California - a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakesRedwood National Park - a national park in California featuring a redwood forest and Pacific Ocean coastline Anaheim - a city in southern California (southeast of Los Angeles); site of Disneyland Bakersfield - a city in south central California at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley Barstow - a town in southeastern California Berkeley - a city in California on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay; site of the University of California at Berkeley Beverly Hills - a city in southwestern California surrounded by Los Angeles; home of many Hollywood actors Eureka - a town in northwest California on an arm of the Pacific Ocean Fresno - a city in south central California in the San Joaquin Valley; center of an important agricultural area and gateway to the Sierra Nevada Mountains Long Beach - a city in southern California located on 8.5 miles of Pacific beachfront; was a resort until oil was discovered in 1921 City of the Angels, Los Angeles - a city in southern California; motion picture capital of the world; most populous city of California and second largest in the United States Monterey - a town in western California south of San Francisco on a peninsula at the southern end of Monterey Bay Oakland - a city in western California on San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco; primarily and industrial urban center Pasadena - a city in southwestern California east of Los Angeles Redding - a town in north central California on the Sacramento River San Bernadino - a city in southern California east of Los Angeles San Diego - a picturesque city of southern California on San Diego Bay near the Mexican border; site of an important naval base San Francisco - a port in western California near the Golden Gate that is one of the major industrial and transportation centers; it has one of the world's finest harbors; site of the Golden Gate Bridge San Jose - a city in western California located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay south of San Francisco; a center for computer and electronics industries San Mateo - a town in California south of San Francisco San Pablo - a town in western California north of Oakland on an arm of San Francisco Bay Santa Ana - a city in southern California east of Long Beach Santa Barbara - a town in southwestern California on the Pacific Ocean Santa Clara - a city of west central California; residential area with light industry Santa Cruz - a town in western California on Monterey Bay; a tourist center Big Sur - a picturesque coastal region of California south of San Francisco Silicon Valley - a region in California south of San Francisco that is noted for its concentration of high-technology industries Death Valley - a desert area in eastern California and southern Nevada; the lowest point in North America |