California Social Studies

Which of the following a not a geographic region of California?

• valley

• desert

• city

• mountain

If you live in the coast region of California, you can expect which of the following types of weather?

• foggy

• sunny

• cool

• all of the above

Which of these cities is located in the coastal region of California?

• Sacramento

• San Francisco

• Palm Springs

• Lake Tahoe

People first began to migrate from Asia to North American across

• the Golden Gate Bridge

• the Bering Land Bridge

• a rainbow

• the Pacific Ocean

What motivated people to migrate from Asia more than 10,000 years ago?

• better job

• looking for & following a food source

• vacation

• trying to go to a good college

Native people of California

• lived in tribal groups

• had a rich culture

• lived off the resources provided by their natural surroundings

• all of the above

The Native people of California had their lives disrupted by

• a volcanic eruption

• an earthquake

• a flood

• the arrival of Spanish Explorers & Conquistadors

Who is the first Spanish explorer to arrive in California?

• Christopher Columbus

• Juan Cabrillo

• Hernan Cortes

• Mickey Mouse

When the Spanish arrived, they established

• pueblos

• missions

• presidios

• all of the above

The missions were established to

• spread Christianity.

• help the Native Californians

• help Spain expand its empire

• both A and C