Headlamps for use in left-traffic countries have low-beam headlamps that dip to the left; the light is distributed with a downward/leftward bias to show the driver the road and signs ahead without blinding oncoming traffic.
2000 Census, the 2008 Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG) Projections, the. California Department of Finance (DOF), and the County of Monterey. Setting. Based on 2007 data from DOF, Monterey County had a population of approximately 425,960 people. The Countyâs population has grown at an overall rate of 1.1 percent annually since 2000. However, the. majority of Monterey Peninsula communities have seen decreased population levels during the same time. period, largely as a result of the closure of the Fort Ord military base.
AAG Center for Global Geography Education. Population Growth in California. Looking at the larger state scale, California is the most populous state in the United States with an estimated 36.8 million residents in 2008 (US Census Bureau 2008a). Its rate of population growth was explosive from after World War II to the first years of the 21st century. Although the rate of growth has slowed recently, it was still among the highest in the U.S. between 2000 and 2005 (Figure 3).