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What does California’s initiative process allow voters to do?
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- Make some policy decisions directly through ballot measures.
Movement between which tectonic plates is central to California’s earthquake risk?
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- Pacific and North American plates
Which is an economic cost of major wildfires?
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- Property loss and infrastructure damage
Which sectors can be affected by drought in California?
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- Agriculture, cities, ecosystems, and hydroelectric generation
Why is mountain snowpack sometimes described as seasonal water storage?
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- It holds winter precipitation that melts later.
Why does California have large differences in temperature and precipitation?
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- Its topography and geography vary greatly.
Which two kinds of infrastructure helped California agriculture expand?
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- Irrigation and transportation infrastructure
What did the transcontinental railroad do to California’s national market connections?
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- It strengthened them.
Why was California’s admission as a free state nationally important?
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- It affected the political balance between free and slave states.
Which statement gives a balanced view of the Gold Rush?
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- It expanded the economy but also caused major social and environmental harm.
Why did rapid Gold Rush migration increase demand for public and private services?
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- More people needed government, transport, housing, and commerce.
Which came first in California history?
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- The Gold Rush began before California became a state.
What did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo do regarding California?
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- It transferred California from Mexico to the United States.
Which sequence best describes San Francisco’s economic development?
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- Gold Rush commerce followed by finance, services, and technology
Why is Los Angeles considered a diversified metropolitan economy?
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- It has major industries beyond entertainment.
What helped California’s largest metropolitan areas grow?
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- Ports, industry, government, technology, and transportation networks
Why can some California regions grow even if statewide population growth is weak?
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- Population trends differ among regions.
How did California’s July 2025 estimated population compare with its April 2020 estimate base?
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- It was slightly lower.
What was California’s estimated population on July 1, 2025?
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- 39,355,309
What geographic feature gives California an advantage in trade with many Asian markets?
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- Its Pacific Coast location