California, a state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean, is the third largest state by area and the most populous U.S. state. By 2007, California’s population reached about 37.7 million people, making it the most populated state, and the thirteenth fastest growing state in the nation. Almost 12 percent of all American citizens live in California.
- Which is the largest state in area, and which is the smallest?
- How can you travel across Alaska’s miles of snow?
- Why do states have names and nicknames?
- Is the District of Columbia a state?
- Why do women in some countries wear veils?
- Which states were not organized as territories first?
- How did the United States begin?
- How did we get the United States national anthem?
- What do the stars and stripes on the United States flag mean?
- Why is the bald eagle the official national symbol of the United States?
- Why is the Statue of Liberty such an important symbol of the United States?
- Why is it important to vote?
- What is a citizen?
- Why do we need to follow the law?
- What happens when a person breaks the law?
- How does a person’s clothing tell where he or she comes from?
- How does the Bill of Rights protect individual liberties?
- What is the Bill of Rights?
- What is a town meeting?
- What does a mayor do?
