Question 1

The Control of Nature

How old are the oldest parts of Hawaii and Iceland?

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Question 2

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What is the population of Iceland's Heimaey before and after the 1973 eruptions?

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Question 3

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How do residents of Heimaey benefit from the cooling but still hot lava after the 1973 eruptions?

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Question 4

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How is Heimaey's harbor altered after the eruptions and lava flows of 1973?

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Question 5

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The author begins this section with a true story of one family's ordeal in the San Gabriel Mountains. Summarize what the Genofiles go through during a significant rain and lightning storm.

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Question 6

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List the major natural hazards that Los Angeles County faces.

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Question 7

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Describe what debris basins look like and what they're used for in Los Angeles County.

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Question 8

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Who develops debris basins, and who manages them?

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Question 9

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After the debris flow nightmare the Genofile family goes through, why does Bob Genofile decide to rebuild on the same property?

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Question 10

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What primary factors make debris flows possible?

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Question 11

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Describe chaparral, the dense shrubs that grow on Southern California's mountains, and chaparral brush fires.

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Question 12

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Who is Wade Wells? What is the nature of his work?

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Question 13

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How do brush fires in the San Gabriel Mountains aggravate the downhill debris problem in Los Angeles County?

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Question 14

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Summarize the story the author tells of a gun hobbyist who inadvertently starts a brush fire in the Southern California mountains.

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Question 15

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The author meets Leon Silver, a Cal Tech geologist. Summarize their conversation.

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Question 16

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Summarize civil engineering professor Vito Vanoni's conversation with the author.

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Question 17

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John McPhee talks with Charles Colver, who comes from a family of citrus growers. What does Charles say about debris flows and citrus groves?

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Question 18

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Summarize how the author describes a one-street mountainside neighborhood named Pasadena Glen.

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Question 19

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Haines Canyon, the first of its kind debris basin in Los Angeles County, starts out as what?

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Question 20

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Over time, what happens to citrus groves that were planted below the Southern California mountain foothills?

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Question 21

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How do residents feel about debris basins?

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Question 22

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When the author asks several individuals why people are willing to live in dangerous areas, what are some of the answers he receives?

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Question 23

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Describe how the debris basins need to be maintained in order to remain effective.

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Question 24

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Looking at the three separate regions discussed in this book, namely, Louisiana, Iceland, and Southern California, what conclusions do you reach about the author's primary messages?

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Question 25

Slammed: A Novel

What are some items im the book slammed that mean something or are special to layken?

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