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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The Sierra Nevada foothills are how many miles across the Central Valley from San Francisco?
2. Who did Charles Rockwood convince to join forces with him in irrigation, according to the author in Chapter Four?
3. When was John Wesley Powell born?
4. Almost all of the rain in Napa Valley falls between which months?
5. 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?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happened to the populations of Nebraska and Kansas in 1890?
2. Who was General John Wesley Powell? How does the author describe him?
3. Describe the author of the book. What relevant professional experience does Reisner have to ecology?
4. What actions did Franklin D. Roosevelt take following the Dust Bowl in regard to water projects?
5. How does the author describe the Colorado River in the beginning of Chapter Four?
6. What are the historical foci of Marc Reisner in writing Cadillac Desert?
7. How does the author describe Los Angeles’s power in its struggle for the Colorado River in Chapter Four?
8. How does the author describe the American West in Chapter One?
9. What publication does the author describe which was written by John Wesley Powell?
10. Who won in the struggles over the Colorado River, according to the author in Chapter Four?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the life and beliefs of Brigham Young. Why were the Mormons persecuted in the East for their beliefs? What made them choose to move to the West?What was this region like at the time of the Mormon settlement? How did they change it?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the explorations of the American West from 1540 through the 1800s. How did perceptions change of the West based upon these explorations?What role did Jefferson have in the exploration of the West? What were Lewis and Clark’s impressions of this rugged terrain?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Emil Haury and the Hohokam culture. What book did Haury write about the Hohokam? What reasons did he give for their disappearance? theories does the author present? Do they differ from Haury’s? Why or why not?
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