Toponyms in southern california reflect which of the following

The correct answer here is the cultural heritage of the settlers.

Toponymy is basically in the simple terms the study of names of different places. Toponymy studies the origin, the use and the meanings of the names of places. They in a sense do represent a cultural heritage of the settlers, especially in Southern California with the names such as Los Angeles, San Bernardino, San Diego and so on which reflects the heritage of the original Spanish settlers.