Chapter 15 Test California

A  Birch trees

B  Redwood trees

C  Pine trees

D  Cedar trees

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

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

A  Multiple nuclei

B  A barrio

C  An ethnoburb

D  An exurb

A  Federal project

B  State project

C  River

D  Superfund site

E  Local project

A  Alcatraz Island

B  The Panama Canal

C  The Golden Gate Strait

D  The Sacramento River

E  The Salton Sea

A  Tomatoes and cotton

B  Strawberries and plums

C  Lettuce and almonds

D  Dates and figs

A  The California Aqueduct.

B  The Los Angeles Water Project.

C  The Central Valley Project.

D  The Hetch Hetchy Project.

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  Drinking water

B  Deep water shipping channels

C  Water for amusement parks

D  Water for railroad corridors

E  Irrigation for agriculture

A  To catalog native tribes and their languages.

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

C  To use natives as slave labor in agriculture.

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

A  Not enough farming

B  Water shortages

C  Pollution

D  Rapid in-migration

E  Smog

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

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

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

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  Microdistrict

B  Boomburb

C  Penurbia

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  The mild climate and rich diversity of resources.

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

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

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 power grid for California was centered around the Silicon Valley.

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

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

A  Water

B  Money

C  Gold

D  Oil

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

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

C  Its reliance on underpaid migrant labor from Latin America.

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  Government, agriculture, food processing, and aerospace

B  Tourism, government, farm machinery, and dairy

C  Aerospace, farm machinery, food processing, and government

D  Dairy, agriculture, government, and tourism

A  Oblique

B  Normal

C  Vertical

D  Horizontal

A  Desert conditions

B  Moist soil

C  Areas with winter rainfall

D  Foggy areas

E  Very wet climates with cool temps

A  The All American Canal.

B  The Colorado Aqueduct.

C  The Los Angeles Aqueduct.

D  The Coachella Canal.

A  Asparagus

B  Blackberries

C  Nectarines

D  Artichokes

E  Bananas

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  Los Angeles had a larger population

B  San Francisco had a larger population

C  Los Angeles wasn’t founded until after 1900

D  Both cities had about the same population

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

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

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

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

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

A  The Dutch and the Swedish

B  The French and the Portuguese

C  The Germans and the Prussians

D  The British and the Russians

A  The Forestry Industry

B  The Petroleum Industry

C  The Defense Industry

D  The Entertainment Industry

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

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

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

D  One of the great advantages of California is its climate

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

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

B  Near the coast

C  In suburban areas

D  Away from the coast

E  Near the center of Los Angeles

A  The Intermontane.

B  The Pacific Northwest.

C  The Coastal South.

D  The California region.

A  A Mediterranean environment

B  An Arctic environment

C  Sea life found near Puerto Vallarta

D  The Bahamas sea life

E  The Indian Ocean

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

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  There really was a major earthquake in Missouri

A  San Dimas

B  Sacramento

C  San Diego

D  Pasadena

E  Lancaster

A  An off-shore oil spill.

B  A massive river fish kill.

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

D  A trash dump catching fire.