Geography of the United States

Which description best fits California’s settlement pattern?

• Strongly urban, with major coastal and inland-valley concentrations
• Evenly spread across every square mile
• Almost entirely rural and unurbanized
• Mostly located on mountain summits

Which four forces can change California’s population?

• Only rainfall and temperature
• Births, deaths, interstate migration, and international migration
• Only tourism and farming
• Only elections and laws

Which west-to-east pattern describes much of California?

• Coastal mountains, Central Valley, Sierra Nevada, then interior deserts
• Flat plain from ocean to Nevada
• Atlantic coast, Appalachians, Great Lakes, then prairie
• Tundra, rainforest, coral reef, then ice sheet

What makes the San Francisco Bay Area different from a region built around only one major city?

• It contains several major cities.
• It lies outside California.
• It is entirely agricultural.
• It has no cities at all.

San Diego is part of an important cross-border urban region with which city?

• Havana
• Vancouver
• Monterrey
• Tijuana

Why does California have major climate differences from north to south?

• The state has no coastline.
• The state stretches a long distance from north to south.
• California is completely flat.
• Every region has the same elevation.

Where is the Sierra Nevada located relative to the Central Valley?

• South of Mexico
• North of Oregon
• East of the Central Valley
• West in the Pacific Ocean

How do the Coast Ranges affect California?

• They influence coastal and inland climate patterns.
• They stop all rainfall statewide.
• They form California’s border with Mexico.
• They are underwater mountains only.

Which northern California peaks are associated with volcanic landscapes?

• Mount Rushmore and Denali
• Mount Whitney and Half Dome
• El Capitan and Mount Diablo
• Mount Shasta and Lassen Peak

Which combination makes Death Valley geographically unusual?

• Tropical rainforest and glaciers
• Prairie and coral reefs
• Wetlands and high alpine tundra only
• Desert conditions and land below sea level

Which mountain system runs through parts of coastal California?

• White Mountains of New Hampshire
• Blue Ridge Mountains
• Allegheny Mountains
• Coast Ranges