THE REGION AND ITS THEMES

When a person thinks of Hollister CA they think of the beach, surfing, the ocean. Hollister Ca is completely different than that of the store. Hollister is an agriculture town with a population of almost 36000 people. When someone looks down at Hollister from a plane you are most likely to see fields and fields and many rolling hills.Hollister is also known to many geologists because "it portrays one of the best examples of aseismic creep anywhere in the world." Hollister lies directly on the Calaveras fault which runs on the San Andreas fault. Therefore Hollister is often known for the "Earthquake capitol of the World"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollister,_California