Chapter 15 Test California

A  Cedar trees

B  Pine trees

C  Birch trees

D  Sycamore trees

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

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

A  Multiple nuclei

B  An ethnoburb

C  A barrio

D  An exurb

A  State project

B  Federal project

C  River

D  Superfund site

E  Local project

A  The Sacramento River

B  Alcatraz Island

C  The Golden Gate Strait

D  The Panama Canal

E  The Salton Sea

A  Dates and figs

B  Tomatoes and cotton

C  Strawberries and plums

D  Lettuce and almonds

A  The Los Angeles Water Project.

B  The California Aqueduct.

C  The Central Valley Project.

D  The Hetch Hetchy Project.

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

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

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

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

A  Drinking water

B  Irrigation for agriculture

C  Water for amusement parks

D  Deep water shipping channels

E  Water for railroad corridors

A  To catalog native tribes and their languages.

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

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  Water shortages

C  Rapid in-migration

D  Pollution

E  Smog

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

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

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

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

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

A  Penurbia

B  Ethnoburbs

C  Boomburb

D  Microdistrict

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 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.

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

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

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 fame of the Los Alamos labs.

A  Gold

B  Water

C  Money

D  Oil

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

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  Its reliance on underpaid migrant labor from Latin America.

A  Dairy, agriculture, government, and tourism

B  Aerospace, farm machinery, food processing, and government

C  Government, agriculture, food processing, and aerospace

D  Tourism, government, farm machinery, and dairy

A  Oblique

B  Normal

C  Vertical

D  Horizontal

A  Foggy areas

B  Very wet climates with cool temps

C  Areas with winter rainfall

D  Moist soil

E  Desert conditions

A  The Coachella Canal.

B  The Colorado Aqueduct.

C  The Los Angeles Aqueduct.

D  The All American Canal.

A  Asparagus

B  Nectarines

C  Bananas

D  Artichokes

E  Blackberries

A  The turn of the 20th century

B  The bombing of Pearl Harbor

C  The discovery of gold in California

D  The United States entered WWI

A  Los Angeles wasn’t founded until after 1900

B  Los Angeles had a larger population

C  Both cities had about the same population

D  San Francisco had a larger 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  The largest decrease in the number of farms appears to be in areas around San Diego

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 Germans and the Prussians

B  The Dutch and the Swedish

C  The French and the Portuguese

D  The British and the Russians

A  The Defense Industry

B  The Entertainment Industry

C  The Forestry Industry

D  The Petroleum Industry

A  One of the great advantages of California is its climate

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

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

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

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

A  In suburban areas

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

C  Near the center of Los Angeles

D  Away from the coast

E  Near the coast

A  The Coastal South.

B  The Pacific Northwest.

C  The Intermontane.

D  The California region.

A  Sea life found near Puerto Vallarta

B  A Mediterranean environment

C  The Indian Ocean

D  The Bahamas sea life

E  An Arctic environment

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

B  The San Andreas Fault ends in San Francisco Bay

C  There really was a major earthquake in Missouri

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

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

A  Sacramento

B  San Diego

C  San Dimas

D  Pasadena

E  Lancaster

A  A massive river fish kill.

B  A trash dump catching fire.

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

D  An off-shore oil spill.