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Santa Barbara and California's Central Coast Region: Images and Encounters. a Pathways in Geography Resource Publication No. 15 DOCUMENT RESUME ED 418 041 SO 028 730 AUTHOR Betts, Jeanette Gardner, Ed.; Hardwick, Susan W., Ed.; Hobbs, Gail L., Ed. TITLE Santa Barbara and California's Central Coast Region: Images and Encounters. A Pathways in Geography Resource Publication No. 15. INSTITUTION National Council for Geographic Education. ISBN ISBN-1-884136-10-9 PUB DATE 1996-00-00 NOTE 98p.; Prepared for the meeting of the National Council for Geographic Education (81st, Santa Barbara, CA, November 13-16, 1996). AVAILABLE FROM National Council for Geographic Education, 16A Leonard Hall, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA 15705-1087. PUB TYPE Guides Non-Classroom (055) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC04 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Community; *Geographic Concepts; *Geographic Location; *Geography; *Geography Instruction; Global Education; Local History; Secondary Education; Social Studies; State History IDENTIFIERS *California (Central Coast Region); *California (Santa Barbara) ABSTRACT This annual meeting site guide is the fourth to be published by the National Council for Geographic Education as part of the "Pathways in Geography" series. The chapters illustrate some of the interactions between people and place that have helped shape the Santa Barbara (California) region over the centuries. The book includes an introduction by the editors and nine chapters written by various authors. The final chapter of the book contains five learning activities which focus on some aspect of California geography. Chapters include: (1) "Santa Barbara, California: An Unauthorized Biography of an Image" (Thomas Herman); (2) "California Missions: The Early Years" (David Hornbeck); (3) "California Population" (William Bowen); (4) "Physical Landscape" (Joel Michaelsen); (5) "The San Andreas Fault" (Antony R. Orme); (6) "Santa Barbara's Water Resources" (Kate Rees, Editor); (7) "Agricultural Patterns in Ventura County's Heartland" (Chris Mainzer); (8) "Wines of Santa Barbara County: A Geographic Perspective" (Vatche P. Tchakerian; Robert S. Bednarz); and (9)"The View from Paradise: Problems and Prospects of the California Central Coast" (William C. Halperin; Lisa Knox Burns). (EH) ******************************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ******************************************************************************** A PATHWAYS IN GEOGRAPHY Santa Barbara Resource Publication and California's The National Council for Geographic Education Central Coast Region: Images and Encounters Jeanette Gardner Betts, Susan W. Hardwick and Gail L. Hobbs, Editors Prepared for the 81st meeting of the National Council for Geographic Education, Santa Barbara, California, November 13- 16,1996 N O U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND Office of Educational Research and Improvement DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS EDU TIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION BEEN GRANTED BY CENTER (ERIC) This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Points of view or opinions stated in this INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. BEST COPYAVAILABLE 4 Titles in the PATHWAYS IN GEOGRAPHY Series 1.Gersmehl, Philip J. 1991. Revised 1996. The Language of Maps. 2. Andrews, Sona Karentz, Amy Otis-Wilbom, and Trinka Messenheimer-Young. 1991. Beyond Seeing and Hearing: Teaching Geography to Sensory Impaired Children - An Integrated Based Curriculum Approach. 3. Waterstone, Marvin. 1992. Water in the Global Environment. 4.Martinson, Tom L. and Susan R. Brooker-Gross, eds. 1992. Revisiting the Americas: Teaching and Learning the Geography of the Western Hemisphere. 5.LeVasseur, Michal.1993. Finding a Way: Encouraging Underrepresented Groups in Geography = An Annotated Bibliography. 6.Ennals, Peter.1993. The Canadian Maritimes: Images and Encounters. 7.Slater, Frances. 1993. Learning through Geography. 8.Baumann, Paul R. 1994. Up Close from Afar: Using Remote Sensing to Teach the American Landscape. 9.Benhart, John E. and Alex Margin. 1994. Wetlands: Science, Politics, and Geographical Relationships. 10. Ulack, Richard, Karl B. Raitz, and Hilary Lambert Hopper, eds. 1994. Lexington and Kentucky's Inner Bluegrass Region. 11. Forsyth, Alfred S., Jr.1995. Learning Geography: An Annotated Bibliography of Research Paths. 12. Petersen, James F. and Julie Mason, eds. 1995. A Geographic Glimpse of Central Texas and the Borderlands: Images and Encounters. 13. Castner, Henry W. 1995. Discerning New Horizons: A Perceptual Approach to Geographic Education. 