Chapter 15 Test California

A  Pine trees

B  Birch trees

C  Cedar trees

D  Redwood trees

E  Sycamore 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 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

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

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

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

A  An ethnoburb

B  A barrio

C  Multiple nuclei

D  An exurb

A  State project

B  Federal project

C  River

D  Local project

E  Superfund site

A  The Salton Sea

B  Alcatraz Island

C  The Golden Gate Strait

D  The Sacramento River

E  The Panama Canal

A  Tomatoes and cotton

B  Strawberries and plums

C  Lettuce and almonds

D  Dates and figs

A  The Los Angeles Water Project.

B  The Central Valley Project.

C  The California Aqueduct.

D  The Hetch Hetchy Project.

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

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

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

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

A  Deep water shipping channels

B  Drinking water

C  Water for amusement parks

D  Water for railroad corridors

E  Irrigation for agriculture

A  To use natives as slave labor in agriculture.

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

C  To catalog native tribes and their languages.

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

A  Not enough farming

B  Rapid in-migration

C  Water shortages

D  Pollution

E  Smog

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

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

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

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

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

A  Boomburb

B  Penurbia

C  Microdistrict

D  Ethnoburbs

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

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

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

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

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 fame of the Los Alamos labs.

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

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

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

A  Oil

B  Money

C  Water

D  Gold

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

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

A  Dairy, agriculture, government, and tourism

B  Government, agriculture, food processing, and aerospace

C  Aerospace, farm machinery, food processing, and government

D  Tourism, government, farm machinery, and dairy

A  Oblique

B  Vertical

C  Horizontal

D  Normal

A  Desert conditions

B  Foggy areas

C  Moist soil

D  Areas with winter rainfall

E  Very wet climates with cool temps

A  The Coachella Canal.

B  The All American Canal.

C  The Los Angeles Aqueduct.

D  The Colorado Aqueduct.

A  Blackberries

B  Artichokes

C  Bananas

D  Asparagus

E  Nectarines

A  The discovery of gold in California

B  The United States entered WWI

C  The turn of the 20th century

D  The bombing of Pearl Harbor

A  San Francisco had a larger population

B  Los Angeles had a larger population

C  Both cities had about the same population

D  Los Angeles wasn’t founded until after 1900

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

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

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

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

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

A  The British and the Russians

B  The French and the Portuguese

C  The Dutch and the Swedish

D  The Germans and the Prussians

A  The Entertainment Industry

B  The Petroleum Industry

C  The Forestry Industry

D  The Defense Industry

A  One of the great advantages of California is its climate

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

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

A  Near the center of Los Angeles

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

C  In suburban areas

D  Near the coast

E  Away from the coast

A  The Coastal South.

B  The Pacific Northwest.

C  The Intermontane.

D  The California region.

A  The Bahamas sea life

B  The Indian Ocean

C  An Arctic environment

D  A Mediterranean environment

E  Sea life found near Puerto Vallarta

A  There really was a major earthquake in Missouri

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

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  The San Andreas Fault ends in San Francisco Bay

A  Sacramento

B  San Dimas

C  Lancaster

D  San Diego

E  Pasadena

A  A massive river fish kill.

B  An off-shore oil spill.

C  A trash dump catching fire.

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