Question 1

About how long was California a part of Mexico before it became a U.S.state?

Accepted Answer

A) 25 years 
B) 50 years 
C) 100 years 
D) 200 years 
A) 25 years 
B) 50 years 
C) 100 years 
D) 200 years

Question 2

The primary direction of movement along the San Andreas Fault is what?

Accepted Answer

A) Horizontal 
B) Vertical 
C) Oblique 
D) Normal 
A) Horizontal 
B) Vertical 
C) Oblique 
D) Normal

Question 3

What was the capital of Spanish California?

Accepted Answer

A) Sacramento 
B) Sonoma 
C) Monterey 
D) Los Angeles 
A) Sacramento 
B) Sonoma 
C) Monterey 
D) Los Angeles

Question 4

What non-white ethnic group makes the largest percentage of California's population?

Accepted Answer

A) African American 
B) American Indian 
C) Asian 
D) Latino 
A) African American 
B) American Indian 
C) Asian 
D) Latino

Question 5

Looking at the map (15.6),what local water project takes water from the Colorado River?

Accepted Answer

A) The All American Canal. 
B) The Coachella Canal. 
C) The Colorado Aqueduct. 
D) The Los Angeles Aqueduct. 
A) The All American Canal. 
B) The Coachella Canal. 
C) The Colorado Aqueduct. 
D) The Los Angeles Aqueduct.

Question 6

Which of following best describes the major industries of Sacramento,California?

Accepted Answer

A) Government,agriculture,food processing,and aerospace 
B) Tourism,government,farm machinery,and dairy 
C) Dairy,agriculture,government,and tourism 
D) Aerospace,farm machinery,food processing,and government 
A) Government,agriculture,food processing,and aerospace 
B) Tourism,government,farm machinery,and dairy 
C) Dairy,agriculture,government,and tourism 
D) Aerospace,farm machinery,food processing,and government

Question 7

Mediterranean climates are prevalent in which part of North America?

Accepted Answer

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) 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.

Question 8

What two European groups,beside the Spanish,sent explorer to California coast?

Accepted Answer

A) The French and the Portuguese 
B) The Germans and the Prussians 
C) The British and the Russians 
D) The Dutch and the Swedish 
A) The French and the Portuguese 
B) The Germans and the Prussians 
C) The British and the Russians 
D) The Dutch and the Swedish

Question 9

One of the weaknesses of California's massive agricultural economy is what?

Accepted Answer

A) Its reliance on underpaid migrant labor from Latin America. 
B) The amount of farms starting to become unusable for agriculture because of the overuse of pesticides. 
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) Its reliance on underpaid migrant labor from Latin America. 
B) The amount of farms starting to become unusable for agriculture because of the overuse of pesticides. 
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.

Question 10

A Mediterranean climate,many endemic species,and many fault lines are associated with the physical geography of what region?

Accepted Answer

A) The Pacific Northwest. 
B) The California region. 
C) The Intermontane. 
D) The Coastal South. 
A) The Pacific Northwest. 
B) The California region. 
C) The Intermontane. 
D) The Coastal South.

About how long was California a part of Mexico before it became a U.S.state?

The primary direction of movement along the San Andreas Fault is what?

What was the capital of Spanish California?

What non-white ethnic group makes the largest percentage of California's population?

Looking at the map (15.6),what local water project takes water from the Colorado River?

Which of following best describes the major industries of Sacramento,California?

Mediterranean climates are prevalent in which part of North America?

What two European groups,beside the Spanish,sent explorer to California coast?

One of the weaknesses of California's massive agricultural economy is what?

A Mediterranean climate,many endemic species,and many fault lines are associated with the physical geography of what region?

Introduction

North America's Environmental Setting

Historical Settlement of North America

North American Political Economy

The Atlantic Periphery

Quebec

Megalopolis

The Great Lakes and Corn Belt

The Inland South

The Coastal South

The Great Plains

The Rocky Mountains

Intermontane West

MexAmerica

The Pacific Northwest

Hawai'i and the Pacific Islands

The Far North

The Future of North America

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Exam 15: California

About how long was California a part of Mexico before it became a U.S.state?

The primary direction of movement along the San Andreas Fault is what?

What was the capital of Spanish California?

What non-white ethnic group makes the largest percentage of California's population?

Looking at the map (15.6),what local water project takes water from the Colorado River?

Which of following best describes the major industries of Sacramento,California?

Mediterranean climates are prevalent in which part of North America?

What two European groups,beside the Spanish,sent explorer to California coast?

One of the weaknesses of California's massive agricultural economy is what?

A Mediterranean climate,many endemic species,and many fault lines are associated with the physical geography of what region?

Introduction

North America's Environmental Setting

Historical Settlement of North America

North American Political Economy

The Atlantic Periphery

Quebec

Megalopolis

The Great Lakes and Corn Belt

The Inland South

The Coastal South

The Great Plains

The Rocky Mountains

Intermontane West

MexAmerica

The Pacific Northwest

Hawai'i and the Pacific Islands

The Far North

The Future of North America

Filters