Chapter 15 Test California

A  Cedar trees

B  Redwood trees

C  Birch trees

D  Pine trees

E  Sycamore trees

A  The source of the Colorado River Aqueduct completed in 1939 was Parker Dam

B  The California Aqueduct runs from the Delta-Mendota Canal to the Western San Joaquin Valley and various Southern coastal urban centers

C  The Metropolitan Water District was set up in 1928 to serve Los Angeles and 10 other cities

D  The development of the California Aqueduct was partially influenced by the fact that precipitation is heaviest in Northern California while water usage is greatest in Southern California

E  The primary water source of the original Los Angeles Aqueduct was Lake Tahoe

A  An exurb

B  A barrio

C  An ethnoburb

D  Multiple nuclei

A  Local project

B  River

C  State project

D  Federal project

E  Superfund site

A  The Panama Canal

B  The Salton Sea

C  The Sacramento River

D  Alcatraz Island

E  The Golden Gate Strait

A  Lettuce and almonds

B  Strawberries and plums

C  Dates and figs

D  Tomatoes and cotton

A  The California Aqueduct.

B  The Hetch Hetchy Project.

C  The Los Angeles Water Project.

D  The Central Valley Project.

A  In parts of the Coast Ranges where the normal lapse rate is dominant.

B  Along the west coast in what is today known as the state of California.

C  In parts of coastal Oregon where maritime air dominates in both summer and winter months.

D  On the lower slopes of low lying mountain ranges in the Atlantic Periphery region.

A  Drinking water

B  Deep water shipping channels

C  Water for amusement parks

D  Irrigation for agriculture

E  Water for railroad corridors

A  As a place for natives to go when they are sick or injured.

B  To use natives as slave labor in agriculture.

C  To catalog native tribes and their languages.

D  As a trading post between native tribes and Spanish merchants.

A  Rapid in-migration

B  Pollution

C  Not enough farming

D  Water shortages

E  Smog

A  The marine west coast climate includes mild temperatures with relatively little variation

B  California’s Central Valley is generally wetter than the coastal areas

C  In California’s Central Valley, the rainfall is on the windward (western) side of the Sierra mountains

D  California’s Central Valley experiences warmer summer temperatures than the coastal regions

E  The climate north of San Francisco includes year-round precipitation

A  Boomburb

B  Ethnoburbs

C  Penurbia

D  Microdistrict

A  The name comes from a knight the 11th century Old French Poem, the “La Chanson de Roland” or “The Song of Roland”.

B  The name comes from a mythical land in Spanish romance novel “Las Sergas de Esplandián” or “The Adventures of Esplandián”.

C  A tribute to the Infante de Isla California who funded many of the Christian missions.

D  The name comes from the Native American Wiyot word for “Golden Land.

A  The flat terrain and lack of wetlands in the Central Valley drew many Native American immigrants from the surrounding Aztec, Mayan, Great Basin and Puget Sound tribes.

B  A greater number of tribal conflicts caused groups to split and become isolated.

C  Past periods of disease forced isolation between many groups that led to cultural uniqueness.

D  The mild climate and rich diversity of resources.

A  The Silicon Valley was protected by massive shore defenses after WWII.

B  The region was ideally located to attract and retain a highly educated workforce

C  The fame of the Los Alamos labs.

D  The power grid for California was centered around the Silicon Valley.

A  Oil

B  Gold

C  Water

D  Money

A  Too much farmland has been used for industrial farming and cannot be used for organic farms.

B  The amount of farms starting to become unusable for agriculture because of the overuse of pesticides.

C  Its reliance on underpaid migrant labor from Latin America.

D  The extinction of native species, due to loss of habitat, has resulted in certain plant eating insects and animals no longer having natural predators.

A  Government, agriculture, food processing, and aerospace

B  Dairy, agriculture, government, and tourism

C  Aerospace, farm machinery, food processing, and government

D  Tourism, government, farm machinery, and dairy

A  Horizontal

B  Normal

C  Vertical

D  Oblique

A  Very wet climates with cool temps

B  Areas with winter rainfall

C  Moist soil

D  Desert conditions

E  Foggy areas

A  The Coachella Canal.

B  The Los Angeles Aqueduct.

C  The Colorado Aqueduct.

D  The All American Canal.

A  Bananas

B  Blackberries

C  Asparagus

D  Nectarines

E  Artichokes

A  The turn of the 20th century

B  The United States entered WWI

C  The bombing of Pearl Harbor

D  The discovery of gold in California

A  Los Angeles wasn’t founded until after 1900

B  Los Angeles had a larger population

C  San Francisco had a larger population

D  Both cities had about the same population

A  California accounts for more than 55% of all the irrigated water usage in the U.S.

B  Land-use competition is a one of the major issues facing California farms

C  The largest increase in the number of farms would appear to be in the area immediately north of San Francisco

D  California has more irrigated land than any other state in the U.S.

E  The largest decrease in the number of farms appears to be in areas around San Diego

A  The British and the Russians

B  The French and the Portuguese

C  The Germans and the Prussians

D  The Dutch and the Swedish

A  The Petroleum Industry

B  The Entertainment Industry

C  The Forestry Industry

D  The Defense Industry

A  Hot winds blowing toward coast are known as Santa Ana winds

B  One of the great advantages of California is its climate

C  California’s original Native-American population consisted of large tribes with little cultural variation among tribes

D  Nearly 10% of all North American Native Americans before European contact lived in California

E  The first Spanish exploration of California occurred around the mid-1500s

A  Away from the coast

B  In suburban areas

C  Near the center of Los Angeles

D  Near the coast

E  Non-Anglo ethnic groups live in suburban areas AND away from the coast

A  The California region.

B  The Pacific Northwest.

C  The Intermontane.

D  The Coastal South.

A  The Indian Ocean

B  The Bahamas sea life

C  Sea life found near Puerto Vallarta

D  A Mediterranean environment

E  An Arctic environment

A  Three of the most powerful earthquakes ever in the U.S. occurred along California’s Central Coast

B  Ground-shaking hazards from earthquakes extend all the way up to northern Washington

C  There really was a major earthquake in Missouri

D  An earthquake belt exists from Los Angeles southeast through the Imperial Valley

E  The San Andreas Fault ends in San Francisco Bay

A  San Dimas

B  Lancaster

C  Pasadena

D  San Diego

E  Sacramento

A  A trash dump catching fire.

B  The 100th death in Los Angeles due to air pollution.

C  A massive river fish kill.

D  An off-shore oil spill.