Chapter 1: California’s Geography
I. California’s Location
A. California in the World
*1. On continent of North America
2. Special Geographical terms
*a. Hemisphere-half of Earth; California is in
the Northern Hemisphere
*b. equator- an imaginary line dividing the
Northern and Southern Hemispheres
c. North Pole- Earth’s northernmost point
d. South Pole- Earth’s southernmost point
*e. prime meridian-divides Earth into
Western Hemisphere and Eastern
Hemisphere
(California is located in the Western
Hemisphere)
B. A Pacific Coast State
1. Relative location is where it is in relation to
one or more other places. For example, north
of Mexico and east of the Pacific Ocean
*2. Pacific Basin - a world region that borders the
Pacific Ocean
**SUMMARY
California is in the United States, in North America, and
in the Northern and Western Hemispheres. Its location on
the Pacific coast (in the Pacific Basin) makes it a place
where people, goods and ideas come together from
around the world.
Chapter 1: California’s Geography
I. California’s _________________
A. _________________ in the World
*1. On continent of _________ ____________
2. Special Geographical terms
*a. ____________-half of Earth; California is in
the ____________ Hemisphere
*b. equator- an imaginary line dividing the
__________ and __________ Hemispheres
c. ______ Pole- Earth’s ____________ point
d. ______ Pole- Earth’s ____________ point
*e. ______ ____________-divides Earth into
__________ Hemisphere and ___________
Hemisphere (California is located in the
___________ Hemisphere)
B. A _________ _________ State
1. ___________ __________ is where it is in
relation to ______ or more other ______. For
example, north of Mexico and ______ of the
__________ Ocean
*2. _________ _________ - a ______ region that
borders the ____________ Ocean
**SUMMARY
California is in the ________________ States, in ______________
_______________, and in the _________________ and
_________________ _________________. Its location on the
____________ ____________ (in the _____________ ____________)
makes it a place where ________________, ___________ and
___________ come together from around the world.