Chapter 15 Test California

A  Cedar trees

B  Redwood trees

C  Birch trees

D  Pine trees

E  Sycamore trees

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

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

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

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

A  A barrio

B  An exurb

C  Multiple nuclei

D  An ethnoburb

A  Superfund site

B  Federal project

C  River

D  State project

E  Local project

A  The Golden Gate Strait

B  Alcatraz Island

C  The Salton Sea

D  The Panama Canal

E  The Sacramento River

A  Strawberries and plums

B  Lettuce and almonds

C  Tomatoes and cotton

D  Dates and figs

A  The California Aqueduct.

B  The Central Valley Project.

C  The Los Angeles Water Project.

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

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

A  Water for amusement parks

B  Irrigation for agriculture

C  Deep water shipping channels

D  Drinking water

E  Water for railroad corridors

A  To catalog native tribes and their languages.

B  To use natives as slave labor in agriculture.

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

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

A  Not enough farming

B  Pollution

C  Smog

D  Rapid in-migration

E  Water shortages

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

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

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

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  Microdistrict

B  Penurbia

C  Ethnoburbs

D  Boomburb

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

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

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

D  The mild climate and rich diversity of resources.

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

D  The fame of the Los Alamos labs.

A  Oil

B  Gold

C  Money

D  Water

A  The extinction of native species, due to loss of habitat, has resulted in certain plant eating insects and animals no longer having natural predators.

B  Its reliance on underpaid migrant labor from Latin America.

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

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

A  Tourism, government, farm machinery, and dairy

B  Dairy, agriculture, government, and tourism

C  Government, agriculture, food processing, and aerospace

D  Aerospace, farm machinery, food processing, and government

A  Normal

B  Horizontal

C  Vertical

D  Oblique

A  Areas with winter rainfall

B  Foggy areas

C  Moist soil

D  Desert conditions

E  Very wet climates with cool temps

A  The Coachella Canal.

B  The All American Canal.

C  The Colorado Aqueduct.

D  The Los Angeles Aqueduct.

A  Artichokes

B  Asparagus

C  Blackberries

D  Nectarines

E  Bananas

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 had a larger population

B  Los Angeles wasn’t founded until after 1900

C  San Francisco had a larger population

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

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 Dutch and the Swedish

D  The French and the Portuguese

A  The Entertainment Industry

B  The Petroleum Industry

C  The Forestry Industry

D  The Defense 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  Nearly 10% of all North American Native Americans before European contact lived in California

D  One of the great advantages of California is its climate

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

A  Near the coast

B  In suburban areas

C  Near the center of Los Angeles

D  Away from the coast

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

A  The California region.

B  The Coastal South.

C  The Intermontane.

D  The Pacific Northwest.

A  The Indian Ocean

B  Sea life found near Puerto Vallarta

C  An Arctic environment

D  The Bahamas sea life

E  A Mediterranean environment

A  The San Andreas Fault ends in San Francisco Bay

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

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

D  There really was a major earthquake in Missouri

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

A  San Dimas

B  Lancaster

C  San Diego

D  Pasadena

E  Sacramento

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.