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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. According to the author in Chapter Ten, “In Kern County, where the depth to groundwater is much greater, farmers who had pumped from 275 feet during World War II were pumping from 460 feet by” what year?

2. In what year was the Corps of Engineers officially christened with its current name?

3. The author states in Chapter Ten that agriculture uses what percent of all the water in California?

4. What important figure refused to attend the dedication of the Hoover Dam?

5. In 1964, what Interior Secretary ordered Commissioner Floyd Dominy to investigate the number of violations occurring within the service area of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the Central Valley Project different from other Reclamation projects, according to the author?

2. How does the author describe Floyd Elgin Dominy? When and where did he begin his career?

3. What project does the author describe as symbolic of California’s wealth in Chapter Ten?

4. How does the author describe the conservation movement’s efforts in relation to the water-development interests in Chapter Seven?

5. When did Floyd Elgin Dominy arrive at the Bureau of Reclamation? What were his assets there?

6. How is the Gila River in its historic past described by the author?

7. Who were the members of the Hohokam culture? When did they thrive and disappear?

8. What caused the disappearance of the members of the Hohokam civilization?

9. How does the author describe the principle limiting factor in Californian water supply currently in Chapter Ten?

10. What were B. B. Moeur’s feelings about the Colorado River Compact?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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 the impact of the Rocky Mountain Fur Trading Company in the settlement of the West. When was the company developed? What furs were the trappers seeking in crossing over the Mississippi? What environmental impact did they have there?

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