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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 |
