Chapter 15 Test California

A  Sycamore trees

B  Birch trees

C  Pine trees

D  Redwood trees

E  Cedar trees

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

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

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

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

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  A barrio

B  An ethnoburb

C  Multiple nuclei

D  An exurb

A  River

B  Superfund site

C  State project

D  Local project

E  Federal project

A  Alcatraz Island

B  The Salton Sea

C  The Sacramento River

D  The Panama Canal

E  The Golden Gate Strait

A  Dates and figs

B  Lettuce and almonds

C  Strawberries and plums

D  Tomatoes and cotton

A  The Los Angeles Water Project.

B  The Hetch Hetchy Project.

C  The Central Valley Project.

D  The California Aqueduct.

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

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

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

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

A  Deep water shipping channels

B  Irrigation for agriculture

C  Water for amusement parks

D  Water for railroad corridors

E  Drinking water

A  To catalog native tribes and their languages.

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

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

D  To use natives as slave labor in agriculture.

A  Pollution

B  Rapid in-migration

C  Not enough farming

D  Water shortages

E  Smog

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

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

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  Penurbia

B  Boomburb

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 the Native American Wiyot word for “Golden Land.

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

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

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

B  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.

C  The mild climate and rich diversity of resources.

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

A  The fame of the Los Alamos labs.

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

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

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

A  Money

B  Water

C  Gold

D  Oil

A  Its reliance on underpaid migrant labor from Latin America.

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

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

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

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  Vertical

B  Oblique

C  Horizontal

D  Normal

A  Desert conditions

B  Very wet climates with cool temps

C  Areas with winter rainfall

D  Foggy areas

E  Moist soil

A  The Colorado Aqueduct.

B  The Coachella Canal.

C  The All American Canal.

D  The Los Angeles Aqueduct.

A  Asparagus

B  Bananas

C  Nectarines

D  Artichokes

E  Blackberries

A  The United States entered WWI

B  The bombing of Pearl Harbor

C  The turn of the 20th century

D  The discovery of gold in California

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

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

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

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

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

A  The French and the Portuguese

B  The British and the Russians

C  The Germans and the Prussians

D  The Dutch and the Swedish

A  The Petroleum Industry

B  The Forestry Industry

C  The Defense Industry

D  The Entertainment Industry

A  One of the great advantages of California is its climate

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

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  Near the coast

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

C  Away from the coast

D  In suburban areas

E  Near the center of Los Angeles

A  The Coastal South.

B  The California region.

C  The Pacific Northwest.

D  The Intermontane.

A  The Indian Ocean

B  Sea life found near Puerto Vallarta

C  An Arctic environment

D  The Bahamas sea life

E  A Mediterranean environment

A  There really was a major earthquake in Missouri

B  The San Andreas Fault ends in San Francisco Bay

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

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

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

A  Sacramento

B  Lancaster

C  Pasadena

D  San Diego

E  San Dimas

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

B  An off-shore oil spill.

C  A massive river fish kill.

D  A trash dump catching fire.