Chapter 15 Test California

A  Pine trees

B  Sycamore trees

C  Redwood trees

D  Cedar trees

E  Birch trees

A  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

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

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

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  Local project

B  State project

C  River

D  Federal project

E  Superfund site

A  Alcatraz Island

B  The Salton Sea

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 Central Valley Project.

B  The California Aqueduct.

C  The Hetch Hetchy Project.

D  The Los Angeles Water Project.

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

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

A  Drinking water

B  Water for railroad corridors

C  Irrigation for agriculture

D  Deep water shipping channels

E  Water for amusement parks

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

B  To catalog native tribes and their languages.

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

D  To use natives as slave labor in agriculture.

A  Not enough farming

B  Smog

C  Rapid in-migration

D  Water shortages

E  Pollution

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

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

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  Ethnoburbs

B  Penurbia

C  Microdistrict

D  Boomburb

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

B  The mild climate and rich diversity of resources.

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

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

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 fame of the Los Alamos labs.

A  Oil

B  Money

C  Water

D  Gold

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

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

A  Dairy, agriculture, government, and tourism

B  Tourism, government, farm machinery, and dairy

C  Government, agriculture, food processing, and aerospace

D  Aerospace, farm machinery, food processing, and government

A  Oblique

B  Vertical

C  Horizontal

D  Normal

A  Foggy areas

B  Moist soil

C  Desert conditions

D  Areas with winter rainfall

E  Very wet climates with cool temps

A  The Coachella Canal.

B  The Los Angeles Aqueduct.

C  The Colorado Aqueduct.

D  The All American Canal.

A  Blackberries

B  Nectarines

C  Asparagus

D  Bananas

E  Artichokes

A  The turn of the 20th century

B  The bombing of Pearl Harbor

C  The United States entered WWI

D  The discovery of gold in California

A  Los Angeles wasn’t founded until after 1900

B  Both cities had about the same population

C  San Francisco had a larger population

D  Los Angeles had a larger population

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

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

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

A  The Dutch and the Swedish

B  The Germans and the Prussians

C  The British and the Russians

D  The French and the Portuguese

A  The Entertainment Industry

B  The Petroleum Industry

C  The Defense Industry

D  The Forestry Industry

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

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

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

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

E  One of the great advantages of California is its climate

A  Near the center of Los Angeles

B  In suburban areas

C  Near the coast

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

E  Away from the coast

A  The Pacific Northwest.

B  The California region.

C  The Coastal South.

D  The Intermontane.

A  Sea life found near Puerto Vallarta

B  The Bahamas sea life

C  An Arctic environment

D  A Mediterranean environment

E  The Indian Ocean

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

B  There really was a major earthquake in Missouri

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

D  The San Andreas Fault ends in San Francisco Bay

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

A  Lancaster

B  San Dimas

C  Pasadena

D  San Diego

E  Sacramento

A  A trash dump catching fire.

B  A massive river fish kill.

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

D  An off-shore oil spill.