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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. How does Sigurdur Steinthorsson monitor volcanic gases during the 1973 eruption?
2. What does "City Flow" do in Heimaey?
3. Valdimar Jonsson is a professor of what?
4. What happens when the north side of the volcanic mountain in Vestmannaeyjar breaks loose?
5. The U.S. Army Air Corps' actions on an insulating vent on Mauna Loa volcano in 1935 result in what?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe how Thorbjorn Sigurgeirsson and Sveinn Eiriksson work together to fight against the lava that threatens Heimaey's town and harbor.
2. How does the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration protect its sensitive, expensive equipment against damaging lava in Hawaii?
3. How old are the oldest parts of Hawaii and Iceland?
4. What hazards do workers face as they try to stop the lava flows?
5. The author moves away from his discussion of Iceland's 1973 lava eruptions to talk about Hawaii's volcanoes. Describe what he writes about the U.S. Army Air Corps' attempts to stop lava from burying Hawaii's towns and cities.
6. What is threatened in Heimaey as a result of the unexpected volcanic eruption of 1973?
7. How is Heimaey's harbor altered after the eruptions and lava flows of 1973?
8. Describe what happens to the north side of the growing volcano on Heimaey.
9. How do the views of Hawaiian natives towards volcanoes differ from the views of the U.S. Army Air Corps?
10. Who is Thorbjorn Sigurgeirsson, and what idea does he come up with?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Using specific examples from "Atchafalaya," describe how engineers, scientists, and politicians create new problems when they try to direct and engineer natural forces in an attempt to help the neighboring communities. What new problems are created? How do experts and officials try to solve these new problems? Are they successful or unsuccessful in their attempts? Explain.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast Louisiana's bayou life before and after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers develops the system of locks, gates, spillways, and structures to control the region's rivers.
Essay Topic 3
In detail, explain how carefully studying the geological history of a region before engineering a project could lead to more effective, efficient, and lasting solutions. What other factors do people need to consider to come up with better solutions? What factors get in the way of developing a viable solution? How can engineers, politicians, conservationists, and residents work together to develop the right solutions?
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