Chapter 15 Test California

A  Sycamore trees

B  Cedar trees

C  Birch trees

D  Redwood trees

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

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

D  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

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

A  An exurb

B  Multiple nuclei

C  An ethnoburb

D  A barrio

A  Local project

B  River

C  Superfund site

D  Federal project

E  State project

A  The Sacramento River

B  The Panama Canal

C  The Golden Gate Strait

D  Alcatraz Island

E  The Salton Sea

A  Lettuce and almonds

B  Strawberries and plums

C  Tomatoes and cotton

D  Dates and figs

A  The Hetch Hetchy Project.

B  The Los Angeles Water Project.

C  The Central Valley Project.

D  The California Aqueduct.

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  Deep water shipping channels

B  Irrigation for agriculture

C  Water for railroad corridors

D  Water for amusement parks

E  Drinking water

A  To use natives as slave labor in agriculture.

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 catalog native tribes and their languages.

A  Water shortages

B  Rapid in-migration

C  Smog

D  Pollution

E  Not enough farming

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

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

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

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

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

A  Microdistrict

B  Boomburb

C  Ethnoburbs

D  Penurbia

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

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

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

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

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

B  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.

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

D  The mild climate and rich diversity of resources.

A  The fame of the Los Alamos labs.

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

A  Gold

B  Water

C  Oil

D  Money

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

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

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  Desert conditions

B  Very wet climates with cool temps

C  Areas with winter rainfall

D  Foggy areas

E  Moist soil

A  The Colorado Aqueduct.

B  The Los Angeles Aqueduct.

C  The Coachella Canal.

D  The All American Canal.

A  Artichokes

B  Nectarines

C  Bananas

D  Asparagus

E  Blackberries

A  The turn of the 20th century

B  The discovery of gold in California

C  The bombing of Pearl Harbor

D  The United States entered WWI

A  Los Angeles had a larger population

B  Both cities had about the same population

C  San Francisco had a larger population

D  Los Angeles wasn’t founded until after 1900

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

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

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

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

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

A  The British and the Russians

B  The Dutch and the Swedish

C  The French and the Portuguese

D  The Germans and the Prussians

A  The Entertainment Industry

B  The Forestry Industry

C  The Defense Industry

D  The Petroleum Industry

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

B  One of the great advantages of California is its climate

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

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

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

A  Near the coast

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

C  Away from the coast

D  Near the center of Los Angeles

E  In suburban areas

A  The California region.

B  The Intermontane.

C  The Pacific Northwest.

D  The Coastal South.

A  A Mediterranean environment

B  The Indian Ocean

C  An Arctic environment

D  The Bahamas sea life

E  Sea life found near Puerto Vallarta

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

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

C  The San Andreas Fault ends in San Francisco Bay

D  There really was a major earthquake in Missouri

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

A  Lancaster

B  Sacramento

C  Pasadena

D  San Dimas

E  San Diego

A  A trash dump catching fire.

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

C  An off-shore oil spill.

D  A massive river fish kill.