MAP LOCATIONS FOR SELECTED CITIES OF CALIFORNIA
(FOR MAP QUIZ #2)
CITIESNOTES (these notes are for your reference – they do not need to be memorized)
San DiegoMajor military defense and naval hub; tourism; manufacturing
Chula VistaSecond largest city in San Diego County
Long BeachMajor port; manufacturing; oil industry
Santa AnaLargest city in Orange County; county seat
AnaheimHome to Disneyland; tourism
RiversideLargest city in the Inland Empire
San BernardinoImportant city in the Inland Empire; county seat; access to ski resorts
Palm SpringsFamous tourist destination
IndioImportant agricultural city; Salton Sea
LancasterLocally important city in the Mojave Desert
PalmdaleAerospace capital of the USA
Los AngelesSecond largest city in USA; important manufacturing and cultural center
VenturaHeadquarters of the Channel Islands
OxnardAgricultural center; transportation hub
Santa BarbaraFamous tourist city; wine region
SolvangDanish-themed tourist destination
San Luis ObispoCentral coast city; wine industry
BakersfieldFamous for country music; agriculture
FresnoMajor agricultural hub; closest major city to Sequoia and Yosemite
ModestoLarge agricultural city in the Central Valley
Stockton Inland seaport and important agricultural center
MontereyFamous tourist city; aquarium
Santa CruzEducational hub; agriculture; tourism
SalinasHome of author John Steinbeck; agricultural hub
San JoseHub of Silicon Valley; largest city in Northern California
OaklandMajor port; manufacturing city
San FranciscoMajor port; banking and cultural center; tourism
Palo AltoHome of Stanford University; high-tech industries
BerkeleyHome to the oldest University of California campus
Santa ClaraCenter of Silicon Valley; high-tech companies
Santa RosaLargest city in California’s Wine Country; agriculture
NapaFamous California wine industry
SacramentoState capital of California
Lone PineEastern gateway to Mount Whitney, Yosemite and Manzanar
BishopAgriculture center; mining; tourism
Mammoth LakesSki area; recreation and tourism
South Lake TahoeSki area; recreation and tourism
SusanvilleGateway city to Reno; county seat for Lassen County
ReddingLargest city in the northern part of the Sacramento Valley; Mt. Shasta
EurekaPort city; state historic landmark; redwoods