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What two major factors help make the Central Valley highly productive?
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- Natural soil fertility and engineered water systems
Why are ports important beyond ships and docks?
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- They support trucking, rail, warehousing, and distribution.
How do major universities strengthen California’s economy?
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- They support research, skilled labor, and innovation.
Why do different parts of California specialize in different industries?
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- Geography, resources, cities, infrastructure, and labor differ by region.
Why is California’s economy considered diversified?
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- It has many large industries instead of depending on one sector.
Which combination best describes San Francisco’s economic roles?
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- Finance, technology, tourism, and a historic port role
What most strongly defines San Jose’s modern economic role?
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- Its connection to Silicon Valley technology industries
Which industries help shape San Diego’s economy?
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- Defense, biotechnology, tourism, research, and cross-border commerce
Why should Los Angeles not be described as only an entertainment economy?
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- It also has major trade, manufacturing, service, fashion, and technology activities.
Which four forces can change California’s population?
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- Births, deaths, interstate migration, and international migration
Which description best fits California’s settlement pattern?
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- Strongly urban, with major coastal and inland-valley concentrations
Why do natural-hazard risks differ across California?
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- Regions have different climates, terrain, vegetation, and settlement patterns.
Why are earthquake-resistant planning and building practices important in California?
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- Active faults cross densely settled areas.
What geographic contrast occurs within California?
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- It has both the highest summit and lowest land elevation in the contiguous United States.
Which factors help create California’s varied climates?
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- Latitude, elevation, distance from the ocean, and mountain barriers
How does Sierra Nevada snow affect California farming and cities?
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- Snowmelt contributes to water supplies.
Why is the Central Valley highly productive for agriculture?
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- Fertile soils combine with irrigation.
Which west-to-east pattern describes much of California?
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- Coastal mountains, Central Valley, Sierra Nevada, then interior deserts
What do Native nations and communities in California continue to protect today?
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- Sovereignty, languages, traditions, and cultural sites
What caused severe population losses among Indigenous Californians after colonization?
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- Disease, violence, coercion, and displacement