California's Coastal Region

Directions:  Answer the following questions by visiting the website links related to each question.  
                       Write your answers on the page given to you.
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1.  Name three endangered species and tell WHY they're endangered.

Use the following link to answer #1:
    http://library.thinkquest.org/J002603/

2.  What are the tallest living things in the world?

Use the following link to answer #2:
    http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_tallest_living_thing

3.  The five largest cities in California are on the coast.  Name each city and its population.

Use the following link to answer #3:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_California_(by_population)

4.  Compare the two pictures below.  Both are of coastal towns in California.  One is of Long Beach, a city in Southern California.  The other is of Trinidad in Humboldt County.  How are they alike?  How are they different?

Long Beach, California

Trinidad, California

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