Chapter 15 Test California

A  Sycamore trees

B  Redwood trees

C  Cedar trees

D  Birch trees

E  Pine trees

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

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

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

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  An exurb

C  A barrio

D  An ethnoburb

A  State project

B  River

C  Federal project

D  Local project

E  Superfund site

A  The Sacramento River

B  The Golden Gate Strait

C  Alcatraz Island

D  The Panama Canal

E  The Salton Sea

A  Lettuce and almonds

B  Strawberries and plums

C  Tomatoes and cotton

D  Dates and figs

A  The California Aqueduct.

B  The Hetch Hetchy Project.

C  The Central Valley Project.

D  The Los Angeles Water Project.

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

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

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

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

A  Irrigation for agriculture

B  Drinking water

C  Water for railroad corridors

D  Deep water shipping channels

E  Water for amusement parks

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

B  To use natives as slave labor in agriculture.

C  To catalog native tribes and their languages.

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

A  Not enough farming

B  Water shortages

C  Pollution

D  Smog

E  Rapid in-migration

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

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

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

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

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

A  Penurbia

B  Boomburb

C  Ethnoburbs

D  Microdistrict

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

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

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

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  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  The mild climate and rich diversity of resources.

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

A  The power grid for California was centered around the Silicon Valley.

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

C  The fame of the Los Alamos labs.

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

A  Money

B  Water

C  Oil

D  Gold

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  Vertical

C  Horizontal

D  Normal

A  Moist soil

B  Foggy areas

C  Areas with winter rainfall

D  Desert conditions

E  Very wet climates with cool temps

A  The Coachella Canal.

B  The Los Angeles Aqueduct.

C  The All American Canal.

D  The Colorado Aqueduct.

A  Bananas

B  Asparagus

C  Nectarines

D  Blackberries

E  Artichokes

A  The bombing of Pearl Harbor

B  The turn of the 20th century

C  The United States entered WWI

D  The discovery of gold in California

A  Both cities had about the same population

B  Los Angeles wasn’t founded until after 1900

C  Los Angeles had a larger population

D  San Francisco had a larger population

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

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

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

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

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

A  The British and the Russians

B  The Germans and the Prussians

C  The Dutch and the Swedish

D  The French and the Portuguese

A  The Petroleum Industry

B  The Forestry Industry

C  The Defense Industry

D  The Entertainment Industry

A  One of the great advantages of California is its climate

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

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

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 Intermontane.

B  The California region.

C  The Coastal South.

D  The Pacific Northwest.

A  A Mediterranean environment

B  Sea life found near Puerto Vallarta

C  An Arctic environment

D  The Bahamas sea life

E  The Indian Ocean

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  There really was a major earthquake in Missouri

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

E  The San Andreas Fault ends in San Francisco Bay

A  Pasadena

B  San Diego

C  Lancaster

D  Sacramento

E  San Dimas

A  An off-shore oil spill.

B  A trash dump catching fire.

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

D  A massive river fish kill.