Why are ports important beyond ships and docks?
Correct answer(s):
- They support trucking, rail, warehousing, and distribution.
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Why is the Central Valley highly productive for agriculture?
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- Fertile soils combine with irrigation.
What two major factors help make the Central Valley highly productive?
Correct answer(s):
- Natural soil fertility and engineered water systems
How does Sierra Nevada snow affect California farming and cities?
Correct answer(s):
- Snowmelt contributes to water supplies.
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.
What important coincidence occurred in 1848?
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- Gold was discovered and the Mexican-American War formally ended.
How did the Compromise of 1850 affect California?
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- It admitted California as a free state.
Why did California’s capital move among several cities in its early years?
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- The new state was still deciding on a practical permanent seat of government.
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?
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- 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?
Correct answer(s):
- 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?
Correct answer(s):
- First transcontinental railroad