Hawaii

In this last chapter of the textbook, Hawaii (like California) has an entire chapter dedicated summarizing many qualities of the state. For example, tourism, climate, agriculture and other qualities are described as thriving contributors to the state.
Atlanta has significantly thrived off tourism, much like Hawaii because of its unique topography and its chain of islands has contributed to growth in the economy. Not to mention its beautiful weather and climate makes it a top tourist attraction and growth for international business. Here is a picture of the chain of islands existing in Hawaii and of a volcano erupting.

Not only is Hawaii a beautiful state with many tourism attractions. It is also unique for its diverse ethnicities. The major ethnicities in Hawaii are White, Japanese, and Filipino. Although there are other ethnicities present in the state, these three dominate the population of Hawaii.
The agriculutre in Hawaii was dominated by the production of sugar and pineapple. More than 30% of the labor accounted for agricultural work and labor in plantations. Hawaii was a major exporter of sugar. Later in the decades, cattle ranching became a part of agriculture and thousands of acres are taken up with ranches.


In comparison with Atlanta, Hawaii has a different climate and features not present in Hawaii. Although, Hawaii has volcanoes and islands. Atlanta is still considered a growing metropolitan state.
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North Pacific Coast

In this region there are many important aspects that keep the economy flowing. Agriculture is an important element in the economy that keeps the market making progress. The terrain makes it possible to produce crops and vegetation and the climate produces enough precipitation to keep the crops growing. The area is surrounded by mountains and precipitation falls heavily on the western side of Washington and Oregon. The North Pacific Coast is different than Atlanta because of the Mountains that lie in this region. They are extraordinary sites and have the world's most highest coastal mountain in the world in St. Elias Mountains (Canada).

Not to mention is also present in the area are volcanoes which erupted in the past years.

Cities like Seattle and Vancouver have become much like Atlanta in the sense that they are become large metropolitan areas. After World War II they have gradually increased in population largely due to the major business that has established itself in the area. These two cities are currently considered to be large Metropolitan areas and perhaps the two largest in the North Pacific Coast Region.

California

I live in California which is one of the most beautiful states in the nation. Not only am I saying this because I live here but, because of the weather, tourist spots, and the vast recreational things to do. I would also like to move to Atlanta because I have visited there before and I like the scenery. Although, these states are different in climate and location, they do share a similar downtown.

Much like Los Angeles, Atlanta has a downtown of their own similar to LA in the sense that large buildings take up the space in the vicinity. Businesses and banks own the majority of the large buildings and the skyline is beautiful at night as well.
There is however, a big difference when it comes to natural disasters. For example, Atlanta is prone to have thunderstorms and heavy showers and precipitation. But the major natural disaster present in California are Earthquakes. Huge record breaking earthquakes have occured in San Francisco as well as Northridge.
I remember the Northridge earthquake like it was yesterday. It was the reason I now live in my present address. There are many faults and plate movements that make California a hazard to have another major earthquake. The same can not be said about Atlanta who although, is not completely free of earthquakes but is far from a disasterous one.

The Southwest Border Area

I had mentioned previously Atlanta's ethinic population distribution. In this chapter the Southwest Border examines the dominant cultures which are now inhabiting these areas. More importantly with the border connecting to the United States the states in this area have received a vast amount of immigration in the past few years. The dominant races in this region are the Spanish American, American Indian and European American. States like New Mexico, California and Arizona are the main states where the Hispanic population has increased. In Atlanta White and African-American ethnicities dominate the population. Which is very different from the 5.4% that make up the Hispanic population in Atlanta.
Here are a couple of statistics of California where the presence of the Hispanic population is outstanding compared to Atlanta.

Population

48.4 million million
The estimated Hispanic population of the United States as of July 1, 2009, making people of Hispanic origin the nation's largest ethnic or race minority. Hispanics constituted 16 percent of the nation's total population. In addition, there are approximately 4 million residents of Puerto Rico, a Carribbean U.S. territory.
More than 1
. . . of every two people added to the nation's population between July 1, 2008, and July 1, 2009, was Hispanic. There were 1.4 million Hispanics added to the population during the period.
3.1%
Percentage increase in the Hispanic population between July 1, 2008, and July 1, 2009, making Hispanics the fastest-growing minority group.


Taken From: Hispanic Americans: Census Facts — Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/spot/hhmcensus1.html#ixzz177g8Nauw