California Close Up Layered Book General California Information Importance of Water Natural Hazards Nonrenewable Resources Renewable Resources

General California Information 1. Place in Atmosphere: Latitude: _______________ Hemisphere: _____________ 2. Ocean Along Coastline: ________________________ 3. Name of Three Tectonic Plates that Meet in California: 1. ______________ 2. _____________ 3. ______________ Copy the standards from page C1. Copy and answer the following:

Importance of Water Copy Figure 3, page C17. Copy Table 1, page C16. Importance of Water 1. The source of California’s freshwater is from ___________. 2. California’s water is transported by ______________. 3. The supply of water is [low/high] whereas the demand for water is [low/high]. 4. The _______ industry has the highest need for water. Climate Differences Between Northern and Southern California Average temperatures are _____________ (NC) and ___________ (SC). Average precipitation is __________ (NC) and _________ (SC).

Natural Hazards Copy Figure 2, page C22. *Add San Andreas Fault (use. Copy the “Natural Hazards” Tree Map. Copy Figure 3, page C23.

Nonrenewable Resources Copy Table 2, page C20. Copy the “Nonrenewable Resources” Tree Map. Copy Figure 5, page C18 (only add the nonrenewable resource).

Renewable Resources Copy Figure 2, pg 167 OR Figure 3, pg Copy the “Renewable Resources” Tree Map. Copy Figure 5, page C18 (only add the renewable resource).

Natural Hazards Earthquakes Volcanoes LandslidesTsunamis Coastal Erosion Sea-Level Rise *When stress is high along a fault, energy is released (earthquake) *Rocks along a fault move. *Example: San Andreas Fault (transform boundary) *Formation along convergent boundary (subduction zone). *Eruptions due to movement along all plate boundaries and hot spots. *Example: Lassen Peak *Due to loose sedimentary rocks along young, steep mountains. *Due to high rainfall rates *Examples: Malibu and La Conchita *Due to large earthquakes and/or volcanic eruptions in the ocean resulting in a large wave. *Example: 1964 Alaska Earthquake *Sea cliff erosion due to high coastal wave impact resulting in an uneven coastline. *Coastal roads and structures are also affected. *Example: Malibu *Due to melting of the glaciers, the level of the sea rises resulting in flooding of California coastline cities. *Examples: Sunset Beach and San Francisco Bay

Nonrenewable Resources OilNatural Gas Coal *Highly abundant resource but consumed quickly. *Have to drill and dig within oil fields. *Along with natural gas, provides 78% of all energy used in California. *Use is harmful to environment. *Highly abundant resource but consumed quickly. *Have to drill to get natural gas. *Along with oil, provides 78% of all energy used in California. *Use is harmful to environment. *Fuel that is burned to provide energy for California factories and industries. *Mined out of state but highly used in California. *Use is harmful to environment. Definition: Natural resources that cannot be replaced or replenished in our lifetime

Renewable Resources Geothermal Energy Hydroelectric Energy Solar Energy Wind Energy Definition: Natural resources that can be replaced or replenished within our lifetime *Energy that is generated by the heat of the Earth’s interior. *Wells or turbines are used to extract and generate energy from the steam. *Usage is not harmful to the environment. *Example: Geysers (largest geothermal field in San Francisco) *Energy that is generated by water. *Water is passed through turbines to generate energy. *Usage is not harmful to the environment. *Example: Shasta Dam *Energy that is generated by the sun’s radiation. *Sun’s radiation is captured by solar panels. *Usage is not harmful to the environment. *Example: Mojave Desert (solar electric generating plant that supplies energy to the Los Angeles area) *Energy that is generated by winds (Westerlies of California). *Windmills and wind turbines capture the energy generated by the winds. *Usage is not harmful to the environment. *Example: Palm Springs