Bakersfield
San Joaquin Valley
Bakersfield is a city in south-central California, the largest in Kern County and a major hub for agriculture and oil production in the San Joaquin Valley.
With a population of roughly 400,000, it ranks among California's ten largest cities.
The city is associated with the Bakersfield sound, a raw, twangy style of country music that emerged in the 1950s and 60s as an alternative to the polished Nashville sound, with artists like Buck Owens and Merle Haggard as its pioneers.
Central California agricultural region
- Central ValleyCalifornia's main farming region
- vineyardsLand cultivated for wine grapes
- orchardsFruit tree plantations
- almondsEdible tree drupes
pistachios · citrus · grapes · carrots · cotton · irrigation · farming · harvest
Rough country music venue
- Merle HaggardOkie from Muskogee
- twangSharp vibrating sound
- outlaw countryRebellious country music subgenre
- working classManual laborers collectively
Crystal Palace · Nashville sound · western swing · barroom · cowboy boots
California's main farming region
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- droughtProlonged water scarcity
- wildfiresUncontrolled outdoor blazes
- smogSunlight-activated urban pollution
air quality · dust · arid · summer · valley fever · San Joaquin Valley · pollution
Okie from Muskogee
- Crystal PalaceIron-framed glass exhibition hall
- downtownCentral business district
Natural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- drillingHole-making by rotation
- rigsArranges unfairly
- pumpjackMechanical petroleum well lifter
- derrickMovable boom apparatus
crude · fracking · refinery · oilfield · pipelines · natural gas · energy sector · black gold
Managing grazing flocks
- chorizoSpiced Spanish pork sausage
- lambJuvenile sheep
- boarding housesPaid lodging with meals
- family-style diningShared platters, self-served
San Joaquin Valley
Central California agricultural region
- Central ValleyCalifornia's main farming region
- vineyardsLand cultivated for wine grapes
- orchardsFruit tree plantations
almonds · pistachios · citrus · grapes · carrots · cotton · irrigation · farming · harvest · crops
honky-tonk
Rough country music venue
- Merle HaggardOkie from Muskogee
- twangSharp vibrating sound
- outlaw countryRebellious country music subgenre
working class · Crystal Palace · Nashville sound · western swing · barroom · cowboy boots
Central Valley
California's main farming region
smog · air quality · dust · arid · summer · valley fever · San Joaquin Valley · pollution
Merle Haggard
Okie from Muskogee
- Crystal PalaceIron-framed glass exhibition hall
- downtownCentral business district
petroleum
Natural underground hydrocarbon liquid
derrick · crude · fracking · refinery · oilfield · pipelines · natural gas · energy sector · black gold · roughneck
sheepherding
Managing grazing flocks
- chorizoSpiced Spanish pork sausage
- lambJuvenile sheep
- boarding housesPaid lodging with meals
- Kern CountyDelano, Taft, McFarland, Mojave, Rosamond
- Sun Belt CitiesPhoenix, Tucson, Las Vegas, San Diego, Los Angeles
- California EducationUCLA, USC, Stanford, Caltech, UC Berkeley
- Central ValleySan Joaquin Valley, Fresno, Stockton, Modesto, Merced
- I-5Seattle, Portland, Sacramento, Los Angeles, San Diego
- Central CaliforniaCentral Valley, San Joaquin Valley, Fresno, Sacramento, Stockton
BakersfieldSan Francisco
Northern California metropolis
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BakersfieldSan Francisco
Northern California metropolis
Berkeley · Oakland · West Hollywood · Santa Monica · Hollywood
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Tennessee's largest city
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