A.   A massive river fish kill.

B.   An off-shore oil spill.

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

D.   A trash dump catching fire.

A.   Lancaster

B.   Sacramento

C.   San Dimas

D.   San Diego

E.   Pasadena

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

B.   There really was a major earthquake in Missouri

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.   A Mediterranean environment

B.   The Indian Ocean

C.   An Arctic environment

D.   Sea life found near Puerto Vallarta

E.   The Bahamas sea life

A.   The Pacific Northwest.

B.   The Intermontane.

C.   The California region.

D.   The Coastal South.

A.   Near the coast

B.   Away from the coast

C.   In suburban areas

D.   Near the center of Los Angeles

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

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.   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.   The Defense Industry

B.   The Entertainment Industry

C.   The Forestry Industry

D.   The Petroleum Industry

A.   The French and the Portuguese

B.   The British and the Russians

C.   The Germans and the Prussians

D.   The Dutch and the Swedish

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

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

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.   The bombing of Pearl Harbor

B.   The discovery of gold in California

C.   The United States entered WWI

D.   The turn of the 20th century

A.   Blackberries

B.   Asparagus

C.   Artichokes

D.   Nectarines

E.   Bananas

A.   The Coachella Canal.

B.   The All American Canal.

C.   The Colorado Aqueduct.

D.   The Los Angeles Aqueduct.

A.   Moist soil

B.   Areas with winter rainfall

C.   Desert conditions

D.   Very wet climates with cool temps

E.   Foggy areas

A.   Vertical

B.   Horizontal

C.   Normal

D.   Oblique

A.   Aerospace, farm machinery, food processing, and government

B.   Tourism, government, farm machinery, and dairy

C.   Government, agriculture, food processing, and aerospace

D.   Dairy, agriculture, government, and tourism

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.   Its reliance on underpaid migrant labor from Latin America.

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

A.   Money

B.   Gold

C.   Oil

D.   Water

A.   The fame of the Los Alamos labs.

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 Silicon Valley was protected by massive shore defenses after WWII.

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

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.   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.   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 the Native American Wiyot word for "Golden Land.

D.   The name comes from a mythical land in Spanish romance novel "Las Sergas de Esplandián" or "The Adventures of Esplandián".

A.   Microdistrict

B.   Boomburb

C.   Ethnoburbs

D.   Penurbia

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

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

C.   California's Central Valley is generally wetter than the coastal areas

D.   The climate north of San Francisco includes year-round precipitation

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

A.   Smog

B.   Water shortages

C.   Pollution

D.   Rapid in-migration

E.   Not enough farming

A.   To catalog native tribes and their languages.

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

C.   To use natives as slave labor in agriculture.

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

A.   Irrigation for agriculture

B.   Drinking water

C.   Deep water shipping channels

D.   Water for amusement parks

E.   Water for railroad corridors

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

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

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.   The Central Valley Project.

B.   The Hetch Hetchy Project.

C.   The Los Angeles Water Project.

D.   The California Aqueduct.

A.   Tomatoes and cotton

B.   Dates and figs

C.   Strawberries and plums

D.   Lettuce and almonds

A.   The Sacramento River

B.   Alcatraz Island

C.   The Salton Sea

D.   The Golden Gate Strait

E.   The Panama Canal

A.   River

B.   Superfund site

C.   State project

D.   Federal project

E.   Local project

A.   Multiple nuclei

B.   A barrio

C.   An exurb

D.   An ethnoburb

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

A.   Pine trees

B.   Cedar trees

C.   Birch trees

D.   Sycamore trees

E.   Redwood trees