A.   A trash dump catching fire.

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

C.   An off-shore oil spill.

D.   A massive river fish kill.

A.   San Dimas

B.   Lancaster

C.   Pasadena

D.   Sacramento

E.   San Diego

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

E.   There really was a major earthquake in Missouri

A.   A Mediterranean environment

B.   The Indian Ocean

C.   Sea life found near Puerto Vallarta

D.   An Arctic environment

E.   The Bahamas sea life

A.   The Pacific Northwest.

B.   The Coastal South.

C.   The Intermontane.

D.   The California region.

A.   Away from the coast

B.   Near the center of Los Angeles

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

D.   Near the coast

E.   In suburban areas

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

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

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

D.   One of the great advantages of California is its climate

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

A.   The Forestry Industry

B.   The Petroleum Industry

C.   The Defense Industry

D.   The Entertainment Industry

A.   The British and the Russians

B.   The Dutch and the Swedish

C.   The Germans and the Prussians

D.   The French and the Portuguese

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.   Both cities had about the same population

B.   San Francisco had a larger population

C.   Los Angeles had a larger population

D.   Los Angeles wasn't founded until after 1900

A.   The discovery of gold in California

B.   The bombing of Pearl Harbor

C.   The turn of the 20th century

D.   The United States entered WWI

A.   Blackberries

B.   Bananas

C.   Asparagus

D.   Nectarines

E.   Artichokes

A.   The Los Angeles Aqueduct.

B.   The Coachella Canal.

C.   The Colorado Aqueduct.

D.   The All American Canal.

A.   Foggy areas

B.   Areas with winter rainfall

C.   Moist soil

D.   Desert conditions

E.   Very wet climates with cool temps

A.   Horizontal

B.   Normal

C.   Vertical

D.   Oblique

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

B.   Government, agriculture, food processing, and aerospace

C.   Tourism, government, farm machinery, and dairy

D.   Dairy, agriculture, government, and tourism

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

B.   Its reliance on underpaid migrant labor from Latin America.

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

A.   Oil

B.   Gold

C.   Water

D.   Money

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.   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 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.   Ethnoburbs

B.   Boomburb

C.   Penurbia

D.   Microdistrict

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

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

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

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

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

A.   Water shortages

B.   Not enough farming

C.   Rapid in-migration

D.   Smog

E.   Pollution

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 for amusement parks

B.   Drinking water

C.   Irrigation for agriculture

D.   Water for railroad corridors

E.   Deep water shipping channels

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

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

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

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

A.   The Hetch Hetchy Project.

B.   The Central Valley Project.

C.   The California Aqueduct.

D.   The Los Angeles Water Project.

A.   Tomatoes and cotton

B.   Strawberries and plums

C.   Lettuce and almonds

D.   Dates and figs

A.   The Golden Gate Strait

B.   The Sacramento River

C.   Alcatraz Island

D.   The Panama Canal

E.   The Salton Sea

A.   Federal project

B.   State project

C.   Superfund site

D.   River

E.   Local project

A.   Multiple nuclei

B.   An ethnoburb

C.   A barrio

D.   An exurb

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

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 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

A.   Pine trees

B.   Redwood trees

C.   Birch trees

D.   Cedar trees

E.   Sycamore trees