Studies Weekly 4th Grade Where in the World Are We Californi

What country do we live in?

• Mexico
• The United States of America
• Canada
• Washington

*What country is our neighbor to the south?

• Mexico

• The United States of America

• Canada

• Washington

What state do we live in?

• The United States of America

• California

• North America

• Earth

*What is the tallest point in California?

• Mt. Whitney

• Pike's Peak

• Denali

• Mt. Washington

*The capital of California is____________.

• Los Angeles

• San Jose

• San Francisco

• Sacramento

*What industries have grown due to the resources of the Sierra Nevada-Cascade Range?

• mining and lumber

• entertainment and technology

• lumber and technology

• lumber and tourism

*Californian has the highest population in the United States.

• True

• False

*What is the large body of water off the coast of California?

• Atlantic Ocean

• Salton Sea

• Pacific Ocean

• Indian Ocean

*What is California's lowest point?

• underground

• desert

• Death Valley

• Mt. Whitney

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

• Shifting weather patterns caused by the jet stream can create earthquakes.

• Underwater volcanos erupting in the Pacific Ocean can cause earthquakes on land.

• Mining in the Sierra Nevada-Cascade Range causes shifts in the Earth’s crust.

• The shifting of the Earth's plates at the San Andreas Fault can cause earthquakes.