Download Exam 3 Study Guide - Geography of California | GEOG 0003 and more Exams Geography in PDF only on Docsity! California Geography 3 Sierra College C.J.Cox STUDY GUIDE TEST #3 CALIFORNIA LANDFORMS, CLIMATE, WATER, AGRICULTURE & ECONOMICS Note: One side of an 8 x 11 piece of paper with your notes may be used for this exam. However, no maps may be used or lists arranged in a geographic manner. These notes are restricted to information on California Economy, Agriculture and Climate only. Please no definitions of landforms, or any information on the California Water System on any part of your notes. Notes from the textbook and atlas are strongly encouraged! 1. What is climate? What is weather? 2. What are the Koppen climate regions based on? (That is how did Koppen determine which climates were where?) 3. What is the climate type (common name & letters) for Rocklin & Grass Valley 4. Where are most sand bars on an old age river located? 5. What is an alluvial fan? A delta? 6. How is a glacial horn created? A glacial arete? 7. In mountains were glaciers have been active, how do the mountains appear? 8. What is a mesa? A badland? A wash or arroyo 9. Explain the formation of a bajada? A playa? 10. What is the dominant type of climate in California? 11. What is the dominant vegetation in our climate area/? 12. What type of vegetation is found in desert climates? Steppe climates 13. Which climate is not found in California? 14. What are the symbols for a desert climate? A steppe climate? Mediterranean climate? 15. Why does California have temperate mild climates throughout most of the state? 16. In the Koppen classification system which letter indicates summer drought? 17. Be able to explain how the major rivers of California’s Central Valley flow. ((from where and to where)