14. Thomas, James W. 1996. A Teacher's Index to FOCUS, 1950-1993. 15. Betts, Jeanette Gardner, Susan W. Hardwick, and Gail L. Hobbs, eds. 1996. Santa Barbara and California's Central Coast Region: Images and Encounters. Special Publications Advisory Board Salvatore J. Natoli, Editor of Special Publications, Washington, DC Janice Monk, University of Arizona Eugene J. Kinemey, University of the District of Columbia Alice Andrews, George Mason University National Council for Geographic Education Officers 1996 James Marran, President, Wilmette, IL Edward A. Femald, Past President, Florida State University David A. Lanegran, Vice President, Curriculum and Instruction, Macalester College, MN Gail Hobbs, Vice President, Curriculum and Instruction, Pierce College, CA Donald Zeigler, Vice President, Research and External Relations. Old Dominion Univ. Martha B. Sharma, Vice President, Publications and Products, National Cathedral School Celeste J. Fraser, Vice President, Finance, Wilhnette, IL Sandra Pritchard, Recording Secretary, West Chester University, PA Ruth I. Shirey, Executive Director, Indiana University of Pennsylvania National Council for Geographic Education 16A Leonard Hall Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, Pennsylvania 15705 © 1996 A PATHWAYS IN GEOGRAPHY Santa Barbara Resource Publication and California's The National Council for Geographic Education Central Coast Region: The PATHWAYS IN GEOGRAPHY series has been created by the Special Publications Images and Encounters Advisory Board of the National Council for Geographic Education to support the teaching and learning of themes, concepts and skills in geography at all levels of Jeanette Gardner Betts, Susan W. instruction. Hardwick and Gail L. Hobbs, Editors Prepared for the 81st meeting of the National Council for Geographic Education, Santa Barbara, California, November 13- 16,1996 PATHWAYS IN GEOGRAPHY Series Title No. 15 Santa Barbara and California's Central Coast Region: Images and Encounters Jeanette Gardner Betts, Susan W Hardwick and Gail L. Hobbs, Editors Copyright © 1996 by the National Council for Geographic Education. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechani- cal, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher. Materials may be copied by educators for classroom use only without obtaining permission. For information about this title or about the series: National Council for Geographic Education 16A Leonard Hall, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA 15705 ISBN 1-884136-10-9 Printed in the United States of America. ii Contents Introduction 1 Jeanette Gardner Betts, Susan W. Hardwick and Gail L. Hobbs Fascinating Facts 2 Overview of Site Guide 2 1. Santa Barbara, California: An Unauthorized Biography of an Image 4 Thomas Herman Chumash and Spanish Legacies 4 Mexican and Yankee Transitions 6 Dreaming a City on the Sea 7 2. California Missions: The Early Years 13 David Hornbeck California as Terra Incognita 13 Distance and Location 15 Mission Settlement and Evolution 16 3. California Population 17 William Bowen Transformation of the California Landscape 17 Population Growth 21 Influence of Immigrants 21 Migration Flows 24 The Future? 24 4. Physical Landscape 25 Joel Michaelsen Geology 25 Climate 28 Biogeography 30 5. The San Andreas Fault 34 Antony R. Orme Origins and Tectonic Significance 34 Surface Expression 36 Fault Movement and Plate Displacement 36 Earthquake History and Prediction 37 6. Santa Barbara's Water Resources 42 Kate Rees, Editor Surface Water Hydrology 42 Precipitation and Runoff in the Santa Ynez River Watershed 42 Surface Diversions 44 Historical Flood Flows 44 Cachuma Project Facilities 45 in a Bradbury Dam and Lake Cachuma........... ......... ...... ................... 45 Conveyance Facilites 45 Groundwater Resources:South Coast Basins 45 Groundwater Resources:Downstream Basins 46 Groundwater Resources:Santa Ynez River Riparian Basin 46 Groundwater Resources:Santa Ynez Uplands and Buellton Basins 47 Groundwater Resources: Lompoc Basin 47 7. Agricultural Patterns in Ventura County's Heartland 49 Chris Mainzer Arable Land 49 Water 49 Agricultural Connections 51 8. Wines of Santa Barbara County: A Geographic Perspective 52 Vatche P. Tchakerian and Robert S. Bednarz Historical Background 52 Physical Geography 52 Wines and Wineries 54 9. The View from Paradise: Problems and Prospects of the California Central Coast 55 William C. Halperin and Lisa Knox Burns Summary of Geographical Phenomena 55 Economics of the Area 55 Regional Growth Forecast 56 Preserving the Quality of. Life 57 10. Learning Activites 58 Lesson Plan A. Weather or Not: Making and Using a Climograph 58 Jerry R. and Terry Williams Lesson Plan B.
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