WorksheetsSocial Studies Week 1: Where in the World are we?
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Why do monarch butterflies migrate to California during the winter months?
Monarch butterflies must migrate to California during the winter because where they live is too cold. The butterflies will die in the cold temperatures.
There are no flowers to provide the nectar that these butterflies eat. California has warmer temperatures and the food the monarchs need to survive.
All of the above.
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 volcanos 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?
It provides half of the food for America, like raisins, almonds, figs, kiwi, and olives.
It provides all the water for America.
It provides cold temperatures.
It provides all the bananas for America.
