Sunday, March 22, 2015

Chapter 8: The Great Lake & Corn Belt

Port of Long Beach
California may not have the benefits of the Great Lake to transport good throughout the United States, but the Pacific Ocean provides a huge amount of international trading. Trains also provided for the transportation of California goods into the East. The Pacific Ocean also serves as a temperature moderator for California in place of the Great Lakes. California also supplies the largest amount of Tuna from the Pacific Ocean.

California Tuna

Like previous chapter, California supplies many agricultural goods that are not grown else where in the United States. Other crops that California grows includes hay, rice, corn, sugar beets, and wheat. Variety of temperature helps California produce 200 different kinds of crops.

http://www.netstate.com/economy/ca_economy.htm

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