California's Coastal and Central Valley Regions (McGraw Hill)

What is an area of land along the water called? (p. 24)

• Pacific Ocean

• Central Valley

• Coast

• Farm

The northern coast has sandy beaches and warm water, but the southern coast has rocky land and cold water. (p.24)

• TRUE

• FALSE

What is an IMPORTANT natural resource in the Coastal Region. (p. 26)

• wood from trees

• sea life from fishing

• sand from the land

Mark 2 statements that are TRUE about ports. (p. 29)

• A port is a place where ships and boats can load and unload.

• Ports are not very busy.

• Ports provide jobs for many people.

• Ports make it difficult to ship goods.

Write ONE thing people who live in California's coastal region do for fun.

(p. 30-31)

What is a valley? (p. 32)

• A high land on top of hills.

• A rocky land near the water.

• A low land between hills or mountains.

Sacramento Valley is in the north and the San Joaquin Valley is in the south. (p.33)

• TRUE

• FALSE

Type in 3 natural resources that can be found in the Central Valley Region

(p. 34-35)

Mark TWO things that help make the valley such a good place for farming and growing crops. (p. 35)

• the climate

• the animals

• the waterfalls

• the rich soil

What is important to the people who live in the valley region? (p.36)

• fishing

• hiking

• farming

• swimming