Geography 417

Practice Quiz 2

California for Educators

The following quiz is provided for you to check your understanding of the material you will be responsible for knowing later in the semester.

Directions: Consult your class notes, your reading assignments or on-line exercises to find the information you need to complete this quiz. Similar questions will appear on the in-class version of this quiz, but it will be worth a greater portion of your semester-end grade. Click on the radio button that corresponds to the letter next to the best answer to the question.

Quiz Table
Question	Answer	Letter	Questions and Answer Options
1. Review	Answer 1	1.	Which of these is NOT a primary factor contributing to the climate of any given location?
		a.	longitude
		b.	latitude
		c.	altitude
		d.	proximity to an ocean
2. Review	Answer 2	2.	The California Current is considered a _______ current and it flows _______.
		a.	cold, southward
		b.	warm, northward
		c.	cold, northward
		d.	cold, eastward
3. Review	Answer 3	3.	Flash floods, especially in the high desert are most often caused by the ___________ type of precipitation?
		a.	orographic
		b.	warm fronts
		c.	convectional
		d.	winter monsoons
4. Review	Answer 4	4.	Which of these mountainous regions overlaps with Los Angeles County?
		a.	Transverse Ranges
		b.	Sierra Nevadas
		c.	Klamath Mountains
		d.	Peninsular Ranges
5 Review	Answer 5	5.	Which of these mountain ranges contains Mt. Whitney, the highest peak in the continguous 48 states?
		a.	San Bernadino Mountains
		b.	Klamath Mountains
		c.	The Sierra Nevada Mountains
		d.	The Cascade Mountains
6. Readings	Answer 6	6.	Why is alphalfa an outstanding field crop?
		a.	It puts nitrogen back into the soil
		b.	It is profitable as feed for livestock
		c.	It can be used in crop rotation
		d.	All of these
7. Readings	Answer 7	7.	How is rice planted in California?
		a.	By tractors
		b.	By hand (transplanting)
		c.	It just grows each year without planting (was seeded many years ago)
		d.	By airplane
8. Readings	Answer 8	8.	Which of these are grapes used for in California?
		a.	Wine
		b.	For eating (table grapes)
		c.	For making raisins
		d.	All of these
9. Readings	Answer 9	9.	The oak woodlands once provided:
		a.	Wood for California's charcoal industry of the 1800s
		b.	The wood to rebuild San Francisco after the 1905 earthquake.
		c.	Game forage and food supplies for the Indians of the Great Central Valley.
		d.	All of these
10. Readings	Answer 10	10.	What is the forest type generally found in the mountains surrounding Los Angeles?
		a.	Sagebrush and Chapparal
		b.	Pinon Pine
		c.	Coastal Oaks
		d.	Douglas Fir
11. Readings	Answer 11	11.	Which of these types of trees would you find most common in the Klamath mountains?
		a.	Lodge pole pine
		b.	coastal redwood
		c.	douglas fir
		d.	giant sequoia
12. Readings	Answer 12	12.	At one time, the California Prairie covered vast areas of this part of the state:
		a.	Great Central Valley
		b.	Modoc Plateau
		c.	Central Coast
		d.	Northern Coast

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Geography 417

Practice Quiz 2

California for Educators

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