Geography Califronia Case Study

• MEDC
• San Andreas Fault line (North American and Pacific plates)
• Conservative plate boundary
• 2/3 earthquakes each year ( 5.5.+ on the richter scale)
• San Francisco earthquake 1960

DROUGHTS:

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      • Caused by cyclones (long lasting periods of high are pressure with dry air and no rain)
      • Caused by La Nina ( periods when surface water in the Eastern Pacific Ocean is cooler, less eveapouration = less precipitation)
      • Increased wind ( blowing westwards towards desert areas) = creates wildfires due to lack of mosture and dry vegitation being flamiabe (e.g. Southern California, October 2007 - 22 people killed and 1300 homes were…