SpeedMatch Review Game

Central Valley

Both

Minerals

It is one of the most productive farming regions in California.

The Prime Meridian

The Sierra Nevadas

growing season

Coastal

industry

Climate

Northern and Western Hemispheres

Equator

Key

Los Angeles

North America

drought

By using a coordinate grid system, like a G.P.S.

Central Valley

People, ideas, and goods come from all over the world to California

Elevation

The Coastal Region

rain shadow

Coastal

Fault

Central Valley

Natural harbors

This natural resource is very important to the Mountain and Desert Region.

A map __________ helps you understand the symbols on a map

Dry climate

Which line separates the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere

When mountains act like huge walls, they prevent precipitation from falling because of the ________________

What continent is California located on?

A long growing season

This is a crack in the Earth's surface

How can lines of longitude and latitude help you find an absolute location?

Large cities

The largest natural feature in the Mountain Region is______________.

World's tallest trees

A ______________ is a long time with little or no rain

What line separates the Western and Eastern Hemispheres?

A ______________ is the amount of time you can raise crops.

An ___________ map helps you find how high or low a location is compared to the ocean.

The largest city in California, by population, is _______________________.

California's two natural harbors are located in this region

________________ is the weather that an area experiences most of the time, year after year.

The state capital is in Sacramento, which is in the ____________ Region.

Why is California's location on the Pacific Rim important?

Why is the Central Valley Region so important to California?

Which Hemispheres are California located on?

An _____________ is the same types of businesses or services provided to people

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Description	Match:
California's two natural harbors are located in this region	The Coastal Region
What line separates the Western and Eastern Hemispheres?	The Prime Meridian
What continent is California located on?	North America
Which Hemispheres are California located on?	Northern and Western Hemispheres
How can lines of longitude and latitude help you find an absolute location?	By using a coordinate grid system, like a G.P.S.
A ______________ is a long time with little or no rain	drought
A ______________ is the amount of time you can raise crops.	growing season
When mountains act like huge walls, they prevent precipitation from falling because of the ________________	rain shadow
An _____________ is the same types of businesses or services provided to people	industry
________________ is the weather that an area experiences most of the time, year after year.	Climate
An ___________ map helps you find how high or low a location is compared to the ocean.	Elevation
A map __________ helps you understand the symbols on a map	Key
This is a crack in the Earth's surface	Fault
Which line separates the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere	Equator
Why is California's location on the Pacific Rim important?	People, ideas, and goods come from all over the world to California
The largest natural feature in the Mountain Region is______________.	The Sierra Nevadas
The state capital is in Sacramento, which is in the ____________ Region.	Central Valley
The largest city in California, by population, is _______________________.	Los Angeles
This natural resource is very important to the Mountain and Desert Region.	Minerals
Why is the Central Valley Region so important to California?	It is one of the most productive farming regions in California.
Natural harbors	Coastal
Large cities	Both
Dry climate	Central Valley
World's tallest trees	Coastal
A long growing season	Central Valley