Please note, the below study guide tips don’t represent everything that will be on the quiz, but they still should give you a good start on reviewing the material. I highly recommend reviewing them.
Write up your very own study guide for Quiz 2. The study guide can be any format
Your Module 2 study guide (and the quiz next week) will cover the following material:
Introduction to Water: Chapter 3
Cadillac Desert: Chapters 2 & 10
The DamNation Documentary
Module 2 Review Tips
What do you know about the State Water Project? The Central Valley Project? The California Water Plan? The Colorado River Delivery system? The LA Aqueduct? (Familiarity with the different water projects in CA will help you with 1/3 of the quiz!)
By how much does the maximum allowable water use allocated by water agencies exceed what’s actually available each year?
What are some problems associated with irrigation?
What percentage of water goes to irrigation?
What do you know about dams? Which dam in the US is the largest? Which is the tallest? Do you know where the O’Shaughnessy Dam is? The Hoover Dam? The Grand Coulee Dam?
How cost effective are fish hatcheries?
What do you know about the early days of Los Angeles? Mullholland?
What can you tell me about Owens Valley? Mono Lake? Owens Lake?
Why did Los Angeles target Owens Valley instead of closer sources of water?