Reduced waterfall.
Question 2: Chinese history has seen periods of:
- An important role of the world stage
- Great economic and military power
- Internal strife and violence
Question 3: What do Los angeles and Beijing have in common?
They rely on diverted water sources to meet urban water consumption demands
Question 4: Los Angeles’ early 20th century campaign to acquire water for the city involved:
Buying up Owens Valley farm land at low prices and building an aqueduct to redirect river water
Question 5: The photograph titled “There it is. Take it” by William Mulholand (5 Nov, 1913)
captures:
The grand opening of Los Angeles Aqueduct
Question 6: Which of the following statements about public utilities (government provided
services such as water and electricity supply, and sewage disposal) are historically accurate:
- Government can require all properties to connect to services, making their networks
more efficient
- Governments do not need to make short term profits to return to investors, so services
can be less expensive.
- Governments can use operating surpluses in certain areas (such as urban centers and
wealthy districts) to make rates more affordable in more costly areas of service (such as
rural and impoverished districts).