3C Inland Areas

Sacramento and Bakersfield

Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacramento
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakersfield,_California#Geography_and_climate
http://www.bakersfieldcity.us/Baklife_as/baklifeaswebpics/Picture5.jpg
http://www.wirelesstechchat.com/wp-content/uploads/sacramento_550_050917.jpg

How it connects to my study of humanities:
In assignment 3b we looked at coastal areas. This assignment looks at inland areas, which tend to be quite different demographically in comparison. This assignment will give us a broader view of how different areas of California can be diverse, as well as increasing our knowledge of California.

What are some assumptions/stereotypes you think people have of each location:
Sacramento has a lot of things to do and is a large college town. Bakersfield makes me think of smog and pollution.

List 3 things that make each location similar:

• Both are large inland cities
• Both are listed as top growing cities in California
• Both were areas people migrated to during the gold rush

List 3 things that make each location so different:

• Sacramento is mostly liberal, while Bakersfield is mostly conservative politically
• Sacramento is located in central California, while Bakersfield is located in Southern California.
• Sacramento has a Medeteranian climate, (cool, wet winters and hot, dry summers) while Bakersfiled has a semi-arid, dry steppe climate (long, hot and dry summers and a short, cool winter)

Questioning: What else would you like to know about these places?

I know that Sacramento is named one of the most racial/ethnically diverse cities in the US, and has a notable lack of racial disharmony, giving it the title "Most racial/ethnically integrated city". I'm wondering why there is more harmony there than in other racially diverse places, and how they could help influence other places to be the same. I know Bakersfield is notably conservative in an area that is mostly liberal; I'm curious if there is a reason why (certain industries, etc)

Using your classmates work from last week, tell us one thing you learned from 1 student. Is this one thing some common experience you share or some experience that is completely different than what you experienced? Is this one thing related to our class theoretical foundation and if so, how? Is that one thing related to historical or cultural context of this country or a different one? Link that persons blog to this entry.
I learned from Elizabeth that Bodega Bay runs parallel to the San Andreas faultline. I was aware that the San Andreas ran thoughout this whole area, but didn't realize it was parallel to Bodega Bay. This in some ways could be related to our states history, because the San Andreas faultline has been the cause of some major damge and rebuiding throughout our state, such as in the 1980s earthquake.


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