Chapter 15 Test California

A  Cedar trees

B  Pine trees

C  Sycamore trees

D  Redwood trees

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

E  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

A  Multiple nuclei

B  An ethnoburb

C  A barrio

D  An exurb

A  Superfund site

B  Local project

C  River

D  State project

E  Federal project

A  Alcatraz Island

B  The Golden Gate Strait

C  The Sacramento River

D  The Panama Canal

E  The Salton Sea

A  Tomatoes and cotton

B  Dates and figs

C  Lettuce and almonds

D  Strawberries and plums

A  The Los Angeles Water Project.

B  The Central Valley Project.

C  The Hetch Hetchy Project.

D  The California Aqueduct.

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

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

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

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

A  Deep water shipping channels

B  Water for amusement parks

C  Irrigation for agriculture

D  Water for railroad corridors

E  Drinking water

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

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

C  To catalog native tribes and their languages.

D  To use natives as slave labor in agriculture.

A  Pollution

B  Rapid in-migration

C  Smog

D  Not enough farming

E  Water shortages

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

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

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

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

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 the Native American Wiyot word for “Golden Land.

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

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

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 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.

D  The mild climate and rich diversity of resources.

A  The fame of the Los Alamos labs.

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

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

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

A  Gold

B  Money

C  Oil

D  Water

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

B  Its reliance on underpaid migrant labor from Latin America.

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

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  Aerospace, farm machinery, food processing, and government

B  Dairy, agriculture, government, and tourism

C  Tourism, government, farm machinery, and dairy

D  Government, agriculture, food processing, and aerospace

A  Normal

B  Vertical

C  Horizontal

D  Oblique

A  Foggy areas

B  Areas with winter rainfall

C  Very wet climates with cool temps

D  Desert conditions

E  Moist soil

A  The Coachella Canal.

B  The All American Canal.

C  The Los Angeles Aqueduct.

D  The Colorado Aqueduct.

A  Asparagus

B  Bananas

C  Blackberries

D  Nectarines

E  Artichokes

A  The discovery of gold in California

B  The turn of the 20th century

C  The United States entered WWI

D  The bombing of Pearl Harbor

A  San Francisco had a larger population

B  Both cities had about the same population

C  Los Angeles had a larger population

D  Los Angeles wasn’t founded until after 1900

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

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

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

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

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

A  The Dutch and the Swedish

B  The Germans and the Prussians

C  The French and the Portuguese

D  The British and the Russians

A  The Forestry Industry

B  The Entertainment Industry

C  The Defense Industry

D  The Petroleum Industry

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

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

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

D  One of the great advantages of California is its climate

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

A  In suburban areas

B  Near the coast

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

D  Away from the coast

E  Near the center of Los Angeles

A  The Coastal South.

B  The Pacific Northwest.

C  The California region.

D  The Intermontane.

A  Sea life found near Puerto Vallarta

B  The Bahamas sea life

C  A Mediterranean environment

D  An Arctic environment

E  The Indian Ocean

A  The San Andreas Fault ends in San Francisco Bay

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

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

D  There really was a major earthquake in Missouri

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

A  Sacramento

B  Lancaster

C  San Dimas

D  Pasadena

E  San Diego

A  A massive river fish kill.

B  A trash dump catching fire.

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

D  An off-shore oil spill.