What event contributed to California's increasing importance in world trade?
a. The opening of the Suez Canal
b. The opening of the Panama Canal
c. The opening of the Panama Pacific Rim International Port in San Francisco
d. The creation of the Sunkist brand of oranges
Question 2
The controversy over the damming of Hetch-Hetchy Valley
a. came as a result of the city of San Francisco's secret deal to purchase water rights in the Hetch-Hetchy Valley.
b. signified a major victory for the new environmental movement led by John Muir.
c. revealed a major philosophical difference among the emerging environmentalists between preservation and conservation.
d. ended when President Roosevelt signed the legislation that allowed for the construction to begin.
Rusty-tipped Page (Siproeta epaphus), Butterfly World (Florida)
A Splash of Color in a Frozen World of White
The world’s longest glass-bottomed bridge
Crossing the border at Calexico, California.
Soil Erosion and Degradation in the world
Power-tower in Southern California, largest such facility in the world