Chapter Eleven: Agriculture in San Diego

http://www.co.san-diego.ca.us/awm/ag.html

http://sandiego.about.com/cs/visitorinfo/a/dyk_sdag.htm

Chapter Nine: The Culture of San Diego

The old southern states of the changing south are most famous for there unique and diverse culture. The changing south's culture is truly unique to that part of the United States and San Diego's culture is no different. San Diego's identity is formed from a Mexican-American influence. From its city's design and its growing artistic empire, the city has really separated itself from any other city in the United States.

Balboa Park is San Diego's most prized cultural centers in the whole county and represents civic pride in its walls and structures. It represents not only 90 world class museums, but it also showcases many of San Diego's artistic growth and its Mexican-American influences.

[1] http://www.balboapark.org/

Chapter Eight: Mountain Ranges

The San Diego mountain ranges give the city a diverse and unique geological landscape and is comprised of 236 mountain summits and peaks. One of the most influential mountain ranges of San Diego is the Palomar Mountain Range. It is a high peninsular range and rest to the north of the county. It exists as part of the Cleveland Natural Forest and is located centrally to it. The state park is famous for the numerous campsites, its beautiful state park, quality hiking trails and its famous observatory [1]. 

Major Peaks of the San Diego Area Ranges

Ten Highest Peaks
Rank	Peak Name	ft	m	Range6
1.	Hot Springs Mountain	6533	1991
2.	Cuyamaca Peak	6512	1985
3.	Mount Laguna	6378	1944
4.	Mount Laguna-West Peak	6299	1920
5.	Monument Peak	6271	1911
6.	Wooded Hill	6223	1897
7.	Stephenson Peak	6200+	1890+
8.	Combs Peak	6193	1888
9.	Hays Peak	6160+	1878+
10.	San Ysidro Mountain	6147	1874

[image] http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/34/Palomar_Observatory.jpg

[image] http://www.palomarmountain.com/images/JJpan2.jpg

[1]http://www.maintour.com/socal/palomar.htm

Chapter Seven: The Bypassed East

The bypassed east is consists of the Atlantic Province of Canada, Northern New England, and the Adirondack region of New York . These early settlements were inhabited early; however, the as the push for westward expansion grew each region increased in isolation. They are known as a transportation shadow because of the regions locations and their proximity to highly development regions.

San Diego , for the most part, is a developed and highly populated city in Southern California . Isolated regions or “bypassed” areas are unusual. However, within the San Diego County an isolated stretch of the Pacific Crest Trail, called the Caliente Wilderness Study Area, can by considered a “bypassed” region.

San Diego County 's 135-mile portion of the 2600-mile-long Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) starts at the Mexican border near Campo, zigs and zags from one rounded ridge to another, and passes into Riverside County near the town of Anza . Near the Riverside County line, the PCT barely comes in contact with civilization, intersecting only one barely traveled dirt road in the final 15 miles of travel northward to the county line. If you want to achieve true isolation from San Diego County 's teeming masses, just spend a few hours (or a full day) hiking the PCT segment profiled here.

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/1999/apr/15/most-isolated-stretch-pacific-crest-trail-within-s/

Chapter Five: San Diego Manufacturing

Manufacturing in the United States is the world’s leading manufacturer and produces goods that are valued at $1.6 trillion in a 2007 study. San Diego has an economy that benefits and contributes to the United States world dominance in manufacturing. The economy is continually growing and developing as a military and defense manufacturer to a leader in advance technology’s developer around the world. Today, San Diego’s economy has supplied thousands of new jobs due to the increase in military and science based manufacturing goods.

Employment

Employment opportunities abound in San Diego. Independent studies indicate San Diego is one of the top 10 cities in the country for job growth through 2025, and many of the high-tech jobs are being created by emerging high-tech companies in the region.

Industry

The top four industries in San Diego are manufacturing, defense, tourism, and agriculture. In addition, the City of San Diego focuses on six main industry clusters:

Biotechnology/Biosciences

Defense and Space Manufacturing

Electronics Manufacturing

Financial and Business Services

Software

Telecommunications

These "economic engines" indicate San Diego's future growth.

Other industries showing significant growth include environmental, transportation, recreational goods, and international trade. San Diego is home to one-third of the country's top 20 environmental design firms, has more than 1,000 companies concentrating on transportation technologies and services, and has more than 600 companies in the region with binational operations [1]

[1] http://www.sandiego.gov/economic-development/glance/economy.shtml

[image] http://www.treebiotech2009.com/biotechnology-and-its-meaning.html

Chapter Four: San Diego and Being a Megalopolis

The term megalopolis is referred to as a very dense and populated city and or area. In the United States , 17% of the total population exists as a megalopolis; however, that population only represents 1.5% of the total land area in the U.S. A great example of a megalopolis is the rich and densely populated California region. It contains 3 of the most populated cities in the United States and includes: Los Angeles , San Diego , San Jose , San Francisco , Las Vegas , Fresno , Sacramento , Long Beach and Oakland .

San Diego is in the top three of the most populated city in the U.S. and has a population of 3,001,072 people according to a July 2008 census. This vast population contributes to the California megalopolis and the California region as a whole.

The city’s economy used to be dominated by military and national security activities; however, the once military/defense controlled harbors are now taking a second best position to the cities now growing manufacturing, industrial machinery and computers, and metals production. San Diego is also in an ideal position for trade and export that also contribute to its vast manufacturing endeavors and its population growth.

http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-191501888-san_diego_vacations-i

http://geography.about.com/cs/urbansprawl/a/megalopolis.htm

http://www.city-data.com/us-cities/The-West/San-Diego-Economy.html

Chapter Three: Foundations of Human Activities

The native Kumeyaay and Luiseño/Juaneño peoples were the first to populate San Diego until the first European to step foot on the sunny beaches of San Diego . Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo in 1542 and later Junípero Serra and Gaspar de Portola would arrive in 1769. Junípero Serra and Gaspar de Portola were the first Europeans to settle into the city and became the first European settlement in California .  

In 1840 the United States obtained California from Mexico and with it San Diego ; however, San Diego did not prosper right away and was nothing more than a small seaside town. Over the next couple of years San Diego prospered with hosting two world fairs, discovery of gold in 1869, and promotions of its promising harbors and climate; however, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor San Diego became the central hub for the U.S. military. The presence of the Pacific fleet in San Diego allowed the city to grow into the second largest city and most industrial city in California .

Population, 1960-2000
	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000
Total	1,033,011	1,357,854	1,861,846	2,498,016	2,813,833
Change		324,843	503,992	636,170	315,817
Percent Change		31.45%	37.12%	34.17%	12.64%

The above graph was taken from censusscope.org and represents the population growth of San Diego from the 1960’s to 2000.

 http://www.censusscope.org/us/m7320/chart_popl.html

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/san-diego/history

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_San_Diego,_California