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1 Cristina hinojosa Mariclare sepulveda Jennifer Raatz
Geographer Cristina hinojosa Mariclare sepulveda Jennifer Raatz

2 Salinas Valley Is located between Monterey bay and Santa Lucia mountains. The climate is excellent for growing vegetables. The Spanish term salina means salt marsh or salt lake.

3 Jobs Before In the Salinas Valley jobs are mostly agricultural.
Flowers and grapes were grown primarily Green vegetables allows people to earn more money.

4 John Steinbeck and Salinas valley
John Steinbeck was born in the Salinas Valley. He grew up in Salinas valley That is to say Salinas served as inspiration for many of his novels. Today he is buried in Salinas.

5 Salinas Salinas The city is the shipping and processing center for a rich agricultural area. Which produces lettuce and other vegetables, sugar beets, fruits, and dairy products. Served as inspiration for many of his famous novels. That is to say Salinas served as inspiration for many of his novels.

6 Monterey Monterey Is bordered by Monterey bay and the Pacific ocean
Is located on the Monterey peninsula Is bordered by Monterey bay and the Pacific ocean Consists of dry summers and wet winters Monterey bay is a great fishing spot Monterey bay National Marine Sanctuary is one of the largest protected marine areas in the world.

7 Fremont peak and the Gabilan mountains
Fremont peak is located in california east of Salinas. The peak is the site of the Fremont peak state park Was previously called Gavilan peak . The Gabilan mountains are located on the pacific coast range in California Birds like Hawks are native in this area.

8 Work cited www.mtycounty.com www.wikipedia.org www.city-data.com

9 The End!


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