Chapter 15 California

Being that the San Fernando Valley is actually a part of California this portion of the blog will be used to explain the differences between So Cal and Nor Cal. One of the biggest differences is the climate, Southern California has a warmer, dryer climate with a lot less rain in comparison to the cooler, foggy climate of Northern California. Northern California is less crowded in a larger land area in comparison to Southern California and is a lot more congested (405 is the best example of this). Northern California has a great public transportation/transit system in comparison to the inadequate public transportation in So Cal. It is almost impossible to get around without a vehicle down here where as there are several transportation methods up north. This shows that although they are part of the same state, the north and south parts of the state are very diverse and almost completely different from each other. Some characteristics that they do share though are the high price of living, California is generally an expensive place to live in comparison with the average cost of living in the country. Both regions have a big city that is a large tourist attraction (San Francisco in the North and Los Angeles in the South.

Here is a photo of the cable cars in San Francisco and the famous 405 traffic of Southern California to compare the methods of transportation between the two regions of California