What is the relationship, if any, between the location patterns of California's largest metropolitan areas and the most seismically active parts of the state?

What will be an ideal response?


This question is not directly covered in the text, but students might infer that because most large cities are located near the coast and the plate boundary is also located near the coast, that there tends to be dense populations in seismically active areas.

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

You might also like to view...

All of the following are examples of descriptive classifications except

A) igneous vs. sedimentary vs. metamorphic rocks. B) silica rich vs. silica poor vs. intermediate rocks. C) dark-colored vs. medium-colored vs. light-colored rocks. D) carbonate vs. mixed-carbonate vs. non-carbonate rocks.

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

With deforestation,

A. more insolation is used for evaporation and more for sensible heating of the ground surface. B. less insolation is used for evaporation and less for sensible heating of the ground surface. C. less insolation is used for evaporation and more for sensible heating of the ground surface. D. more insolation is used for evaporation and less for sensible heating of the ground surface.

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

The east and west coasts of the North America have very different temperatures at the same latitude primarily because of ocean currents

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences

In recent years, the duration of residency for unauthorized immigrants to the United States has been

A) decreasing. B) increasing. C) relatively constant. D) has averaged only 2 years. E) unknown since the immigrants are unauthorized.

Environmental & Atmospheric Sciences