Geomorphic Provinces Flashcards
What is a california geomorphic province?
It’s a naturally defined geologic region with unique geology, unique topography and unique climate.
Why do we care about california geomorphic provinces in wildlife biology class?
Every province has unique biology. The geology of the area affects the climate which will affect the plants and in turn affect the animals.
How many miles long is The Great Valley?
400
Which province used to have grassland and marshes but now has farmland
The Great Valley
Which province is located from Sacramento Valley with the Sacramento River to San Joaquin Valley with the san Juaquin River.
The Great Valley
Which province is 400 miles long on the eastern side of CA?
Sierra Nevada
Which province features It has Yosemite, Sequoia and King Canyon National Park. Mt.Whitney on the Southern side?
Sierra Nevada
What province goes perpendicular east to west?
Transverse Range
Which province features Channel Island, Big Bear, Mt.Gregonio. St.Ynez Mountains.
Transverse Ranges
How tall is Mt.Gorgonio?
11,502 feet
Which is the highest peak in Southern California?
Mt.Gorgonio
Which province is located between the San Gabriel Mountains to San Bernardino Mountains
Transverse Ranges
Which province ranges are between 2,000 to 6,000 feet high
Coast Ranges
Which province features The California Current?
The Coast Range
Which province is separated by San Francisco Bay and ends by Santa Barbara.
Coast Ranges
Which province has characteristics of small mountains?
Peninsular Ranges
In which province is Mt.San Jacinto?
Peninsular Ranges
How tall is Mt.San Jacinto?
10,384 feet
Which mountain is the 2nd highest in Southern California?
Mt.San Jacinto
Which province is near La Basin, Orange county, Catalina Islands, Laguna Mts, Santa Monica Mts?
Peninsular Ranges
Which province has parallel basin(sunken) areas and ranges(uplifted/mts)
Basin & Range
Where is the Basin & Range located?
Death Valley
Which province has isolated desert ranges and desert plains?
Mojave Desert
What are “playas” in the Mojave Desert?
Dry lake beds
Which province is South of Basin and Range
Mojave Desert
Which province is 15,000 square miles long?
mojave desert
What are the characteristics of the bare lava in the Mojave desert?
dotted with small volcanic cinder cones and craters
Which province receives 4 to 15 inches of rain a year?
Mojave Desert
Which province has highs of 125 and lows of 60?
Mojave Desert
Which desert 15,000 years ago when the climate was cooler and wetter had streams and lakes, including a lake 100 miles long and 600 feet deep that filled Death Valley?
The Mojave Desert
Which province is called the “low desert”?
Colorado Desert
In what province is the Salton Sea?
Colorado Desert
Which province is in the northern coachella valley including palm springs?
Colorado Desert
Which province is in the northern part of the imperial valley?
Colorado Desert
Which province has playas?
Mojave Desert?
Which province has worn mountains separated by broad valleys and stretches of bare lava?
Mojave Desert
In which province do redwood forest thrive?
In the Coast Ranges
Which province is the largest mountain chain in CA?
Sierra Nevada
Which province features where the western slopes are gentle and wetter and the eastern slopes are steeper and drier?
Sierra Nevada
Which mountain is 11,502 feet high?
Mt.Gorgonio
In which province is Joshua Tree and Mojave Yucca located?
Mojave Desert
How many peaks is Mt. Whitney surrounded by?
5
In which province is Lake Tahoe located?
Sierra Nevada
How long is Lake Tahoe?
22 miles
How wide is Lake Tahoe?
10 miles wide
How many square miles is the Salton Sea?
360
How many feet below sea level is the Salton Sea?
235 feet
How many miles is the coastline of California?
1,100 miles
Which canyon is deeper than the Grand Canyon?
The Monterey Canyon
What’s the underwater extension of the continent?
The Continental Shelf
What’s the westward extension of southern California’s Santa Monica mountains?
The Channel Islands
How high off the sea floor do the Channel Islands rise?
2,000 feet
What separates The Channel Islands from the main land?
Santa Barbara Channel
What lies 30 miles west of San Francisco?
Farallon Islands
What region is veered eastward by the coastline?
Southern California Bight
What is the climate of the Southern California Bight?
Warmer
What is the name of the rocky headland?
Point Reyes
Which way did Point Reyes move during the earthquake of 1906?
North 21 feet
How many days a year is Point Reyes enshrouded in fog?
140 days
which province is stretching from Redding south to Bakersfield?
The Great Valley
which province is 50 miles wide?
The Great Valley
Which province has the largest contiguous flat topography west of the Great Plains?
The Great Valley
Which province farmlands are watered by snowmelt from the Sierras and the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers?
The Great Valley
Which province has wildflowers each spring?
The Great Valley
How high is Mount Shasta?
14,162 feet
Which are a double-peaked stratovolcano?
Mount Shasta and Subpeak Shastina
Where is Sierra Nevada?
3
Where is the Mojave Desert?
5
Where is Coast Range?
1
Where is Peninsular Range?
7
Where is Basin and Range?
4
Where is the Great Valley?
2
Where is Transverse Ranges?
6
Where is The Colorado Desert?
8
