Unit 1: The Land of California

(1) What helps you locate places on Earth? (2) LInes of latitude and longitude are one way to locate places on Earth. (3) Every place on Earth has an absolute location. 4) Absolute location is determined by a place's latitude and longitude. 

• A. sentence 1
• B. sentence 2
• C. sentence 3
• D. sentence 4

In which direction do lines of latitude run? 

• F. west
• G. north-south
• H. east-west
• J. north

The tropics are areas

• A. of little or no rainfall
• B. near the equator that receive direct sunlingt
• C. far from the Tropic of Cancer
• D. far from the Tropic of Capricorn

California is in the 

• F. Southern and Western Hemispheres.
• G. Southern and Eastern Hemispheres
• H. Northern and Western Hemispheres.
• J. Northern and Eastern Hemispheres.

California's capital is

• A. San Diego
• B. San Francisco
• C. Sacramento
• D. Los Angeles

Which of the following is not a landform? 

• F. mountain
• G. valley
• H. ocean
• J. hill

What natural resources do the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys have? 

• A. plenty of water and rich soil
• B. sandy and dry lands
• C. good weather
• D. excellent farming

The California coastline became heavily populated because of its

• F. weather and resources.
• G. mountain passes
• H. borders.
• J. rivers.

If  you grow crops and raise animals, you work in

• A. resources.
• B. agriculture.
• C. architecture.
• D. transportation.

Plants such as cactuses are best suited for

• F. riverbanks.
• G. urban areas.
• H. the mountains. 
• J. the desert.