Chapter 15 Test California

A  Cedar trees

B  Pine trees

C  Sycamore trees

D  Birch trees

E  Redwood trees

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

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

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

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

A  An exurb

B  A barrio

C  An ethnoburb

D  Multiple nuclei

A  River

B  Local project

C  Superfund site

D  State project

E  Federal project

A  The Panama Canal

B  The Sacramento River

C  The Golden Gate Strait

D  The Salton Sea

E  Alcatraz Island

A  Lettuce and almonds

B  Dates and figs

C  Strawberries and plums

D  Tomatoes and cotton

A  The Los Angeles Water Project.

B  The California Aqueduct.

C  The Central Valley Project.

D  The Hetch Hetchy Project.

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  Water for amusement parks

B  Drinking water

C  Water for railroad corridors

D  Deep water shipping channels

E  Irrigation for agriculture

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  Water shortages

B  Pollution

C  Smog

D  Rapid in-migration

E  Not enough farming

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

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

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

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  Boomburb

B  Ethnoburbs

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

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

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

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  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  Money

B  Oil

C  Gold

D  Water

A  Its reliance on underpaid migrant labor from Latin America.

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

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  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  Aerospace, farm machinery, food processing, and government

D  Government, agriculture, food processing, and aerospace

A  Normal

B  Vertical

C  Oblique

D  Horizontal

A  Moist soil

B  Areas with winter rainfall

C  Foggy areas

D  Very wet climates with cool temps

E  Desert conditions

A  The Los Angeles Aqueduct.

B  The Coachella Canal.

C  The All American Canal.

D  The Colorado Aqueduct.

A  Bananas

B  Blackberries

C  Artichokes

D  Nectarines

E  Asparagus

A  The discovery of gold in California

B  The turn of the 20th century

C  The United States entered WWI

D  The bombing of Pearl Harbor

A  Los Angeles wasn’t founded until after 1900

B  San Francisco had a larger population

C  Both cities had about the same population

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

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

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 Petroleum Industry

C  The Entertainment Industry

D  The Defense Industry

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

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

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

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

E  One of the great advantages of California is its climate

A  Away from the coast

B  In suburban areas

C  Near the coast

D  Near the center of Los Angeles

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

A  The Pacific Northwest.

B  The Coastal South.

C  The Intermontane.

D  The California region.

A  An Arctic environment

B  The Bahamas sea life

C  A Mediterranean environment

D  Sea life found near Puerto Vallarta

E  The Indian Ocean

A  There really was a major earthquake in Missouri

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

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

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

E  The San Andreas Fault ends in San Francisco Bay

A  San Dimas

B  Pasadena

C  Lancaster

D  San Diego

E  Sacramento

A  An off-shore oil spill.

B  A trash dump catching fire.

C  A massive river fish kill.

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