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| geography | the study of people and places on Earth | 
| continent | a large mass of land on Earth’s surface | 
| equator | an equal distance from the two poles North and South | 
| hemisphere | a half sphere, or globe | 
| california’s location | on the Pacific Ocean, north of Mexico, south of Oregon, and west of Nevada and Arizona | 
| Geographers ask 4 questions | Where is it? What is it like there? Why is it there? How has it changed? | 
| landform | a shape or feature on Earth’s surface, such as a mountain or a valley | 
| delta | a wide, flat, area of land near the mouth of a river | 
| environment | everything that surrounds and affects living things | 
| California's two major mountain ranges | Coast Ranges and Sierra Nevada | 
| Where are most Californian towns? | in the low part of the Coast Ranges | 
| What created many of California’s mountains? | volcanoes | 
| What reshaped California's landforms and the course of rivers? | earthquakes | 
| Which fault runs through parts of California? | San Andreas Fault | 
| What did erosion help to create in California? | valleys and mountain passes | 
| How does California’s land and water affect people? | it affect where people live and what they do | 
| What are the names of the two largest lakes in the high Sierra Nevada called? | Lake Tahoe and Mono Lake | 
| climate | the usual weather of a place over time | 
| region | is made up of places that have certain features that are alike | 
| wetland | low area that has water on or near the surface of the land | 
| desert | a region that gets little rain | 
| Three things affect climate. | distance from the equator, distance from the ocean, and elevation | 
| California’s four main regions | the coast, the mountains, the Central Valley, and the desert | 
| California’s largest city | Los Angeles | 
| Which region are California’s largest cities found? | coast region | 
| What is the name of the state’s highest peak called in the Sierra Nevada?. | Mount Whitney | 
| Where does California water come from? | The northern mountains get snow which provides our water. | 
| Where is California’s largest wetland? | the delta where Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers meet east of San Francisco | 
| What is most of the Central Valley today? | farmland | 
| What is California’s largest desert? | Mojave Desert | 
| What is the lowest land in the United States? | Death Valley | 
| natural resource | anything from nature that people use | 
| renewable resources | can be replaced after people use them | 
| nonrenewable resources | things that nature cannot replace or renew once they are used | 
| flow resource | something such as wind or sunshine that must be used when and where it is available |