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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. With "City Flow" moving towards them in Heimaey, what do pumping crews do?
(a) Send an emergency request for more crews and equipment.
(b) Dismantle and move equipment to save it.
(c) Abandon efforts and run away.
(d) Board a ship and leave.

2. In 1973, what happens to the Old River Control structure despite engineers drilling it and filling it with cement?
(a) The structure is knocked down and rebuilt.
(b) The entire project is cancelled.
(c) The foundation is eroded and undermined.
(d) Funding to strengthen the structure is cut.

3. In the 1800s, swamps in Louisiana are drained and used as what?
(a) Hideouts.
(b) Storage pits.
(c) Farmland.
(d) Military camps.

4. What does the author say happens in the area of the Atchafalaya River in the spring of 1973?
(a) Dry conditions bring the river levels down, grounding countless boats.
(b) River levels rise and surrounding fields are covered in brown floodwater.
(c) Three hurricanes devastate the region, leaving millions homeless.
(d) Freak storms from the north bring snow to the region, freezing the rivers solid.

5. How many bowl-shaped excavations line the San Gabriel Mountains to catch debris falling from the mountains?
(a) Twenty-three.
(b) Sixty-four.
(c) Two hundred and nine.
(d) One hundred and twenty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the purpose of the debris basins that line the San Gabriel Mountains?

2. The citrus groves that once occupied the space at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains have been replaced by:

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

4. After the U.S. Army Corps takes control of the Atchafalaya, Old Cajun bayou life is:

5. What are residents of French Acadia called?

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