Chapter 15 Test California

A  Cedar trees

B  Sycamore trees

C  Redwood trees

D  Pine trees

E  Birch trees

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

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

C  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

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

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

A  An exurb

B  A barrio

C  Multiple nuclei

D  An ethnoburb

A  River

B  Federal project

C  Local project

D  State project

E  Superfund site

A  The Panama Canal

B  The Sacramento River

C  The Golden Gate Strait

D  The Salton Sea

E  Alcatraz Island

A  Tomatoes and cotton

B  Dates and figs

C  Strawberries and plums

D  Lettuce and almonds

A  The California Aqueduct.

B  The Central Valley Project.

C  The Hetch Hetchy Project.

D  The Los Angeles Water Project.

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

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

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

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

A  Water for amusement parks

B  Deep water shipping channels

C  Drinking water

D  Water for railroad corridors

E  Irrigation for agriculture

A  To use natives as slave labor in agriculture.

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

C  To catalog native tribes and their languages.

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

A  Water shortages

B  Smog

C  Pollution

D  Not enough farming

E  Rapid in-migration

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 is generally wetter than the coastal areas

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

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

A  Penurbia

B  Microdistrict

C  Ethnoburbs

D  Boomburb

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

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

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  Past periods of disease forced isolation between many groups that led to cultural uniqueness.

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

C  The mild climate and rich diversity of resources.

D  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.

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 fame of the Los Alamos labs.

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

A  Oil

B  Water

C  Gold

D  Money

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

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

D  Its reliance on underpaid migrant labor from Latin America.

A  Government, agriculture, food processing, and aerospace

B  Dairy, agriculture, government, and tourism

C  Tourism, government, farm machinery, and dairy

D  Aerospace, farm machinery, food processing, and government

A  Oblique

B  Horizontal

C  Normal

D  Vertical

A  Areas with winter rainfall

B  Very wet climates with cool temps

C  Foggy areas

D  Moist soil

E  Desert conditions

A  The Colorado Aqueduct.

B  The All American Canal.

C  The Coachella Canal.

D  The Los Angeles Aqueduct.

A  Nectarines

B  Asparagus

C  Bananas

D  Blackberries

E  Artichokes

A  The discovery of gold in California

B  The turn of the 20th century

C  The bombing of Pearl Harbor

D  The United States entered WWI

A  Los Angeles wasn’t founded until after 1900

B  Los Angeles had a larger population

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

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

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 Entertainment Industry

B  The Petroleum Industry

C  The Defense Industry

D  The Forestry Industry

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

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

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

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  Near the center of Los Angeles

C  Near the coast

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

E  In suburban areas

A  The California region.

B  The Coastal South.

C  The Intermontane.

D  The Pacific Northwest.

A  The Indian Ocean

B  An Arctic environment

C  A Mediterranean environment

D  Sea life found near Puerto Vallarta

E  The Bahamas sea life

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

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

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

D  The San Andreas Fault ends in San Francisco Bay

E  There really was a major earthquake in Missouri

A  San Dimas

B  Sacramento

C  Pasadena

D  San Diego

E  Lancaster

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.