1. HOW FAR DOES SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REACH? Distance-Decay

2. Does it stop at international and state borders? Mexico

3. Arizona

4. Nevada

5. What is Southern California? Southern California Area Governments (SCAG) does not include San Diego County

6. Kern County is very different from most of southern California It has more links with California’s Central Valley The political culture is rural and conservative.

7. Kern’s high desert

8. San Luis Obispo has a more rugged coastline than the rest of southern California Its residents are often more liberal and ecologically-minded. Its political culture follows the Bay Area more closely.

9. Drawing power of Los Angeles The world is its catchment area

10. Distance-decay is even influenced by the type and nature of similar services LAX vs San Diego Airport

11. LINKAGES & INTERRELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER PLACES AND REGIONS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA Water resources

12. State government services and money from Sacramento

13. Political, economic, and cultural rivalry with San Francisco

14. Baja California and Mexico Migration and growing economic integration

15. Arizona Use of Colorado river for water resources Out-migration of Anglos to Arizona

16. Southern Nevada Growth of tourism (Las Vegas) Out-migration of Anglo’s

17. The Pacific Rim Region Fastest growing region in the world Globalization