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SW Weeks 1-4 Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How was Yosemite made a national park?

a)

A lawyer made this decision and brought it to Congress

b)

The President put in a law

c)

The governor of California passed a bill

d)

John Muir worked to get a bill passed by Congress in 1890

2.

What do the Sierra Nevada-Cascade Range mountains provide to the area west of them?

a)

They provide snow for people to bring down off the mountain

b)

They provide the trees for people to use

c)

They provide much of the water needed by the western valleys for agriculture and drinking water.

d)

They provide oxygen for people to breathe

3.

Name all seven continents:

a)

Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Antarctica, Australia

b)

Europe, Africa, Australia, North America, Artica

c)

North America, West America, Europe, Asia, Austalia

d)

Asia, Antarctica, South America, Canada, Europe, North America

4.

What do the mountains provide to the area south of them?

a)

dirt

b)

water

c)

oxygen

d)

trees

5.

What is the tallest point in California

a)

Death Valley

b)

Mount Shasta

c)

Mount Whitney

d)

Heavenly Mountain

6.

What natural resource is found in the southern area of the central valley region?

a)

oil and gas

b)

Boron

c)

fish

d)

hay

7.

Where is the Pacific Slope? What is found in this area?

a)

south of the Sierra Nevada-Cascade Range; very few farms and large cities are found here

b)

west of the Sierra Nevada Mountains; no cities and large farms

c)

west of the Sierra Nevada-Cascade Range; many farms and large cities are found here

d)

south of the Sierra Nevada Mountains; many farms and no cities

8.

How do farmers grow crops in the desert region?

a)

they depend on irrigation to water crops

b)

they depend on a lot of rain when they can get it

c)

they can't grow crops in the desert

d)

they have to go and buy crops from the central valley region

9.

Describe where the Coastal Range mountains are located:

a)

they are between Nevada and the Central Valley

b)

they are in the northern part of California

c)

they are in the desert region of California

d)

they are between the Central Valley and the Pacific Ocean

10.

What is the capital of California?

a)

Los Angeles

b)

Sacramento

c)

San Francisco

d)

San Diego

11.

Describe California’s climate:

a)

Mountain Climate: cold snowy winters and warm, cool summers

b)

Desert climate; cool dry winters and hot summers

c)

Mediterranean climate; mild, rainy winters and warm, dry summers

d)

Coastal climate; mild, rainy summers and warm, dry winters

12.

What region is Yosemite located in?

a)

Desert Region

b)

Mountain Region

c)

Coastal Region

d)

Central Valley Region

13.

Name the five Oceans:

a)

Tropical Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Mediterranean Ocean, Arctic Ocean

b)

Southern Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Australian Ocean, Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Antarctica Ocean, Southern Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Southern Ocean

14.

Many people in the Central Valley region make money from which industry?

a)

fishing

b)

logging (trees)

c)

agriculture (farming)

d)

mining

15.

How many sections is the Earth divided into? What are they called?

a)

2 sections;

locations

b)

4 sections; hemispheres

c)

4 sections;

spheres

d)

2 sections;

hemispheres