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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Los Angeles Against the Mountains.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author learns that populations increased greatly in Southern California upon the arrival of what?
(a) Missionaries.
(b) Railroads.
(c) Cargo ships.
(d) Research facilities.

2. How many people live on the Los Angeles County coastal plain below the San Gabriel Mountains?
(a) Two million.
(b) Eight million.
(c) Half a million.
(d) Fifteen million.

3. What often precedes the heaviest rainfall that can trigger a debris flow down the San Gabriel Mountains?
(a) Tornadic activity.
(b) Strong desert winds.
(c) Five or more days of rain.
(d) Dry lightning.

4. What position does Magnus Magnusson hold in 1973?
(a) Mayor.
(b) Governor.
(c) Prime Minister.
(d) Ambassador.

5. Miner Harkness, a native of the mountainous regions of Southern California, feels that flood control engineers have no perspective because they:
(a) Squander taxpayers' money.
(b) Want to create projects regardless of safety issues.
(c) Aggravate the mountain erosion problem by building roads.
(d) Fail to consider the history of the region.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the early 1800s, private plantation owners in Louisiana levee riverbanks to:

2. While aboard the Mississippi on his annual trip, General Sands tries to:

3. Why do residents of Heimaey hose down oncoming lava?

4. How do the returning residents benefit from the cooled but still hot lava rocks on Vestmannaeyjar?

5. In the 1800s, why do levee districts and boards form in Louisiana?

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