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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 & 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) 13.
(b) 22.
(c) 38.
(d) 4.

2. How much of the water in California is used for irrigation purposes, according to the author?
(a) 25%.
(b) 65%.
(c) 40%.
(d) 80%.

3. What were a series of conflicts between the city of Los Angeles, farmers and ranchers in the Owens Valley of Eastern California, and environmentalists called?
(a) The Urban Water Hoard.
(b) The California Water Wars.
(c) The Aquatic Revolution.
(d) The Great Acquisition.

4. In what year was the Boulder Dam authorized and the All-American Canal on the condition that at least six of the seven states ratify the compact?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1917.
(c) 1928.
(d) 1936.

5. According to the author, “New England was completely forested in 1620 and nearly deforested” how many years later?
(a) 85.
(b) 120.
(c) 150.
(d) 30.

Short Answer Questions

1. What mountain range described in the Introduction stretches approximately 160 miles from the Utah-Idaho border, south through central Utah in the western United States?

2. 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?

3. How many acres of marsh and swamp forest were converted to farms in Arkansas and Louisiana, according to the author in the Introduction?

4. When was the Reclamation Act established?

5. Who does the author refer to as “horse-drawn Fresnoscraper kind of contractor” in Chapter Four?

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