2 / 2 pts

Question 1

Salton Sea Video

According to the video, the Salton Sea is ___________ft below sea level

Correct! 280

1080

580

80

780

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Question 2

Salton Sea video

According to the video, in ancient times, the Colorado River emptied into
the Gulf of California near present day _______________

Indio, California

San Diego, California

Palm Springs, California

Tucson, Arizona

Correct! Yuma, Arizona

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Question 3

Salton Sea video

According to the video, the prehistoric version of the Salton Sea was
called

Mono Lake

Lake Bonneville

Lake Manly

Lake Mead

Correct! Lake Cahuilla

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Question 4

Salton Sea video

According to the video, in the early 1900s what happened to create the
Salton Sea?

An earthquake allowed groundwater to fill the sink

Canals were built to create the a lake

A massive El Nino system caused rain to fill the sink

Correct! The Colorado River flooded

The California Aqueduct system created a lake to bring water to San Diego
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Question 5

The Devil Wind

From the video, what famous Los Angeles author wrote about the 'Devil
Wind'?

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Ernest Hemingway

Correct! Raymond Chandler

Michael Connelly

James Ellroy

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Question 6

Devil Wind video

Which one is NOT a theory on how the winds got their name?

Correct! Saint Ana displayed her anger by sending the winds

The winds were named after Santa Ana Canyon

The Portola Expedition got caught in a wind storm

Mexican dictator Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

Spanish missionaries misinterpreting a Native American work

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Question 7

Devil Wind video

 According to the video, what group benefits from the Santa Ana winds?

Correct! Surfers

Burglers

Movie theaters

Doctors

Insurance people

Quiz Score: 14 out of 14