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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. Which mountains separate southern California from the San Joaquin Valley?
2. The Kern County Land Company was originally put together by James Ben Ali Haggin and who?
3. In 1962, the total amount of federally built reservoir storage in the nation was somewhere around how many acres-feet?
4. In what year did the Hohokam culture disappear?
5. The author describes a restaurant at which hotel in Clayton, Georgia, in the beginning of Chapter Nine?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is the Fontenelle Dam described by the author? Where is it located?
2. What caused a change for California’s economy in the 1920s?
3. What were B. B. Moeur’s feelings about the Colorado River Compact?
4. How does the author describe the Hohokam’s efforts at irrigation in Chapter Eight?
5. Who were the members of the Hohokam culture? When did they thrive and disappear?
6. Who was Michael Strauss? How is he described by the author?
7. How does the author describe Floyd Elgin Dominy? When and where did he begin his career?
8. What was Floyd Elgin Dominy’s position at the Board of Reclamation? How did he feel about his position?
9. How does the author describe the principle limiting factor in Californian water supply currently in Chapter Ten?
10. How does the author describe the benefits of the Central Valley Project for American farmers in Chapter Ten?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss the impact of damming in the American South. Why did the South construct as many dams as it did? How do these dams differ from those in California and the West? What has been their impact on the environment?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the Reclamation Act and its impact on the environment of the American West. When was the Act introduced? Who supported it? Why?
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