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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Cedar trees
B Pine trees
C Birch trees
D Sycamore trees
E Redwood trees
Question #2
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
Question #3
A Multiple nuclei
B An ethnoburb
C A barrio
D An exurb
Question #4
A State project
B Federal project
C River
D Superfund site
E Local project
Question #5
A The Sacramento River
B Alcatraz Island
C The Golden Gate Strait
D The Panama Canal
E The Salton Sea
Question #6
A Dates and figs
B Tomatoes and cotton
C Strawberries and plums
D Lettuce and almonds
Question #7
A The Los Angeles Water Project.
B The California Aqueduct.
C The Central Valley Project.
D The Hetch Hetchy Project.
Question #8
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.
Question #9
A Drinking water
B Irrigation for agriculture
C Water for amusement parks
D Deep water shipping channels
E Water for railroad corridors
Question #10
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.
Question #11
A Not enough farming
B Water shortages
C Rapid in-migration
D Pollution
E Smog
Question #12
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
Question #13
A Penurbia
B Ethnoburbs
C Boomburb
D Microdistrict
Question #14
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.
Question #15
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.
Question #16
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.
Question #17
A Gold
B Water
C Money
D Oil
Question #18
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.
Question #19
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
Question #20
A Oblique
B Normal
C Vertical
D Horizontal
Question #21
A Foggy areas
B Very wet climates with cool temps
C Areas with winter rainfall
D Moist soil
E Desert conditions
Question #22
A The Coachella Canal.
B The Colorado Aqueduct.
C The Los Angeles Aqueduct.
D The All American Canal.
Question #23
A Asparagus
B Nectarines
C Bananas
D Artichokes
E Blackberries
Question #24
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
Question #25
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
Question #26
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.
Question #27
A The Germans and the Prussians
B The Dutch and the Swedish
C The French and the Portuguese
D The British and the Russians
Question #28
A The Defense Industry
B The Entertainment Industry
C The Forestry Industry
D The Petroleum Industry
Question #29
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
Question #30
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
Question #31
A The Coastal South.
B The Pacific Northwest.
C The Intermontane.
D The California region.
Question #32
A Sea life found near Puerto Vallarta
B A Mediterranean environment
C The Indian Ocean
D The Bahamas sea life
E An Arctic environment
Question #33
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
Question #34
A Sacramento
B San Diego
C San Dimas
D Pasadena
E Lancaster
Question #35
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.