Food
A typical
day's menu for a kid in the U.S. might be a hamburger or
pizza for dinner. You would have cereal, milk and/or juice for
breakfast. You would have hamburgers or pizzas for
lunch.
Holidays
Christmas, Chanukah,
Kwanzaa, and Ramadan are some federal holidays. To learn about United
States holidays, please visit our Federal
Holidays WebQuest!
History
The movement west
caused more people came to live in
California because of the California Gold Rush.
People
rushed to California in 1849 because gold was discovered
there.
California
became a state in the year 1849.
Government
The judicial branch tells the laws to the people, the
executive branch makes sure people follow the laws and the
legislative branch writes the laws. We have police, firefighters,
and schools.
Leland Stanford is
the current governor of California.
Family
Values
The responsibilities of parents are very
important. Usually, both parents work. If not, then the parent that
doesn't work takes care of the family.
 Children's responsibilties are to do chores around the house. if the
children are old enough, they go to do work outside of their
own house. Sons and daughters are treated equally. it does not matter if the
child is the oldest, youngest, or middle child, but usually
the oldest child has the most responsibilties.
Public
schools, private schools, elementary schools, middle schools,
high schools and colleges are available in my state. The name
of a college is Westwood College
Children go
to school the same months and time as we do in New York.
Non-Verbal
Communication
People use sign language to
communicate with people who are deaf.
American Slang
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Geography
Rivers
in California are the Sacramento River and San Jaoquin.
 Some lakes
in California are Salton Sea and Lake Tahoe. A volcano in
California is Lassen Peak. Valleys are Central Valley and
Great Valley. A mountain range in California is the
Rocky Mountains.
 California's
population is 33,871,648. California is 155,973 sq. miles.
Climate
 Typical Weather
Patterns are warm, dry summers and rainy or semi-rainy winters.
The climate is usually very warm. Natural disasters in California
are strong coastal storms, significant snows, heavy rains and
earthquakes.
McDermon, Linda.
beach2.jpg. Oct-99. Pics4Learning. 31 May 2003
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Economy
Natural
resources in California are trees, water and grown crops. They
are used locally and for
export because California grows crops and sells it to other
states. There are many orange groves and vineyards in
California where wine is produced.
Tourism
is an economical resource. Hollywood is a city where a
lot of people go as tourists.
 They go because there are
museums, beaches, and many cultural arts.
Bias, Gene. grapes_4.jpg. Aug-00.
Pics4Learning. 31 May 2003
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Canipe, Steve. orangegroves.jpg.
7/20/2001. Pics4Learning. 31 May 2003
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Just
about every religion in the world is represented in the United States.
Reflection
The life of a
typical Searingtown 5th grader is about the same as a typical 5th
grader from California. |
Culture Walls 
Authors: Shawn & Massur
