Studies Weekly 1-4

This location tells you EXACTLY where something is

• absolute location
• relative location

This location tells you were something is in relation to something else

• absolute location
• relative location

Why is California considered successful agricultural state? 

• The desert
• The really high mountains 
• it produces most of the fruit and vegetables in the United States
• fishing from the ocean

The Earth is divided into four sections called _________.

• meridians
• equator
• sections 
• hemispheres

What continent is California found? 

• North America 
• South America 
• United States 
• Asia 

Why do people along the western part of the state of California need to be prepared for earthquakes?

• Shifting of the Earths plates at the san Andrea Fault can cause earthquakes. 
• Mining in the Sierra Nevada-Cascade Range causes shifts in the Earth's crust. 
• Underwater volcanos erupting in the Pacific Ocean can cause earthquakes on land. 
• Shifting weather patterns caused by the jet stream can create earthquakes. 

___________ is the tallest point in California? 

• a mountain 
• the central valley 
• Mt. Witney
• Rocky Mountain 

In order to grow crops in the Desert Region of California, farmers must use _________. 

• Soil 
• Shade 
• irrigation 
• pesticides 

Not all of the Central Valley is good for growing crops; the southern portion is rich with ________?

• lumber 
• oil and gas
• diamonds
• potash 

The capital of California is __________.

• San Jose 
• San Carlos 
• Sacramento 
• San Francisco