California's
Home Page
http://www.ca.gov/ |
The
state's home page has links to lots of information. |
State
Visitor's Guide
http://gocalif.ca.gov/ |
This
has maps, pictures, and lots of travel information. |
California
Desert
http://www.californiadesert.gov/ |
The
state government's introduction to the desert region. |
California
Counties
http://www.csac.counties.org/
Individual County Websites:
http://www.csac.counties.org/default.asp?id=7
Cities within each county:
http://www.csac.counties.org/default.asp?id=49
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This
provides starting info on the counties of California. |
California
Animals
http://elib.cs.berkeley.edu/photos/fauna/ |
Search
for any animal in the state! |
California
http://classbrain.com/artstate/publish/cat_index_12.shtml# |
Famous
people, facts, links, and more. |
California
City Search
http://www.cacities.org/cities_online/ |
Look
for city web sites in the state of California. |
California
Environmental Resources
http://ceres.ca.gov/ |
Links
on the CA environment. |
California
Tour and Travel
http://www.californiatourandtravel.com/index.html |
Links
to the different regions and activities in California. |
FactMonster:
California
http://www.factmonster.com/states.html |
This
contains and almanac, maps, and more. |
World
Book Encyclopedia
http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/worldbook.html |
Discovery
Channel's online encyclopedia. Great for geography searches! |
National
Park Service http://www.nps.gov
California
State Parks http://www.parks.ca.gov/
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Search
here for our national and state parks. |
National
Forests in California
http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/ |
Information
and links for all of California's National Forests including recreation, management,
fire, and historical information, and maps. |
MapQuest
http://mapquest.com |
Search maps by state, city, zip, or even longitude/latitude. |
BabelFish
http://babelfish.altavista.com/translate.dyn |
Spanish/English
translator. |
Vistit
the Central Valley
http://www.visitcentralvalley.com/ |
A
visitor's guide to the valley region. |
Central
Valley vs. Other States
http://www.library.ca.gov/CRB/cvrank/ |
Information
on how the central valley compares to other places. |
Califorina's
Coastal Mountains
http://ceres.ca.gov/ceres/calweb/coastal/mountains.html |
Information
on the mountains of the coast. |
California
History Online
http://www.californiahistory.net/ |
A
timeline of California history. |
Explorers
and Discovers
http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/index.html |
Links
to biographies of the great explorers. |
Tribal
Locations
http://www.mip.berkeley.edu/cilc_images/bibs/maps/tribemap.gif |
A
map of the locations of CA Native American tribes. |
| Wow Works City Information -
California http://www.wowworks.com/wowcity/cacounty.htm |
A
list of official and unofficial county web sites. Also includes alphabetical
links to individual city/town pages. |
Search
US - California County Local Contacts
http://searchus.com/cacvb.html |
Links
to Chambers of Commerce, Visitors Bureaus and City websites for each California
County. |
Answers.com
list of counties
http://www.answers.com/california%20counties |
Information
about the history, geography, etc. for each county. |
California Quick Facts-US Census
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/maps/california_map.html |
US
Census statistics for each county. |
California Counties Map
http:/www./lib.berkeley.edu/EART/images/ca-out3.gif |
A
color map with county outlines and names |
California
Genealogy Web
http://cagenweb.com/#county |
List
of counties with founding dates and other genealogy related information |
Statewide Historical Landmarks
listed by County
http://ceres.ca.gov/geo_area/counties/lists/landmarks_county.html |
A
list of the State Historical Landmarks sorted by County |
Famous
Californians
http://www.50states.com/bio/calif.htm |
Famous
Californians listed with their associated city. |
| Famous
California Natives and Residents |
A
compiled list from various sources. Names are linked to a biography of each person.
If you find someone not on this list, please e-mail
Mrs. Johnson. |
| Yahoo
Directory of California Counties |
Links
to a variety of websites for each county and region. (These are external links
on Yahoo and have not been individually checked by Mrs. Johnson.) |
About the Environment
http://ceres.ca.gov/geo_area/index.html |
Environmental Information by Bioregion , County or Watershed. |
Images of the California Environment
http://ceres.ca.gov/geo_area/bioregion_index.html |
A clickable map with images from the California regions. From the map of the bioregions, select an area that is included in your region. If you can't find the information you need, try another bioregion within your assigned region. |
California Museum for History, Women
and the Arts
http://www.sos.ca.gov/museum/patterns.htm |
Click on "Landscape" then click on "Maps." These maps are especially helpful for temperatures. |
Movies Made in California
http://www.learncalifornia.org/doc.asp?id=1977
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If you would like to see a map and list of Movies Made In California, click on the hyperlink. This site will give you a list of movies made in different regions of California. |
http://www.ceres.ca.gov/ceres/calweb/native.html |
Brief summary of native California tribes |
http://ceres.ca.gov/planning/tribal/tribes.html
First Californians http://www.dsusd.k12.ca.us/educational/canatives/index.html |
Native American Links |
| California Indians from Four Directions Institute http://www.fourdir.com/california_indians.htm |
Resources for third and fourth grade students related to California Native American Tribes |
| The following links may be useful, but have not been individually checked by Mrs. Johnson. |
| Famous Californians
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| Valley Region
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| Mountain Region
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| Desert Region
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| Coast Region
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