Chapter 15 Test California

A  Pine trees

B  Birch trees

C  Cedar trees

D  Redwood trees

E  Sycamore trees

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

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

A  An exurb

B  A barrio

C  Multiple nuclei

D  An ethnoburb

A  River

B  Local project

C  State project

D  Federal project

E  Superfund site

A  Alcatraz Island

B  The Sacramento River

C  The Panama Canal

D  The Golden Gate Strait

E  The Salton Sea

A  Tomatoes and cotton

B  Strawberries and plums

C  Lettuce and almonds

D  Dates and figs

A  The California Aqueduct.

B  The Central Valley Project.

C  The Hetch Hetchy Project.

D  The Los Angeles Water Project.

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

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

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

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

A  Drinking water

B  Irrigation for agriculture

C  Deep water shipping channels

D  Water for railroad corridors

E  Water for amusement parks

A  To catalog native tribes and their languages.

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

C  To use natives as slave labor in agriculture.

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

A  Pollution

B  Water shortages

C  Smog

D  Rapid in-migration

E  Not enough farming

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

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

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

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

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

A  Boomburb

B  Penurbia

C  Ethnoburbs

D  Microdistrict

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

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

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

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

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

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

C  The mild climate and rich diversity of resources.

D  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.

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  Gold

B  Oil

C  Water

D  Money

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

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

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

D  Its reliance on underpaid migrant labor from Latin America.

A  Aerospace, farm machinery, food processing, and government

B  Tourism, government, farm machinery, and dairy

C  Government, agriculture, food processing, and aerospace

D  Dairy, agriculture, government, and tourism

A  Oblique

B  Normal

C  Horizontal

D  Vertical

A  Desert conditions

B  Areas with winter rainfall

C  Foggy areas

D  Very wet climates with cool temps

E  Moist soil

A  The Coachella Canal.

B  The Colorado Aqueduct.

C  The Los Angeles Aqueduct.

D  The All American Canal.

A  Blackberries

B  Artichokes

C  Asparagus

D  Bananas

E  Nectarines

A  The discovery of gold in California

B  The bombing of Pearl Harbor

C  The United States entered WWI

D  The turn of the 20th century

A  Both cities had about the same population

B  San Francisco had a larger population

C  Los Angeles wasn’t founded until after 1900

D  Los Angeles had a larger population

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

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

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

A  The British and the Russians

B  The Dutch and the Swedish

C  The Germans and the Prussians

D  The French and the Portuguese

A  The Defense Industry

B  The Forestry Industry

C  The Petroleum Industry

D  The Entertainment Industry

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

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

C  One of the great advantages of California is its climate

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

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

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

B  In suburban areas

C  Away from the coast

D  Near the center of Los Angeles

E  Near the coast

A  The California region.

B  The Intermontane.

C  The Pacific Northwest.

D  The Coastal South.

A  The Indian Ocean

B  An Arctic environment

C  A Mediterranean environment

D  The Bahamas sea life

E  Sea life found near Puerto Vallarta

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

B  The San Andreas Fault ends in San Francisco Bay

C  There really was a major earthquake in Missouri

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

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

A  Sacramento

B  Pasadena

C  San Diego

D  Lancaster

E  San Dimas

A  A massive river fish kill.

B  An off-shore oil spill.

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

D  A trash dump catching fire.