Lecture Quiz 15_ GCU 322_ Geography of U.S. and Canada
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Dec 6, 2023
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Lecture Quiz 15
Due
Nov 20 at 11:59pm
Points
60
Questions
20
Available
Nov 7 at 12am - Nov 20 at 11:59pm
Time Limit
None
Attempt History
Attempt
Time
Score
LATEST
Attempt 1
6 minutes
60 out of 60
Score for this quiz: 60
out of 60
Submitted Nov 18 at 12:28pm
This attempt took 6 minutes.
3 / 3 pts
Question 1
About 1/6 of California's population has an Asian background, with people
of _____ background now being the largest group in the state (most of
whom live in the Los Angeles and nearby southern California metro
areas).
Chinese Korean Japanese Filipino Correct!
Correct!
Vietnamese
3 / 3 pts
Question 2
In the portion of the Coast Ranges east of Santa Barbara is a refuge for
_____, vulture-like birds with enormous wing spans (these birds were
nearly extinct a few decades ago).
golden eagles peregrine falcons condors Correct!
Correct!
sandhill cranes redtailed hawks 3 / 3 pts
Question 3
California has a whopping _____ metro areas with populations greater
than 138,000 each (as the smallest of these has 138,000 people).
25 Correct!
Correct!
21 32 35 39 3 / 3 pts
Question 4
Much of California is unique in that it's Mediterranean climate has a
combination of _____ and _____ winters, and _____ and _____
summers.
drier/ milder/ wetter/ milder wetter/ milder/ drier/ warmer Correct!
Correct!
drier/ colder/ wetter/ warmer wetter/ milder/ drier/ milder wetter/ colder/ drier/ milder 3 / 3 pts
Question 5
The largest and most famous "Chinatown" in US is in San Francisco,
which dates back to the time of the _____. Chinese workers were among
the most numerous during the construction of _____ as it was being built
through the Sierra Nevada.
gold rush/ the transcontinental railroad Correct!
Correct!
Great Depression/ the transcontinental railroad hippie movement/ Interstate 80 hippie movement/ the transcontinental railroad Great Depression/ Interstate 80 gold rush/ Interstate 80
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3 / 3 pts
Question 6
The oak woodlands of California occupy drier, _____ slopes in a broad
band encircling the Central Valley and the Coast Ranges.
gentle low-elevation mid-elevation Correct!
Correct!
extra steep high-elevation 3 / 3 pts
Question 7
The California-Nevada state line cuts right through the middle of:
the highest elevations of the Sierra Nevada, or the "High Sierra" Yosemite National Park the Central Valley the Transverse Ranges Lake Tahoe Correct!
Correct!
3 / 3 pts
Question 8
_____-colored granite rock is one of the most characteristic features of
the Sierra Nevada.
yellowish orangish greenish whitish Correct!
Correct!
reddish 3 / 3 pts
Question 9
Silicon Valley, headquarters of the high-tech universe, is centered on the
city of _____, in an area physically called the _____ Valley.
San Francisco/ Napa Oakland/ Alameda San Rafael/ Mill Berkeley/ Diablo San Jose/ Santa Clara Correct!
Correct!
3 / 3 pts
Question 10
Nearly all of the mountain ranges in California run in _____ direction, but
the Transverse Ranges run in _____ direction.
a northwest-to-southeast/ an east-to-west Correct!
Correct!
a northeast-to-southwest/ a north-to-south an east-to-west/ a northwest-to-southeast an east-to-west/ a northeast-to-southwest a north-to-south/ an east-to-west 3 / 3 pts
Question 11
The national park surrounding _____ (a Cascade Volcano in northern
California that last erupted between 1914 and 1917), has cinder cones,
numerous lava flows from the past, and even a "mini-Yellowstone"
landscape with a couple of geysers and other geothermal features.
Mount Shasta the Sequoia Big Trees Kings Canyon Mount Whitney Lassen Peak Correct!
Correct!
3 / 3 pts
Question 12
With all of the agricultural productivity of California's Central Valley, it's not
only America's "salad bowl" (as it has been frequently called), it's
"America's _____ section," and could arguably be dubbed "America's
supermarket."
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cereal chips and cookies alcoholic beverages deli (or delicatessen) produce Correct!
Correct!
3 / 3 pts
Question 13
The "boulder oaks" area of California is mostly within the:
Coast Ranges Transverse Ranges Sierra Nevada Peninsular Ranges Correct!
Correct!
Central Valley 3 / 3 pts
Question 14
The "High Sierra" (the highest elevations of the Sierra Nevada) has lots
and lots of:
lakes Correct!
Correct!
spruce trees
weedy plants aspen trees beavers 3 / 3 pts
Question 15
The southern California urban zone extends northward from the Mexican
border to north of _____, and includes 5 metro areas with a combined
population of 24 million people.
Riverside Oxnard Bakersfield Los Angeles Santa Barbara Correct!
Correct!
3 / 3 pts
Question 16
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of California's Central
Valley?
numerous lava flows Correct!
Correct!
highly productive dairy-producing region
highly productive region growing cotton and rice (both water-consumptive
crops)
numerous (12) metro areas frequent fog 3 / 3 pts
Question 17
Nearly _____% of America's almonds are grown in California's Central
Valley.
75 100 Correct!
Correct!
85 90 80 3 / 3 pts
Question 18
The Peninsular Ranges of California represent the northern reaches of
the _____ Mountains which are found mostly in Mexico.
Volcanic Axis Baja California Correct!
Correct!
Sierra Madre del Sur
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Sierra Madre Occidental Sierra Madre Oriental 3 / 3 pts
Question 19
The _____ side of the Sierra Nevada is steeper and more rugged,
whereas the _____ side of the Sierra Nevada has more gradual elevation
changes.
eastern/ southern western/ northern northern/ southern eastern/ western Correct!
Correct!
western/ eastern 3 / 3 pts
Question 20
There are about _____ separate wineries in the Napa and Sonoma
Valleys (north of the San Francisco Bay area). Italian, German, and
Swiss immigrants established these wineries in the 1880s, and the
industry expanded in the 1960s, when California wines started to become
popular nationally, and it has grown significantly since that time.
280 325 220
165 430 Correct!
Correct!
Quiz Score: 60
out of 60