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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 & 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1962, there were how many megawatts of installed hydroelectric generating capacity in the United States?
(a) 37,342.
(b) 66,238.
(c) 112,564.
(d) 14,595.

2. Who did Charles Rockwood convince to join forces with him in irrigation, according to the author in Chapter Four?
(a) N.H. Darton.
(b) George Chaffey.
(c) Bill Warne.
(d) Michael Robinson.

3. The negotiation of the Colorado River Compact took place in what year, under the guidance of Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover?
(a) 1958.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1885.
(d) 1900.

4. In 1885, the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad linked Los Angeles directly with what city?
(a) New York City.
(b) Boston.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Kansas City.

5. When did the American Revolutionary War end?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1783.
(c) 1823.
(d) 1945.

Short Answer Questions

1. Historically, the four rivers of Tulare Basin went into two terminal lakes, Tulare and what?

2. In 1848, what was the population of San Francisco?

3. According to the author in the Introduction, “On the east side of the Sierra-Cascade crest, moisture drops immediately from as much as 150 inches of precipitation on the western slope to as little as” how many inches on the eastern slope?

4. The author states in the Introduction that California has the two biggest irrigation projects on earth, but its irrigated acreage is not much larger than what U.S. state?

5. Which states are touched by the Colorado River?

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