Chapter 15 Test California

A  Cedar trees

B  Redwood trees

C  Birch trees

D  Sycamore trees

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

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

E  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

A  Multiple nuclei

B  A barrio

C  An exurb

D  An ethnoburb

A  River

B  State project

C  Superfund site

D  Local project

E  Federal project

A  The Salton Sea

B  The Panama Canal

C  Alcatraz Island

D  The Sacramento River

E  The Golden Gate Strait

A  Tomatoes and cotton

B  Lettuce and almonds

C  Dates and figs

D  Strawberries and plums

A  The California Aqueduct.

B  The Los Angeles Water Project.

C  The Hetch Hetchy Project.

D  The Central Valley 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 coastal Oregon where maritime air dominates in both summer and winter months.

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

A  Drinking water

B  Deep water shipping channels

C  Water for amusement parks

D  Water for railroad corridors

E  Irrigation for agriculture

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

B  To catalog native tribes and their languages.

C  To use natives as slave labor in agriculture.

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

A  Pollution

B  Rapid in-migration

C  Smog

D  Water shortages

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

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

A  Ethnoburbs

B  Boomburb

C  Microdistrict

D  Penurbia

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

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

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

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  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 mild climate and rich diversity of resources.

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

B  The fame of the Los Alamos labs.

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  Oil

B  Money

C  Gold

D  Water

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

B  Its reliance on underpaid migrant labor from Latin America.

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

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  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  Horizontal

B  Oblique

C  Normal

D  Vertical

A  Desert conditions

B  Very wet climates with cool temps

C  Areas with winter rainfall

D  Foggy areas

E  Moist soil

A  The Los Angeles Aqueduct.

B  The Coachella Canal.

C  The All American Canal.

D  The Colorado Aqueduct.

A  Asparagus

B  Artichokes

C  Nectarines

D  Bananas

E  Blackberries

A  The bombing of Pearl Harbor

B  The United States entered WWI

C  The turn of the 20th century

D  The discovery of gold in California

A  Los Angeles had a larger population

B  Both cities had about the same population

C  Los Angeles wasn’t founded until after 1900

D  San Francisco had a larger population

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

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

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

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

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

A  The Germans and the Prussians

B  The British and the Russians

C  The French and the Portuguese

D  The Dutch and the Swedish

A  The Forestry Industry

B  The Defense Industry

C  The Petroleum Industry

D  The Entertainment Industry

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

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

C  One of the great advantages of California is its climate

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

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

A  In suburban areas

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

C  Near the coast

D  Near the center of Los Angeles

E  Away from the coast

A  The California region.

B  The Coastal South.

C  The Intermontane.

D  The Pacific Northwest.

A  An Arctic environment

B  Sea life found near Puerto Vallarta

C  A Mediterranean environment

D  The Indian Ocean

E  The Bahamas sea life

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

B  There really was a major earthquake in Missouri

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

D  The San Andreas Fault ends in San Francisco Bay

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

A  San Diego

B  Lancaster

C  Sacramento

D  San Dimas

E  Pasadena

A  A trash dump catching fire.

B  An off-shore oil spill.

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

D  A massive river fish kill.