#19 The Future of North America

San Diego will encounter some environmental issues in the future. The issues include pollution, global warming, and shortages of natural resources. The San Diego population will also increase as the years go by. Life expectancies continue to rise in the United States. For the economy, tourism will still be helping San Diego. "North America in the 21st century is a dynamic and vibrant place, and it is a place that will undoubtedly play a critical role in developing a sustainable future." (374)

# 17 Hawi'i

Hawi'i the state, is part of a group of chained islands on the Pacific Ocean. These Islands were tops of volcanoes formed as they moved over hot spots. The Pacific Ocean is what separates San Diego and Hawi'i. The weather there can vary. It could snow on one volcano and be tropical on another volcano. It could  have heavy rainfall as well as being dry. The Climate is affected by the trade winds. In 1940 Hawi'i became the world's leading producer of pineapples.

#16 The Pacific Northwest

The Pacific Northwest region includes Oregon, Washington and parts of Alaska. It's cut off from the rest of North America. For example the Klamath Mountains divides southern  Oregon from northern California. San Diego is further south, which is not part of this region. There is more rainfall in this area than in San Diego. Russian explorers  were the first settlers to explore. San Diego had Spanish explorers.

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#15 California

San Diego is part of the state of California. The most famous fault is the San Andreas fault. San Diego is close to this fault. San Diego is part of the Peninsular Ranges, which is one of California's landform regions. The climate varies across California, but they follow the same seasonal trends. California became part of the United States in 1848 after the Mexican War. According to the textbook, "San Diego has long been the site of major naval installations and the Navy remains one of the city's major employer. San Diego is a gateway to Mexico, since it's close by. San Diego is part of the five largest metropolitan areas in California.

#14 MexAmerica

MexAmerica stretches from parts of California to parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. San Diego is part of this region. The common climate in this region is that a some point it gets hot and dry throughout the year. San Diego is strongly influenced by Mexico's culture. This whole region is influenced being close to Mexico.

#13 The Intermontane West

The Intermontane West stretches from the west of the Rockies to the west of the Sierra Nevadas and Cascade ranges. It also stretches from Canada to Mexico. San Diego is in the Intermontane West region. Just like San Diego the Intermontane West had Native American settlers, Spanish and Mexican settlers. Tourism is a major economic activity. Although San Diego is the region, it is not part of the five largest metropolitan areas.

#12 The Rocky Mountain Region

The Rocky Mountains extends about 2,000 miles from New Mexico to northeastern Canada. According to the textbook The Geography of North America, "Some parts of the region get more days of sunshine per year than San Diego. (231) Fur trappers from Europe were the first to explore in this region. Today recreation, tourism and government  have replaced mining as the regions economic focus. As San Diego, this region has large population of Latinos. The population has been increasing for Latinos in this region.

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