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A) Humid subtropical climate B) Desert climate C) Warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb) D) Tropical rainforest climate
A) Santa Barbara, Catalina, San Clemente B) San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, and Anacapa C) Santa Monica, Ventura, Malibu D) Santa Catalina, San Nicolas, Santa Cruz
A) 100 Ma B) 145 Ma (million years ago) C) 65 Ma D) 200 Ma
A) Monterey Formation B) Pozo Formation C) Jalama Formation D) Canada Formation
A) Dacitic pyroclastic deposits B) Rhyolitic lava domes C) Basalt and andesite flows with pillow structures D) Trachytic lava tubes
A) Early Eocene B) Late Cretaceous C) Middle Miocene D) Pleistocene
A) 10,000 feet thick B) 5,000 feet thick C) 30,000 feet thick D) Up to 23,000 feet thick
A) Garlock Fault B) San Andreas Fault C) Hayward Fault D) Santa Cruz Island Fault
A) Willows Diorite B) Santa Cruz Island schist C) San Onofre Breccia D) Alamos Tonalite
A) Pleistocene glacial deposits B) Lower Tertiary sequence including Pozo, Canada, Jolla Vieja, and Cozy Dell Formations C) Jurassic limestone formations D) Upper Cretaceous sandstone formations
A) Santa Barbara and Ventura islands B) Santa Cruz and Anacapa islands C) Catalina and San Clemente islands D) San Miguel and Santa Rosa islands
A) 5,000 to 10,000 YBP B) 20,000 to 30,000 YBP C) 50,000 to 60,000 YBP D) 12,840 to >47,000 YBP (years before present)
A) Stanton Ranch Member B) Prisoner's Harbor Member C) Devil's Peak Member D) Griffith Canyon Member
A) Major fault aligned with the Northern Channel Islands B) Glacial moraine C) Canyon D) River delta
A) Jalama Formation B) Pozo Formation C) Basalt-basaltic andesite and andesite volcanic flows D) Canada Formation
A) Late Jurassic, same as Alamos Tonalite (145 Ma) B) Miocene C) Pleistocene D) Early Cretaceous
A) Approximately 11 days. B) Around 3 weeks. C) Nearly 20 days. D) About 5 days.
A) 800 square miles (2,100 km2). B) 1,200 square miles (3,100 km2). C) 500 square miles (1,300 km2). D) 1,000 square miles (2,600 km2).
A) More than 5,000 avians. B) Over 3,600 avians. C) Approximately 1,000 avians. D) Around 2,500 avians.
A) The San Francisco Bay oil spill. B) The Gulf of Mexico spill. C) The Union Oil spill. D) The Santa Barbara Channel spill.
A) 29 natural oil seeps. B) 50 natural oil seeps. C) 15 natural oil seeps. D) 45 natural oil seeps.
A) John Muir in the early 1900s. B) Captain James Cook in 1769. C) Lewis and Clark during their expedition. D) Father Pedro Font in 1776.
A) Natural gas deposits. B) The petroliferous Monterey Shale. C) Volcanic activity. D) Decomposing organic matter.
A) In Santa Barbara. B) On Anacapa Island. C) In the city of Ventura. D) In Los Angeles.
A) 699 acres. B) 60,645 acres. C) 9,325 acres. D) 52,794 acres.
A) 76%. B) 100%. C) 24%. D) 50%.
A) 150,000 acres (607.48 km2). B) 249,354 acres (1,009.10 km2). C) 200,000 acres (810.12 km2). D) 300,000 acres (1,216.00 km2).
A) Three-quarters. B) Half. C) One-third. D) Two-thirds.
A) Six B) Five C) All eight D) Three
A) The Nature Conservancy B) National Park Service C) UNESCO D) California State Parks
A) 1980 B) 1542 C) 1938 D) 1976
A) 1965 B) 1980 C) 1938 D) 1976
A) Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo B) Ferdinand Magellan C) Hernando de Soto D) Christopher Columbus
A) Wilderness Area B) National Monument C) World Heritage Site D) Biosphere reserve
A) Gambel's deer mouse B) Grizzly bear C) Mountain lion D) Raccoon
A) Sin nombre hantavirus B) Plague C) West Nile virus D) Lyme disease
A) Blue whale B) Humpback whale C) Great white shark D) Orca
A) Kayaking B) Fishing C) Surfing D) Snorkeling
A) Sea Explorer 45 ft. B) Marine Adventurer 70 ft. C) Surf Ranger LCM-8 landing craft D) Ocean Voyager 60 ft.
A) Winter B) Summer C) Autumn D) Spring |