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California Regions

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many regions does California have?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
6
d)
2
2.
Which region is colored purple?
a)
Coast
b)
Mountain
c)
Valley
d)
Desert
3.
Which region is colored brown?
a)
Coast
b)
Mountain
c)
Valley
d)
Desert
4.
Which region is colored green?
a)
Coast
b)
Mountain
c)
Valley
d)
Desert
5.
Which region is colored tan?
a)
Coast
b)
Mountain
c)
Valley
d)
Desert
6.
Which region has very hot summers and very little rainfall?
a)
Coast
b)
Mountain
c)
Valley
d)
Desert
7.
Which region has rocky cliffs in the north, and sandy beaches in the south?
a)
Coast
b)
Mountain
c)
Valley 
d)
Desert
8.
Which region is divided into ranges (Sierra Nevada, Cascade, Klamath, Coast)?
a)
Coast
b)
Mountain
c)
Valley
d)
Desert
9.
Which region is long, flat, and has fertile farmland?
a)
Coast
b)
Mountain
c)
Valley
d)
Desert
10.
In which region will you find Sacramento, our state capital?
a)
Coast
b)
Mountain
c)
Valley
d)
Desert
11.
What is a region?
a)
a body of water
b)
an area of land that has special features different than others
c)
a person who came to explore California
d)
a covered wagon that settlers came to California in
12.
What is geography?
a)
all of the water on earth
b)
all of the land on earth
c)
all of the mountains on earth
d)
all of the land, water, mountains, lakes, meadows, and rivers
13.
Name the 4 geographic regions of California
a)
meadow, lake, desert, mountain
b)
Central Valley, Coast, River, Mountain
c)
Central Valley, Mountain, Coast, Desert
d)
Hills, orchard, basin, valley
14.
What is climate?
a)
the general weather in an area
b)
the weather it is that specific day
c)
the general land of an area
d)
the coldest time of the year
15.
Why is the Central Valley a good farming area?
a)
No animals can get to it, so they can't eat the crops
b)
There is a lot of land there
c)
Th climate gets enough sun and enough rain
d)
It's always raining
16.
Where does the Central Valley get its water from?
a)
The Los Angeles River
b)
The Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean
c)
The Sacramento River and San Joaquin River
d)
The Colorado River
17.
True or False:
The farmers in the Central Valley only grow  crops.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
True or False:
The farmers of the Central Valley grow crops and raise animals.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
How is the northern coast different than the southern coast of California?
a)
They are the same
b)
The climate is different
c)
The ocean water is different
d)
There are more things to do in the northern coast
20.
Describe the climate in the Northern Coast
a)
cool and damp
b)
hot and dry
21.
Describe the climate in the Southern Coast of California.
a)
cool and damp
b)
warm and sunny
22.
What does the North Coast have that attracts visitors?
a)
farms like the Villarreal Farm
b)
thick forests like Big Sur and the Redwoods
c)
surfing, movie filming
d)
Yosemite
23.
What are the two big deserts in the Desert Region?
a)
Yosemite and Sierra Nevada
b)
Kings Canyon and Mojave
c)
Mojave and Colorado Desert
d)
Colorado Desert and Yosemite
24.
Which region would you find the Sierra Nevada in?
a)
Coast
b)
Desert
c)
Central Valley
d)
Mountain
25.
What does "Sierra Nevada" mean in Spanish?
a)
Big Mountain
b)
Cold Mountain
c)
Snowy Mountain
26.
True or False:
Animals and plants can't live in the desert region because it is too hot.
a)
True
b)
False
27.
What is the climate like in the Desert Region?
a)
Cold all year
b)
Hot all year
c)
Extremely hot in summer, and freezing in the winter
d)
Rainy in the winter
28.
What region is Los Angeles a part of?
a)
Mountain
b)
Central Valley
c)
Desert
d)
Coast
29.
What is a mountain range?
a)
a long row of mountains
b)
a single tall mountain
c)
a flat area of land
d)
flat topped hills
30.
Which regions does this describe?
A low flat area that is good for farming and agriculture.  It does not have many trees.
a)
Central Valley
b)
Coast
c)
Desert
d)
Mountain
31.
Which region does this describe?
A place by the ocean that has a lot of cliffs.  
a)
Central Valley
b)
Coast
c)
Desert 
d)
Mountain
32.
Which region does this describe?
Hot and dry but can also get extremely freezing depending on the time of year.  Only a few animals and plants can survive here.
a)
Coast
b)
Central Valley
c)
Mountain
d)
Desert 
33.
Which region does this describe?
Gets a lot of snow and has many plants and animals.
a)
Desert
b)
Central Valley
c)
Coast
d)
Mountain
34.

Which of these are a California Region? Select all that apply.

a)

Desert

b)

Mountain

c)

Valley

d)

Coast

e)

Lake

35.

What grows in our state's valley region?

a)

only a few trees and bushes

b)

redwood trees

c)

many fruits and vegetables

d)

cactuses

36.

Which region provides our main source of fresh water for drinking and for crops?

a)

valley

b)

mountain

c)

desert

d)

coast

37.

What does the mountain region have that the desert region DOES NOT? Select all that apply

a)

wood

b)

fresh water

c)

lakes and rivers

d)

large forests

38.

Which region has sand dunes, wetlands, mountains AND beaches?

a)

mountain

b)

valley

c)

desert

d)

coast

39.

Which of the following can destroy all of the regions?

a)

pollution

b)

the sun

c)

bears

d)

floods

40.

California's drinking water comes from the __________ region

a)

desert

b)

valley

c)

coast

d)

mountain

41.

What are industries?

a)

places that make products and process materials

b)

places that sell products

c)

places where you can go to sell your products

d)

places where people go to school to learn a job

42.

What are adaptations?

a)

items you can buy to make something have new jobs

b)

changes that an animal or plant makes to survive somewhere

c)

choices your mom or dad give you when you make a mistake

d)

ways you can make others change to make you happy

43.

What is weather?

a)

a choice

b)

the amount of rain, heat, moisture and dryness in the air

c)

how the sky looks

d)

what time the sun rises or sets each day

44.
Select a resource that you can find in the valley region.
a)
cacti
b)
gold
c)
Los Angeles
d)
cows
45.
Which region has the highest population?
a)
Coast
b)
Mountains
c)
Valley
d)
Desert
46.
Which region do WE live in? HINT: Look at the map!
a)
Valley
b)
Mountains
c)
Desert
d)
Coast
47.
About how hot can the desert get?
a)
100 degrees
b)
135 degrees
c)
34 degrees
d)
2,000 degrees
48.
Which region provides most of our water and lumber?
a)
Valley
b)
Coast
c)
Mountain
d)
Desert
49.
What's the Name of this famous Bridge?
a)
Tower Bridge
b)
Golden Gate Bridge
c)
Brooklyn Bridge
d)
Sacramento Bridge
50.
Select a resource that you can find in the valley region.
a)
cacti
b)
gold
c)
Los Angeles
d)
cows
51.
Which region has the least population?
a)
Desert
b)
Central Valley

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