Standard #6-11 Flashcards
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___% of the United States’ total agricultural output is grown in California.
25%
California produces about ___% of the world’s supply of ________
80%; almonds
The Great Central Valley has three parts. What are they?
Sacramento Valley, Anderson Valley, San Joaquin Valley
Located between San Luis Obispo and Monterey and is known as the ______ capital of the world
Salinas Valley; Lettuce
The raisin capital of the world
The Fresno area
The state’s richest agricultural region
The Imperial Valley
Two valleys that are a by-product of the Colorado River
Imperial Valley and Coachella Valley
_________ is a man who developed __________
Luther Burbank; hybrids
Symbol of Southern California
Oranges/citrus
Agriculture has declined due to increased __________ and demands for __________________
Population; land development
Top crop for Ventura County in 2023
Strawberries
Which crop suffered a decline? Why?
Avocados (51%). Delayed harvest bc of wet year, embargo in Mexico
Newcomer to top ten crops? Why?
Lettuce because Salinas Valley was hit with virus
Where does most of the water supply originate?
Northeast
Where is most of the water supply destined to go?
Central Valley, desert farmlands of southeast
What is a dam?
Walls that stop water flow
What is a reservoir?
Areas where water collects behind dams
What is an aqueduct?
Pipeline or channel made to carry water
Cradle of civilization
A place where a civilization began/early center of civilization whose ideas and practices spread to surrounding areas
Cultural contacts
Activities that promote/encourage contact
Natural barriers
Physical land features that keep people apart
Cultural barriers
Things that keep people apart
Nation
A group of people associated with a particular territory, that are sufficiently United enough to possess a government of its own… a country!
Standard of living
A measure of the quality of life of people, based on such things as ownership of material goods
