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Geomorphic Provinces Flashcards

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1
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What is a california geomorphic province?

A

It’s a naturally defined geologic region with unique geology, unique topography and unique climate.

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Why do we care about california geomorphic provinces in wildlife biology class?

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Every province has unique biology. The geology of the area affects the climate which will affect the plants and in turn affect the animals.

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How many miles long is The Great Valley?

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400

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Which province used to have grassland and marshes but now has farmland

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The Great Valley

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Which province is located from Sacramento Valley with the Sacramento River to San Joaquin Valley with the san Juaquin River.

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The Great Valley

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Which province is 400 miles long on the eastern side of CA?

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Sierra Nevada

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Which province features It has Yosemite, Sequoia and King Canyon National Park. Mt.Whitney on the Southern side?

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Sierra Nevada

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What province goes perpendicular east to west?

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Transverse Range

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Which province features Channel Island, Big Bear, Mt.Gregonio. St.Ynez Mountains.

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Transverse Ranges

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How tall is Mt.Gorgonio?

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11,502 feet

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Which is the highest peak in Southern California?

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Mt.Gorgonio

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Which province is located between the San Gabriel Mountains to San Bernardino Mountains

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Transverse Ranges

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Which province ranges are between 2,000 to 6,000 feet high

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Coast Ranges

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14
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Which province features The California Current?

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The Coast Range

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Which province is separated by San Francisco Bay and ends by Santa Barbara.

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Coast Ranges

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Which province has characteristics of small mountains?

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Peninsular Ranges

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17
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In which province is Mt.San Jacinto?

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Peninsular Ranges

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18
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How tall is Mt.San Jacinto?

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10,384 feet

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Which mountain is the 2nd highest in Southern California?

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Mt.San Jacinto

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Which province is near La Basin, Orange county, Catalina Islands, Laguna Mts, Santa Monica Mts?

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Peninsular Ranges

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Which province has parallel basin(sunken) areas and ranges(uplifted/mts)

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Basin & Range

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Where is the Basin & Range located?

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Death Valley

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23
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Which province has isolated desert ranges and desert plains?

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Mojave Desert

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What are “playas” in the Mojave Desert?

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Dry lake beds

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Which province is South of Basin and Range

A

Mojave Desert

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Which province is 15,000 square miles long?

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mojave desert

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What are the characteristics of the bare lava in the Mojave desert?

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dotted with small volcanic cinder cones and craters

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Which province receives 4 to 15 inches of rain a year?

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Mojave Desert

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29
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Which province has highs of 125 and lows of 60?

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Mojave Desert

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30
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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?

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The Mojave Desert

31
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Which province is called the “low desert”?

A

Colorado Desert

32
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In what province is the Salton Sea?

A

Colorado Desert

33
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Which province is in the northern coachella valley including palm springs?

A

Colorado Desert

34
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Which province is in the northern part of the imperial valley?

A

Colorado Desert

35
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Which province has playas?

A

Mojave Desert?

36
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Which province has worn mountains separated by broad valleys and stretches of bare lava?

A

Mojave Desert

37
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In which province do redwood forest thrive?

A

In the Coast Ranges

38
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Which province is the largest mountain chain in CA?

A

Sierra Nevada

39
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Which province features where the western slopes are gentle and wetter and the eastern slopes are steeper and drier?

A

Sierra Nevada

40
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Which mountain is 11,502 feet high?

A

Mt.Gorgonio

41
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In which province is Joshua Tree and Mojave Yucca located?

A

Mojave Desert

42
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How many peaks is Mt. Whitney surrounded by?

A

5

43
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In which province is Lake Tahoe located?

A

Sierra Nevada

44
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How long is Lake Tahoe?

A

22 miles

45
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How wide is Lake Tahoe?

A

10 miles wide

46
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How many square miles is the Salton Sea?

A

360

47
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How many feet below sea level is the Salton Sea?

A

235 feet

48
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How many miles is the coastline of California?

A

1,100 miles

49
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Which canyon is deeper than the Grand Canyon?

A

The Monterey Canyon

50
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What’s the underwater extension of the continent?

A

The Continental Shelf

51
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What’s the westward extension of southern California’s Santa Monica mountains?

A

The Channel Islands

52
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How high off the sea floor do the Channel Islands rise?

A

2,000 feet

53
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What separates The Channel Islands from the main land?

A

Santa Barbara Channel

54
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What lies 30 miles west of San Francisco?

A

Farallon Islands

55
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What region is veered eastward by the coastline?

A

Southern California Bight

56
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What is the climate of the Southern California Bight?

A

Warmer

57
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What is the name of the rocky headland?

A

Point Reyes

58
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Which way did Point Reyes move during the earthquake of 1906?

A

North 21 feet

59
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How many days a year is Point Reyes enshrouded in fog?

A

140 days

60
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which province is stretching from Redding south to Bakersfield?

A

The Great Valley

61
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which province is 50 miles wide?

A

The Great Valley

62
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Which province has the largest contiguous flat topography west of the Great Plains?

A

The Great Valley

63
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Which province farmlands are watered by snowmelt from the Sierras and the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers?

A

The Great Valley

64
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Which province has wildflowers each spring?

A

The Great Valley

65
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How high is Mount Shasta?

A

14,162 feet

66
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Which are a double-peaked stratovolcano?

A

Mount Shasta and Subpeak Shastina

67
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Where is Sierra Nevada?

A

3

68
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Where is the Mojave Desert?

A

5

69
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Where is Coast Range?

A

1

70
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Where is Peninsular Range?

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7

71
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Where is Basin and Range?

A

4

72
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Where is the Great Valley?

A

2

73
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Where is Transverse Ranges?

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6

74
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Where is The Colorado Desert?

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