California

California is located on the West Cost of America. One in 8 people in the United Sates live here and it is the third largest state in the USA by area, and the largest state by population, with a population of roughly 38,332,521. It is a very widely ethnic state, with a wide number of different ethnicities living here, such as Asian Americans, Middle Eastern Americans, African Americans, Native Americans and Hispanic, which is probably the largest ethnic group in the state, with over 40% of the countries Latino population living in LA. 

The climate in California is also quite varied, with Southern and Costal area's having more Mediterranean type weather, which I think has a big influence on the ethnic groups that live there, seeing as the weather would be similar to what they're used to from there own countries, meaning that they wouldn't have to adapt to new living conditions, for example, the high number of Mexicans living in Southern California would have near enough identical weather conditions to that in Mexico as it's just over the boarder. Where as Northern California tends to see more rainfall and and inlands have more continental seasons. 

With that being said, due to the hot climate conditions and famous beaches, California has adopted a "surf culture", with it being first popularised in southern California in the early 60s. It has become a huge industry, and has also had a huge impact on the environment, as it is a sport that is very dependent on a clean and healthy environment.