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POWERPOINT JEOPARDY CA Location CA Regions Climate & Vegetation Where CA’s Live Life in CA 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50

10 Points What is the equator? CA Location 10 Points What is the equator? The imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

What is the Prime Meridian? CA Location 20 Points What is the Prime Meridian? The imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemisphere

Which is the Northern Hemisphere? CA Location 30 Points Which is the Northern Hemisphere?

Which is the Western Hemisphere? CA Location 40 Points Which is the Western Hemisphere?

Give an example of the relative location of California. CA Location 50 Points Give an example of the relative location of California. Possibility: CA is just north of Mexico and west of the state of Nevada.

Sacramento is in the Central Valley Region CA Regions 10 Points In which of California’s four natural regions is the state capital located? Sacramento is in the Central Valley Region

Which two deserts meet in California’s Desert Region? CA Regions 20 Points Which two deserts meet in California’s Desert Region? The Mojave and Colorado Deserts meet in the CA Desert Region

The Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys form the Central Valley Region. CA Regions 30 Points What two valleys form the Central Valley Region? The Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys form the Central Valley Region.

CA Regions 40 Points In the coastal region, what is different about the land of the northern coast from the southern coast? The northern coast has rocky cliffs, the southern coast has flatter sandy beaches.

Draw and Label CA’s Regions CA Regions 50 Points Draw and Label CA’s Regions

The Coastal Region is CA’s most populated. Climate & Vegetation 10 Points Which region is California’s most populated? The Coastal Region is CA’s most populated.

The Desert Region is found in the rain shadow. Climate & Vegetation 20 Points Which region is found in the rain shadow? The Desert Region is found in the rain shadow.

The climate of CA’s northern coast is cool and wet. Climate & Vegetation 30 Points Which best describes the climate of California’s northern coast? The climate of CA’s northern coast is cool and wet.

Most precipitation falls on the western side of the mountains in CA. Climate & Vegetation 40 Points In California, most precipitation falls on which sides of the mountains? Most precipitation falls on the western side of the mountains in CA.

Typically the Coast Redwood grows taller. Climate & Vegetation 50 Points Which type of tree can typically grow taller, the Coast Redwood or the Giant Sequoia? Typically the Coast Redwood grows taller.

Is OPA located in a rural, suburban, or urban area? Where CA’s Live 10 Points Is OPA located in a rural, suburban, or urban area? OPA is located in a suburban area.

Define what a metropolitan area is. Where CA’s Live 20 Points Define what a metropolitan area is. A metropolitan area is a large city together with nearby smaller cities and suburbs.

Los Angeles is CA’s largest metropolitan area. Where CA’s Live 30 Points What is California’s largest metropolitan area? Los Angeles is CA’s largest metropolitan area.

What are the two regions that have the lowest population densities? Where CA’s Live 40 Points What are the two regions that have the lowest population densities? The Desert Region and the Mountain Region have the lowest population densities.

How have people modified rural areas CA in order to live there? Where CA’s Live 50 Points How have people modified rural areas CA in order to live there? People have used irrigation to make many rural areas in CA farming communities.

Life in CA 10 Points What is a recreational activity that someone in the Coastal Region might participate in? Boating, fishing, surfing, and swimming are all recreational activities in the Coastal Region.

Life in CA 20 Points What is a recreational activity that someone in the Mountain Region might participate in? Biking, hiking, fishing, river rafting and rock climbing are summer recreation activities, skiing and snowboarding are winter activities.

Why is the Central Valley Region important to California? Life in CA 30 Points Why is the Central Valley Region important to California? It has very fertile soil making it the most important farming area in CA.

What California region has the most earthquake faults? Life in CA 40 Points What California region has the most earthquake faults? The Coastal region has the most earthquake faults – but earthquakes can happy throughout the state!

Life in CA 50 Points Name 4 of the 7 specific crops we discussed that farmers grow in the Central Valley Region. Farmers in the CA region grow almonds, walnuts, kiwifruit, apricots, olives, peaches, melons and other crops that do well in a warm, dry climate.