% makes it uneconomical to build a factory in this state.

Major manufacturers such as the aviation industry also plan to move out of California.

There have been no new factories in California for many years, resulting in the loss of many high-paying manufacturing jobs.

This means that the state's middle class is mostly small business owners and construction and transportation workers, as well as a few knowledgeable workers-almost mainly in the service industry.

Consortium: California financial group, one of the top ten consortia in the United States.

Emerging consortia after World War II include Bank of America Group, San Francisco Group and Los Angeles Group.

During the Second World War, the economic strength of these three groups increased sharply with the rapid development of California's arms industry, especially the growth rate of financial capital was particularly alarming, forming a large consortium with Bank of America as its financial center.

1974 assets 167 1 billion dollars, ranking third among the top ten consortia in the United States, and playing a major role in American political and economic life.

It and the southern consortium form a new force of the arms industry group and become a force to compete with the old consortium in Northeast China.

In the California-Traffic Quanzhou Expressway, there are more than 80,000 kilometers of roads in the urban area and 200,000 kilometers of roads outside the urban area.

Multi-lane expressway system is widely distributed in China.

The air corridor connecting San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego is busier and more crowded than the air corridor connecting Washington, new york and Boston, and the railway line is more than 10000 kilometers long.

There are more than 300 public airports and 900 private airports.

The Sacramento River Delta has a dense river network and developed water transportation.

Important airport

Los Angeles metropolitan area

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), the transit center of United Airlines and American Airlines, is the busiest international airport in the United States, with routes mainly in America, East Asia and New Zealand.

Ontario International Airport (ONT)

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco International Airport (SFO)- United Airlines and Virgin America Transit Center

San Jose International Airport (SJC)

Oakland International Airport (Oak)

San Diego metropolitan area

SAN Diego International Airport (SAN) is an important expressway in the old Sacramento Railway Station.

East-west trend of north-south longitudinal expressway.

National highway 395 of the United States

99 California Road

interstate 5

American national highway 10 1

California highway 1

The vertical highway in Southern California is east of National Highway 395, with

/kloc-Interstate 0/5

The east-west transverse expressway runs from south to north.

interstate 8

/kloc-Interstate 0/0

Interstate 40 connects with California Highway 58 and California Highway 46.

Interstate 580 connects with California 120.

Interstate 80 California-an important city in greater los angeles area, Hollywood

Los Angeles (Los Angeles)

Hollywood (Hollywood)

Acadia (Acadia)

Anaheim (Anaheim)

Beverly hills (Beverly hills)

Big bear market

Compton

costa mesa, california

Long beach, California

Malibu

Marina Delry

(black language) police officer

Monterey park city

Pasadena (Pasadena)

Pomona (Pomona)

Soft as honey (rose mead)

San Bernardino

San Francisco San Gabriel San Fernando Valley

Santa ana (Santa ana)

Santa Monica (Santa Monica)

Torrance (torrance)

San Francisco Bay Area

Hongshancheng

San Francisco (San Francisco)

Auckland (Auckland)

Berkeley (Berkeley)

Cupertino

Fremont (surname)

San Jose

Bakersfield (Bakersfield)

EUREKA (European Research Coordination Agency)

Fresno Si Nuo.

Leding

Sacramento (Sacramento)

San Diego

Riverside (riverside)

Yukaya (Yukaya)

Stockton, California-California University of Education Federal University

Naval Research Institute School Monterey Naval Graduate School

Monterey National Defense Language Institute, Monterey Public University.

University of California

California State University California State University Private University

California Institute of Technology

Stanford University

University of southern California

University of San Diego, USD California-Sports Golden State Warriors American Football NFL

Oakland raiders

San Diego charger

MLB Major League Baseball in san francisco 49ers

american league

Los angeles angels in Anaheim.

Oakland sportsman (Oakland sportsman)

National League (NL)

losangelesdodgers

San Diego Padres.

Little League of the San Francisco Giants

Fresno Si Nuo Grizzlies (AAA Pacific Coast League, home team: San Francisco Giants)

Sacramento Cats (AAA Pacific Coast League, home team: Oakland A's)

Bakersfield Trailblazers (high level 1A California League, home team: Texas Rangers)

High Desert Mavericks (high dessert Marvoricks, 1A California League, parent team: Seattle Mariners)

Lake elsinore storm (high level 1A California league, home team: San Diego priest)

Lancaster JetHawks (1A California League, home team: Boston Red Sox)

Modesto Nuts (High Level 1A California League, home team: Colorado Loki)

Rancho Cucamonga Earthquake (high level 1A California League, home team: Angel of Anaheim, Los Angeles)

San Bernardino, inland empire, 66 people (San Bernardino, inland empire, 66 people, California League 1A, home team: Seattle Mariners).

San Jose Giants (high level 1A California League, parent team: San Francisco Giants)

Stockton Port (High Level 1A California League, Home Team: Oakland A's Team)

Visalia Oaks (1A California League, home team: Tampa Bay Devil Fish) Los Angeles Lakers basketball NBA.

Golden state warriors.

los angeles clippers

Los Angeles Lakers.

Sacramento Kings (Sacramento Kings)

WNBA

Los Angeles sparks

Sacramento monarchs hockey

The National Hockey League.

Anaheim's mighty duck

Los Angeles kings

San Jose sharks

California English (Land of Gold Rush-California) California is nicknamed "Golden State". Since the19th century gold rush in the western United States, California has become the first choice for new immigrants and companies in the United States.

California has a pleasant climate, and people who have been there don't want to leave. There are more than 300 sunny days in a year.

Everyone in California, especially people in southern California, is used to the warm weather all year round and can't adapt anywhere.

California (English State of California) is a state on the Pacific coast of the western United States. The area ranks third in the United States; With a population of 39.3 million, it ranks first among American states.

The state capital is Sacramento. It has diversified characteristics in geography, landform, products and population composition. There is an individual named "Golden State" in California, with the postal abbreviation of CA and an English nickname of Cali.

Greater los angeles area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the second and fifth largest metropolitan areas in the United States, with a population of18.7 million and 8.8 million respectively.

Los Angeles is the largest city in California and the second largest city in the United States, after new york. Los Angeles county is the most populous county in the United States; San Bernardino County is the largest county in the United States.

California's GDP reached $2.67 trillion, ranking first among all states.

Compared with China, California is the fifth largest economy and the 36th largest population in the world.

Greater los angeles area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the second and third largest metropolitan economies in the United States.

The San Francisco Bay Area has the highest per capita GDP in the United States. Four of the top ten companies in the world by market value are headquartered in this area, and four of the top ten richest people in the world live in this area. (Wikipedia)

So what are the advantages of setting up a company here?

Economically developed:

California has the highest GDP in the United States. A state's GDP is even higher than that of France, and it is the fifth largest economy in the world after Germany.

Representative enterprises of Internet and high-tech economy, such as Microsoft, Google, Facebook and Tesla, will all be headquartered in California.

The GDP created by a Hollywood is estimated to exceed that of many countries.

Talented people:

There are many famous universities in California. The Universityof California, a public university system, is the best public school in the United States, and rattan schools such as Stanford and Berkeley are also located in California.

At the same time, California is an immigrant state. There are many immigrants and talents from other states in California in the United States. Companies have many choices when recruiting, from cheap labor to high-level talents.

Relatively low company registration fee:

Registration only needs to pay $65,438+000 to the state government, which is lower in the whole country.

Superior weather and geographical conditions:

There are more than 300 sunny days throughout the year, and there are few extreme weather conditions, which increases the company's operating time and employee vitality in disguise.