California Studies Weekly #1 Quiz

Explain why monarch butterflies must migrate to California during the winter months.

The tallest point in California is _______________.

• Denali

• Mt. Washington

• Mt. Whitney

• Pike's Peak

The capital of California is_____________.

• Los Angeles

• San Jose

• San Francisco

• Sacramento

Along the western coast of California, two plates of the Earth’s crust meet at a______________.

• fault

• seam

• hinge

• canyon

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

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

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

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

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

Without the Sierra Nevada-Cascade Range, the land of California would be a ___________.

• prairie

• basin

• rainforest

• desert

How does the Sierra Nevada-Cascade Range help communities that are to the west of the mountain range?

• The mountains provide much of the area where farming takes place and provide much of the food for the people of California.

• Many tourists visit this region of California each year, making it the most important tourist attraction in the state.

• The mountains provide much of the water needed by the western valleys for agriculture and drinking water.

• A majority of the people in the state of California live in the mountain region of the state.

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

• lumber and tourism

• mining and lumber

• entertainment and technology

• lumber and technology

The area to the west of the Sierra Nevada-Cascade Range, where there are many farms and large cities, is called_______________.

• the Pacific Slope

• Death Valley

• the Mojave Desert

• the San Andreas Fault

Why is California considered a very successful agricultural state?