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Where on Earth is California?
Region:
The Coast
Region:
The Mountains
Region:
The Central Valley
Region:
The Desert
100
This object is a ball, or sphere, that has all of the earth's areas of land and bodies of water drawn on it.
A globe.
100
This word means that general condition of the weather in an area over a long period of time.
The climate.
100
There are more waterfalls at this place than any other place in the world.
The Yosemite Valley.
100
The climate of the Central valley is ______ in the summer and _________ in the winter.
Hot and dry in the summer and cooler and wetter in the winter.
100
This word means an area of land whose features set it apart from other areas.
A region.
200
This word means one of the seven large landmasses of the earth.
A continent.
200
California has two coasts, we separate them with these two words.
Northern and Southern.
200
This word means a long row of mountains.
A mountain range.
200
This land in the Central Valley is some of the most productive land in the world.
The farmland.
200
Describe the Desert regions very EXTREME climate.
It is very hot in the summer and very cold in the winter.
300
This word means the line where one area ends and another begins.
A border.
300
This coast gets about 23 inches of rainfall a year and this wet climate along the coast helps thick forests grow there.
The Northern Coast.
300
The Sierra Nevada mountains receive up to this many feet of snow in the winter.
30 to 40 feet of snow.
300
Crops grown in the Central Valley are shipped here.
All over the world.
300
A desert cactus can stay alive during long dry spells because of this reason.
They store water in their thick skins, which are protected by sharp spines.
400
Name the 3 states and 1 country that border California.
Nevada, Arizona, Oregon, and Mexico.
400
This coast gets less than 10 inches of rainfall a year.
The Southern Coast.
400
The melting snow from the Sierra Nevada mountains provides water to this place.
The farms in the Central Valley.
400
The Central Valley grows about this many different crops.
About 200 different crops.
400
Name the two big deserts in California.
The Mojave Desert and the Colorado Desert.
500
Name the 7 continents of the world.
North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica.
500
So many people like the coast region, that about this many Californians live either in the Los Angeles area or in the San Francisco Bay area.
More than half of all Californians.
500
Name the three mountain ranges in California.
The Sierra Nevada mountain range, the Coastal ranges, and the Cascade mountain range.
500
Name the two rivers that provide water to the Central Valley.
The Sacramento and the San Joaquin rivers.
500
This tribe has lived in the Mojave Desert for thousands of years.
The Fort Mojave tribe of Native Americans.