Week 4: California Studies Weekly

What is a specialty crop?

• Fruits, Vegetables and nuts that are difficult to grow in certain places
• Fruits, Vegetables and nuts that are only grown in California
• Fruits, Vegetables and nuts that are sold at farmer's market
• Fruits, Vegetables and nuts that are easy to grow in California and no where else

What specialty crops grow in California?

• artichokes, olives, pomegranates, kiwis, and pistachios
• corn, barley, and wheat
• apples, oranges, and bananas
• kale, spinach, acai, cashews, and almonds

In the Mountain Region, trees are an important resource used for __________________.

• pine cones
• tree huggers
• lumber for fences, furniture and paper
• maple syrup and leaf collages

The Pacific Ocean is one of the Pacific Coast Region’s most important natural resources because of ___________________.

• construction and shipping
• fishing
• tourism
• All of the above

What is the Central Valley’s most important resource that helps make California the number one agricultural state in the United States?

• soil
• lumber
• gold
• agriculture

California is known as the Golden State. Explain why it likely has this nickname, as well as all the reasons why California is so golden.

• The nickname came from when gold was found in 1848. California is golden because of the beaches, farmland, television/film industry, and blooming of golden poppies
• The nickname came from the golden sunsets you can view from the Pacific coast. California is golden because of the way the sun shines against the mountain ranges in the evenings
• The nickname came from when the first King of Spain visited California and brought over gold. California is still golden because the gold is preserved in a Sacramento museum
• The nickname came from when the Golden State Warriors won the NBA Finals. It is still a Golden state as long as the team keeps winning!

Using dams and reservoirs, the Mountain Region provides __________________ for the southern part of the state.

• dirt
• water
• ships
• fish

Miners used teams of 20 mules to pull wagons full of borax, an important mineral found in California used for ______________________.

• Mrs. Mafia's science lessons
• shipyards
• cleaning boars
• soaps, medicine and fertilizer

How was the Gold Rush related to the growth of the wine industry in the United States?

• People who were unsuccessful at mining went into the wine industry.
• When miners found gold they drank a lot of wine
• Wine was more expensive than gold so it stopped the Gold Rush
• People who drank wine got luckier and found gold faster

The wine industry in California began as a result of ______________________.

• The discover of grapes in the Central Valley
• Spanish missions producing wine for religious ceremonies
• European settlers desiring wine similar to their homeland
• German immigrants producing wine for local restaurants