Chapter 15 Test California

A  Sycamore trees

B  Cedar trees

C  Pine trees

D  Birch trees

E  Redwood trees

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

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

C  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

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

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

A  An ethnoburb

B  An exurb

C  A barrio

D  Multiple nuclei

A  Federal project

B  Local project

C  State project

D  Superfund site

E  River

A  Alcatraz Island

B  The Golden Gate Strait

C  The Panama Canal

D  The Salton Sea

E  The Sacramento River

A  Strawberries and plums

B  Lettuce and almonds

C  Tomatoes and cotton

D  Dates and figs

A  The California Aqueduct.

B  The Central Valley Project.

C  The Los Angeles Water Project.

D  The Hetch Hetchy Project.

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

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

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

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

A  Drinking water

B  Water for railroad corridors

C  Irrigation for agriculture

D  Water for amusement parks

E  Deep water shipping channels

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 use natives as slave labor in agriculture.

D  To catalog native tribes and their languages.

A  Smog

B  Not enough farming

C  Water shortages

D  Pollution

E  Rapid in-migration

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

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

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

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

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

A  Boomburb

B  Penurbia

C  Microdistrict

D  Ethnoburbs

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

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

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

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

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 power grid for California was centered around the Silicon Valley.

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

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

A  Water

B  Oil

C  Money

D  Gold

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  Its reliance on underpaid migrant labor from Latin America.

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  Dairy, agriculture, government, and tourism

B  Tourism, government, farm machinery, and dairy

C  Aerospace, farm machinery, food processing, and government

D  Government, agriculture, food processing, and aerospace

A  Oblique

B  Normal

C  Vertical

D  Horizontal

A  Areas with winter rainfall

B  Desert conditions

C  Very wet climates with cool temps

D  Foggy areas

E  Moist soil

A  The Los Angeles Aqueduct.

B  The Colorado Aqueduct.

C  The All American Canal.

D  The Coachella Canal.

A  Nectarines

B  Artichokes

C  Asparagus

D  Bananas

E  Blackberries

A  The bombing of Pearl Harbor

B  The turn of the 20th century

C  The discovery of gold in California

D  The United States entered WWI

A  San Francisco had a larger population

B  Both cities had about the same population

C  Los Angeles wasn’t founded until after 1900

D  Los Angeles had a larger population

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

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

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

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

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

A  The Germans and the Prussians

B  The French and the Portuguese

C  The Dutch and the Swedish

D  The British and the Russians

A  The Defense Industry

B  The Entertainment Industry

C  The Forestry Industry

D  The Petroleum Industry

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

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

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

D  One of the great advantages of California is its climate

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

A  Near the coast

B  In suburban areas

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

D  Near the center of Los Angeles

E  Away from the coast

A  The Coastal South.

B  The Pacific Northwest.

C  The California region.

D  The Intermontane.

A  The Bahamas sea life

B  The Indian Ocean

C  An Arctic environment

D  Sea life found near Puerto Vallarta

E  A Mediterranean environment

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

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  The San Andreas Fault ends in San Francisco Bay

E  There really was a major earthquake in Missouri

A  Pasadena

B  San Diego

C  Lancaster

D  Sacramento

E  San Dimas

A  An off-shore oil spill.

B  A massive river fish kill.

C  A trash dump catching fire.

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