3C- Inland Areas: Napa Valley and Sacramento

Napa Valley and Sacramento are two cities that helped shaped the culture and image of California. Napa Valley has made California known for its incredible wines and vineyards, while Sacramento is our State capital and the laws that pass by affect our daily lives.

Watch a clip on Napa Valley:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooGzDVfJt3w

What are some assumptions/stereotypes you think people have of each location: 1 point

Napa Valley is where California wines come from and I heard some of Napa Valley's wines are internationally known. Sacramento is were former actor, Arnold Schwarzenegger holds office as governor.

List 3 things that make each location similar: 1 point

1. Both cities attract not only local people, but tourists from other states.
2. These two cities developed rapidly after the gold rush.
3. Rivers located near the two cities were and continue to be important for the cities.

List 3 things that make each location so different: 1 point

1. Napa Valley has made a name for itself internationally because of its wine, while Sacramento is mostly well-known by Americans.
2. Sacramento is the state capital and California's Capitol building is there.
3. Napa remains rural, but Sacramento is rapidly growing.

Using your classmates work from last week, tell us one thing you learned from 1 student. Is this one thing some common experience you share or some experience that is completely different than what you experienced? Is this one thing related to our class theoretical foundation and if so, how? Is that one thing related to historical or cultural context of this country or a different one? Link that persons blog to this entry (eg cut paste that blog entry here) . .5 point

Denya's Blog http://dbeaudryhuman7.blogspot.co m/2008/07/week-3-project-3c-inland-areas.html

I learned that Porterville is home to California's oldest high school band. She's actually from there. That's a city I have never heard of and it's an assumption she said most people make. Obviously our experiences are very different because she grew up there and I don't know anything about that town, but now I know at least a bit.

Links:
http://www.cityofsacramento.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacramento,_California
http://www.napavalley.com/
http://www.napavalley.org/