How does Sierra Nevada snow affect California farming and cities?
Correct answer(s):
- Snowmelt contributes to water supplies.
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How does California’s long growing season help farmers?
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- It allows production of a wide variety of crops.
Which factors help create California’s varied climates?
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- Latitude, elevation, distance from the ocean, and mountain barriers
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.
Why are earthquake-resistant planning and building practices important in California?
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- Active faults cross densely settled areas.
Why do natural-hazard risks differ across California?
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- Regions have different climates, terrain, vegetation, and settlement patterns.
Which description best fits California’s settlement pattern?
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- Strongly urban, with major coastal and inland-valley concentrations
Which four forces can change California’s population?
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- Births, deaths, interstate migration, and international migration
Which city grew rapidly as a port and commercial center during the Gold Rush?
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- San Francisco
Why did Sacramento become important during the Gold Rush era?
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- It was near mining regions and useful transportation routes.
What was one environmental effect of Gold Rush mining?
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- Damage to rivers and landscapes
What did the transcontinental railroad reduce for California?
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- Its isolation from eastern U.S. markets.
How did the Gold Rush affect many Native communities?
Correct answer(s):
- It intensified dispossession and violence.
Which changes were supported by new rail connections in California?
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- Migration, commerce, agriculture, and urban growth
Under which national political agreement was California admitted as a free state?
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- Compromise of 1850
Why were Indigenous societies in California diverse?
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- They adapted to many different environments across the state.
What major transportation development connected California more directly with the rest of the United States in 1869?
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- First transcontinental railroad
Which set includes traditional activities used by Indigenous Californians?
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- Fishing, hunting, gathering, trade, controlled burning, and plant management
How did railroads help California’s economy after the Gold Rush?
Correct answer(s):
- They gave farms and cities better access to wider markets.
What caused severe population losses among Indigenous Californians after colonization?
Correct answer(s):
- Disease, violence, coercion, and displacement