H37 Module 1 Chapter 2
What does it mean to say the California has a "dynamic landscape?"
California has all types of setting and scenery, from the coast to the mountains
What climate types does California have?
California tends to have bipolar weather, from -60 to over 130
Who was Garciá Ordoñez de Montalvo?
Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo was a Castilian author who arranged the modern version of the chivalric romance Amadis of Gaul, written in three books in the 14th century by an unknown author.
Where does San Francisco and Oakland get their water?
Hetch Hetchy reservoir situated on the Tuolumne River in Yosemite National Park. Hetch Hetchy water travels 160 miles via gravity from Yosemite to the San Francisco Bay Area.
What is Las Sergas de Esplandián?
Las Sergas de Esplandián is the fifth book in a series of Spanish chivalric romance novels by Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo, which began with Amadís de Gaula. The first known edition of this work was published in Seville in July 1510
What is special about the Redwood, the Sequoia and the Bristlecone?
Redwood - tallest tree Sequoia- Bristlecone-
Where is California's central deep-water port?
The port of Hueneme is the only deep water harbor between Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay area and is the U.S. Port of Entry for California's central coast region. (View our Video) It serves International businesses and ocean carriers from the Pacific Rim and Europe.
Where does Los Angeles get its water?
from Northern California and the Colorado River, 10 percent from local groundwater sources, and a third from the Owens Valley
