GCU 322 Reading Quiz 15 - Questions and Answers

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GCU 322 Reading Quiz 15 - Questions and Answers The basic characteristics of California's climate is abundant sunshine, absolutely dry summers, mild winter temperatures, and relatively dry winters. ... No other type of climate is so conducive to: outdoor living The Transverse ranges run east-west (hence, transverse) from Santa Maria (near the coast) to the eastern edge of the _____ Basin, near Redlands. Just south of that eastern edge, across the San Gorgonio Pass, the Peninsular ranges run north-south to the Mexican border and into the Baja Peninsula. Los Angeles Silicon Valley includes San Jose and other cities in its vicinity. Which of the following is not one of those other cities? Alameda The twin ports of _____ dominate the United States end of Pacific Rim trade. They are the first and second busiest ports in the US. Los Angeles and Long Beach The Central Valley averages about _____ miles in width but is more than 400 miles long. 50 Pueblos, established during the mission period, were three in number, and were planned farming villages. _____ survived as future major cities. Los Angeles and San Jose Population density is significantly higher in San Francisco than in any other big city west of: Chicago Los Angeles had fewer than 5,000 people at the time of the gold strike further north. The influence of the gold rush was much less significant in the "_____ counties" of southern California. Cow While _____ has been the traditional banking center of the West, the financial role of Los Angeles has been increasing. San Francisco The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim population node is the largest and most prominent in southern California; the other major nuclei, in descending rank-order of population, are Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario (the Inland Empire), San Diego-Carlsbad, _____, and Santa Maria-Santa Barbara-Lompoc. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura In terms of the bad air quality frequently (but not always) observed in the Los Angeles area, its _____ condition in terms of air movement enables air pollution to build up with annoying frequency. Stagnant _____ is currently the fastest growing large city in California. Sacramento In the San Joaquin Valley are three prominent urban centers, roughly spaced equally apart. They are: Fresno, Stockton, and Bakersfield California is not only responsible for all _____ grown commercially in the US but a large majority of the world's output of this crop. Almonds In terms of its degree of urbanism, California is: second behind Megalopolis In California, almost all of the deserts and dry plateaus of the southeastern and northeastern portions of the state are in the Intermountain West, except for _____ which are functionally integrated with the southern California conurbation. Antelope Valley and Palm Springs The world-famous giant sequoias occur in about _____ scattered groves at middle elevations along the western side of the Sierra Nevada. seventy-five It appears that between Los Angeles and San Diego it will be unbroken conurbation except for the _____ in San Diego County. Camp Pendleton Marine base The bold escarpment that is the _____ front of the Sierra Nevada marks one of the most definite geographical boundaries on the continent. Eastern _____ plants cultivated in California are worth more, on an annual basis, than the state's top five other crops combined. Marijuana The first California land boom started slowly but grew abruptly in the: 1880s [Show More]

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