Hawaii is the 50th state of the United States. Is considered to be near the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The Hawaiian Island chain is the visible portion of a series of massive volcanoes. Like stated in the book, the ocean floor that is supporting the massive volcanoes is about 4000-5000 meters below sea level. Because of its oceanic location, the climate of the islands are impacted. The ocean fills the winds with moisture that brushes the island's mountains. With that, Hawaii faces its highs during September or October while in Santa Clarita, you can face the extreme weathers around July or August. While in September or October it starts to cool down. Also stated in the textbook, they stated that being coupled with environmental variation and generally temperate climate, the Hawaiian Island's isolation has fostered vastly diverse plants and bird communities.
The thing about the isolation of the island is that in the past, Hawaii there have been several thousand plants that are native in the Hawaiian islands and about 66 unique birds were found on the island. With the isolation, more than 1/3 of the birds are extinct. The rest of them are listed as rare or endangered species.
With its beautiful and consistent weather, Hawaii attracts many tourist and has become a very popular vacation spot. They have a lot to offer and the many different islands offer many different things to do!
(Information were from;)
(Regional Landscapes of the United States and Canada Page: 360-362,368)
(pictures were from:)
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