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Why might an economist examine GDP per capita as well as total GDP?
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- It relates output to population size.
How should California’s first-quarter 2026 GDP at an annual rate be interpreted?
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- As the quarter’s pace expressed at an annual rate, not the final 2026 total
Why do economists use real GDP?
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- To measure output changes after adjusting for price changes
Why can nominal GDP rise even when real production changes little?
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- Prices may rise.
Which measure is most appropriate for comparing California’s total economic output with another state?
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- GDP
Why does California contain unusually varied climates and ecosystems?
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- Its large size, north-south extent, elevation range, and coastline create varied conditions.
Why is water management important to both California geography and economics?
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- Water connects farming, urban growth, ecosystems, and physical geography.
Why is California tourism geographically diverse?
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- Visitors can choose cities, coasts, mountains, deserts, parks, and entertainment attractions.
How can research universities strengthen California’s economy?
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- By developing human capital and supporting innovation
What is the purpose of a recall election?
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- To let voters decide whether an elected official should be removed before the term ends
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.