In addition, the early political culture studies described the political culture of many Third World nations that supposedly lacked these civic traits (Pye and Verba 1965; Almond and Coleman 1960; Lerner 1958). These scholars maintained that many people in these nations were unaware and uninvolved in politics.
According to the Holdridge life zones system of bioclimatic classification Sacramento, California is situated in or near the warm temperate dry forest biome. The mean temperature is 16 degrees Celsius (60.8 degrees Fahrenheit). See the temperatures page for a monthly breakdown and the fixed scale graph.
Within Southern California lies the only chaparral biome within the United States. Its main draws are its beautiful scenery, and its warm, sunny climate. The chaparral has a wide variety of species; its plants and animals mainly consist of short scrubs and bushes and a wide range of birds, reptiles, and amphibians.