What are the 2 major mountain ranges in California?

The Sierra Nevada and the Coastal Ranges

Why did the mountain people cover their houses with tree bark during the winter?

tree bark kept out the wind and kept in the heat from fires

The way of a life of a group of people

The Mohave and the Kumeyaay

adapted to California's desert area

system for making and carrying out laws for group of people

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Unit One Social Studies Test 4th gr

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Geography and Native Americans in California

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1
The Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers meet to form a(n)
ocean
delta
valley
mountain range
2
What are the 2 major mountain ranges in California?
Mount Shasta and Lassen Peak
The Sierra Nevada and the Coastal Ranges
The Coastal Ranges and Lassen Peak
Mount Shasta and the Coastal Ranges
3
Which was a source of food for all coastal people?
marsh plants
reeds and grass
redwood trees
the ocean
4
The imaginary line that goes around the middle of the Earth is called the
equator
South Pole
hemisphere
North Pole
5
Which of the following could you find in California's mountain region?
California's largest cities
Death Valley
thick forests and wildlife
rich soil used for farming
6
Many scientists believe that the first people to arrive in California came from
Europe
Mexico
Asia
South America
7
Which created many California mountains long ago?
erosions
the San Andreas Fault
volcanoes
earthquakes
8
A plant is an example of a
nonrenewable resource
mineral
flow resource
renewable resource
9
Why did the mountain people cover their houses with tree bark during the winter?
tree bark kept out the wind and kept in the heat from fires
tree bark provides shade from the sun
the climate was mild
they lived in the foothills of the Central Valley
10
What is a culture?
The nations of a region
The way of a life of a group of people
A healer and a religious leader
A formal act honoring an event or a belief
11
Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?
gold
stream
forests
water
12
To the east of California is
Pacific Ocean
Oregon
Nevada
Mexico
13
California is located
east of the equator
west of the equator
south of the equator
north of the equator
14
The Mohave and the Kumeyaay
built homes with walls during the summer
adapted to California's desert area
needed shade during the winter
did not gather plants or hunt animals
15
What is government?
system for making and carrying out laws for group of people
growing crops such as melons, squash, beans and corn
people who collect food by hunting animals
sharing wealth by helping people in need
16
Which region is located in the center of California?
mountain
desert
coast
central valley
17
Which of the following is a flow resource?
gold
oil
trees
sunshine

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