California's Geography Review

Land development and dumping of waste are affecting which resource of the Pacific Coast region?

• Wetlands

• Desert

• Grapes

• Coal

The number of salmon has _________ in part because of human activities, such as building dams and redirecting the flow of rivers for crops

• increased

• decreased

• tripled

• multiplied

Ninety-five percent of all Redwoods have been cut down because of what industry?

• fishing

• gold-mining

• logging

• tourism

If Maggie wanted to move to a region with a hot, dry climate, she should move to

• coastal region

• sierra nevada mountains

• cascade mountains

• mohave desert

The Central Valley is a great place to grow many crops because of its

• mild climate

• location along the coast

• hot, dry climate

• many forests and trees

If Marc wanted to understand the different temperatures in different regions, he could use a

• Population density map

• climate map

• natural resource map

• topographical map

The PRIME MERIDIAN is a

• longitude line at 0 degrees

• latitude line at 0 degrees

• longitude line at 180 degrees

• latitude line at 180 degrees

Which best describes natural resources?

• They are found in nature and include animals, plants minerals, soils and metals

• they can be renewable or nonrenewable

• they provide humans with what they need to live

• ALL OF THE ABOVE

Match the 4 regions and a land form from each

• Wetlands

• Desert

• Mojave Desert

• Central Valley

• Cascade Mountains

• Pacific Coast

• Sierra Nevada

• Mountain

The one year ban on fishing ​​ (a)   many fisherman who made a living by fishing.

• upset
• relieved