How can research universities strengthen California’s economy?
Correct answer(s):
- By developing human capital and supporting innovation
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Why is California tourism geographically diverse?
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- Visitors can choose cities, coasts, mountains, deserts, parks, and entertainment attractions.
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 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.
What did the transcontinental railroad do to California’s national market connections?
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- It strengthened them.
Which two kinds of infrastructure helped California agriculture expand?
Correct answer(s):
- Irrigation and transportation infrastructure
Why does California have large differences in temperature and precipitation?
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- Its topography and geography vary greatly.
Why is mountain snowpack sometimes described as seasonal water storage?
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- It holds winter precipitation that melts later.
Which sectors can be affected by drought in California?
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- Agriculture, cities, ecosystems, and hydroelectric generation
Which is an economic cost of major wildfires?
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- Property loss and infrastructure damage
Movement between which tectonic plates is central to California’s earthquake risk?
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- Pacific and North American plates
What does California’s initiative process allow voters to do?
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- Make some policy decisions directly through ballot measures.
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
Why is Los Angeles considered a diversified metropolitan economy?
Correct answer(s):
- It has major industries beyond entertainment.
Which sequence best describes San Francisco’s economic development?
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- Gold Rush commerce followed by finance, services, and technology
What did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo do regarding California?
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- It transferred California from Mexico to the United States.
Which came first in California history?
Correct answer(s):
- The Gold Rush began before California became a state.
Why can industrial clusters speed up innovation?
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- Ideas, skilled workers, firms, and investors can interact more easily.
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.
About how much did California farms and ranches receive in cash receipts in 2024?
Correct answer(s):
- $61.2 billion