On-Line Geography Quiz                                                                       Geography 417

Quiz 7: Southern California

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Chapter Number:

 

1.

What industry occupied much of the Woolsey Canyon/Santa Susan Region up through the 1980s?

 

a.

Orange Groves

 

b.

Film and Television

 

c.

Defense Industries

Answer 1:

d.

Tourism

 

2.

According to Reynard Banham, the history of Los Angeles is a story of…

 

a.

robber barons from railroad times to today.

 

b.

the unscrupulous and profitable subdivision of land.

 

c.

the politics and profit from water

Answer 2:

d.

sun and surf by the seaside.

 

3.

How big is the San Fernando Valley?

 

a.

50 square miles

 

b.

100 square miles

 

c.

250 square miles

Answer 3:

d.

400 square miles

 

4.

According to Fradkin, the Los Angeles Times reprsented the past.  What did he say was a mirror of society but one that represented the future?

 

a.

KROQ, a radio station

 

b.

The Lakers' team composition

 

c.

The crowd at a Dodgers game

Answer 4:

d.

Bell High School

 

5.

Which ethnic group was the target of mob violence in 1872 that killed many more people than riots in 1965 or 1992?

 

a.

African Americans

 

b.

American Indians

 

c.

Japanese

Answer 5:

d.

Chinese