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CA Finalist | National Geographic Bee 2012


hello i am very
Oh David I am a seventh grade at Prince
of Peace Lutheran
good Fremont California I live in here
with a beautiful city about 25 miles
east of San Francisco here are the
Hayward hills overlooking the city you
can get an awesome view of the San
Francisco Bay on a clear day you can see
the san mateo bridge the world famous
Golden Gate Bridge and the city of San
Francisco a major tourist hub and port
city in northern california
Here I am at big shadow a man-made lake
which was formed due to the damming of
the San Leandro Creek the 315 a
colleague is famous for recreational
activities such as fishing and boating
lake chabot is surrounded by anthony
chapeau regional path which contains the
only natural redwood tree grove in the
east bay currently the lake serves as an
emergency water source
this idyllic Island you see is santa
catalina island it is the most populated
island of the channel islands with
Avalon assets major city the harbor we
are viewing his devil on harbor known to
have one of the best beaches in
California the best thing to do what
Kevin on is to go in a glass-bottom boat
when I went in a glass-bottom boat I was
able to view lots of the immense flora
and fauna of the kelp forest I was able
to see that wearing state fish the
Garibaldi a bright orange fish that is
named after an Italian general who wore
a trademark red shirt this is San Simeon
a major elephant seal rookery
the major area of volcanism in
California is Lassen Volcanic National
Park the area surrounding lassen peak is
still active with boiling mud pots
stinking fumaroles and churning Hot
Springs Lassen Volcanic National Park is
one of the few areas in the world where
all four types of volcano can be found
such as Prague dome shield cinder cone
and strato Vulcan the dominant feature
of the park is lessened peak the largest
plant dome volcano in the world and the
southernmost volcano in the Cascade ring
this is Lake Shasta it is created by
damming of the Sacramento River at
Chester dad on a boat ride you might see
wildlife such as mountain lions bald
eagles Osprey Bobcats black bears and
black-tailed deer a great place to visit
at lake shasta is the shasta caverns
upon entering the carefully preserved
underground world of the caverns you
will be surrounded by crystal beauty 250
million years in the making as you turn
each corner a different surprise awaits
you in the form of unique and stunning
calcite formations
soaring above the upper Sacramento River
Valley and the city of Don smooth are
the sky scraping spires of granite
called the castle crags from the lofty
ramparts the hiker can look down on
forested slopes the castle crags are
made up of volcanic rock and granite
this is silver lake at Kirkwood
California it is an alpine lake
inflation origin
probably the most famous alpine lake in
California is Lake Tahoe Lake Tahoe is
admired for its great depth and clarity
and beautiful alpine surroundings Lake
Tahoe is located along the border of
California and Nevada these are some
blasian alpine lakes in Bear Valley
California bear valley is located in the
High Sierra Nevada of California
volcanic eruptions on the Medicine Lake
shield volcano have created an
incredibly rugged landscape punctuated
by cinder cones lava flows spatter cones
lava tube caves and pit craters during
the Modoc or the Modoc Indians use these
lava flows to their advantage this is
Long Beach California the largest
commercial port on the Pacific coast
medicine lake is a pristine Lake located
in the Cascade Range east of the main
arc and northeast of Mount Shasta
pinnacles National Monument is southeast
of San Jose California and is near the
town of pay science
I have logged geography since I was
young and it is a passion that I have
developed I study by reading at the sus
geography textbooks and history books
watching documentaries is educated and I
listen to news too hey nat geo do you
know what is the largest port city in
slovenia located north of the istrian
peninsula i also love traveling and i
would love to go to Venezuela since many
things are cheap there and it is a
beautiful place if I was in charge of
the earth I would give proper education
to all countries so poverty and strife
will be avoided and the answer to the
question was compared Slovenia
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