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

B.   A massive river fish kill.

C.   A trash dump catching fire.

D.   An off-shore oil spill.

A.   San Diego

B.   San Dimas

C.   Pasadena

D.   Lancaster

E.   Sacramento

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

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

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

D.   The San Andreas Fault ends in San Francisco Bay

E.   There really was a major earthquake in Missouri

A.   The Indian Ocean

B.   Sea life found near Puerto Vallarta

C.   The Bahamas sea life

D.   A Mediterranean environment

E.   An Arctic environment

A.   The Intermontane.

B.   The Pacific Northwest.

C.   The California region.

D.   The Coastal South.

A.   In suburban areas

B.   Away from the coast

C.   Near the coast

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

E.   Near the center of Los Angeles

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 Petroleum Industry

B.   The Forestry Industry

C.   The Defense Industry

D.   The Entertainment Industry

A.   The Dutch and the Swedish

B.   The French and the Portuguese

C.   The Germans and the Prussians

D.   The British and the Russians

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

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

E.   The largest decrease in the number of farms appears to be in areas around San Diego

A.   Los Angeles had a larger population

B.   San Francisco had a larger population

C.   Both cities had about the same population

D.   Los Angeles wasn't founded until after 1900

A.   The United States entered WWI

B.   The discovery of gold in California

C.   The bombing of Pearl Harbor

D.   The turn of the 20th century

A.   Blackberries

B.   Bananas

C.   Asparagus

D.   Artichokes

E.   Nectarines

A.   The All American Canal.

B.   The Coachella Canal.

C.   The Los Angeles Aqueduct.

D.   The Colorado Aqueduct.

A.   Moist soil

B.   Areas with winter rainfall

C.   Foggy areas

D.   Very wet climates with cool temps

E.   Desert conditions

A.   Oblique

B.   Horizontal

C.   Normal

D.   Vertical

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

B.   Dairy, agriculture, government, and tourism

C.   Government, agriculture, food processing, and aerospace

D.   Tourism, government, farm machinery, and dairy

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

D.   The extinction of native species, due to loss of habitat, has resulted in certain plant eating insects and animals no longer having natural predators.

A.   Water

B.   Gold

C.   Oil

D.   Money

A.   The fame of the Los Alamos labs.

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 power grid for California was centered around the Silicon Valley.

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

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

A.   Boomburb

B.   Microdistrict

C.   Penurbia

D.   Ethnoburbs

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

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

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

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

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

A.   Not enough farming

B.   Water shortages

C.   Pollution

D.   Rapid in-migration

E.   Smog

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

B.   To use natives as slave labor in agriculture.

C.   To catalog native tribes and their languages.

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

A.   Drinking water

B.   Water for amusement parks

C.   Irrigation for agriculture

D.   Deep water shipping channels

E.   Water for railroad corridors

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

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

A.   The Central Valley Project.

B.   The Los Angeles Water Project.

C.   The Hetch Hetchy Project.

D.   The California Aqueduct.

A.   Lettuce and almonds

B.   Strawberries and plums

C.   Tomatoes and cotton

D.   Dates and figs

A.   The Golden Gate Strait

B.   The Salton Sea

C.   The Sacramento River

D.   Alcatraz Island

E.   The Panama Canal

A.   State project

B.   Local project

C.   Superfund site

D.   River

E.   Federal project

A.   Multiple nuclei

B.   A barrio

C.   An exurb

D.   An ethnoburb

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

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

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

D.   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

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

A.   Sycamore trees

B.   Birch trees

C.   Redwood trees

D.   Pine trees

E.   Cedar trees