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Imperial Valley History

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Imperial Valley is part of what Desert?

a)

Mojave

b)

Colorado

c)

Sahara

d)

Imperial

2.

The Native Americans who lived in the Imperial Valley were called the _______________.

a)

Apache

b)

Kumeyaay

c)

Navajo

d)

Hopi

3.

The ancient lake that covered most of the Imperial Valley 500 years ago was called ______________.

a)

The Salton Sea

b)

Lake Cahuilla

c)

Sunbeam Lake

d)

Coachella Lake

4.

The Imperial Valley was part of this Empire from 1542-1821.

a)

Spanish

b)

British

c)

Mexican

d)

French

5.

This explorer traversed the Imperial Valley in 1774

a)

Balboa

b)

Cortes

c)

De Anza

d)

Columbus

6.

The Mexican government built this fort in the Imperial Valley in 1825

a)

Fort Mexico

b)

Fort Imperial

c)

Fort Pacheco

d)

Fort Kumeyaay

7.

The Imperial Valley became part of the United States after the ______________ War.

a)

Spanish-American

b)

Civil

c)

Mexican-American

d)

World

8.

This man was the first to envision the Imperial Valley as a place of agriculture

a)

Dr. Wozencraft

b)

CR Rockwood

c)

George Chaffey

d)

A. Heber

9.

The Imperial Valley gets its water from ________________.

a)

The Salton Sea

b)

Underground aquifers

c)

Wells

d)

The Colorado River

10.

The canal that brings water to the Imperial Valley from the east is called the _______________ Canal

a)

All-American

b)

Alamo

c)

Highline

d)

Central Main

11.

Rockwood created this company to create a canal system in the Imperial Valley.

a)

Imperial Land. Co.

b)

California Development Co.

c)

All-American Water Co.

d)

Rockwood and Associates

12.

Rockwood created this company to bring settlers to the Imperial Valley.

a)

Imperial Land. Co.

b)

California Development Co.

c)

All-American Water Co.

d)

Rockwood and Associates

13.

This company maintains the canals and provides electricity to the Imperial Valley.

a)

Time Warner

b)

Imperial Canal Co.

c)

Water and Electricity Co.

d)

Imperial Irrigation District

14.

This mascot tells us not to swim in canals

a)

Superman

b)

The San Diego Chicken

c)

Dippy Duck

d)

The Pillsbury Doughboy

15.

This body of water was formed from 1905-1907 as a result of flooding from the Colorado River.

a)

Lake Cuahilla

b)

Salton Sea

c)

Sunbeam Lake

d)

The Great Salt Lake

16.

This war helped pull the Imperial Valley out of the Great Depression

a)

Wolrd War I

b)

World War II

c)

Vietnam War

d)

Civil War

17.

The completion of this large infrastructure project meant that the Imperial Valley would no longer be subject to floods.

a)

Hoover Dam

b)

All-American Canal

c)

The Border Wall

d)

The Imperial Aqueduct

18.

This group of people were removed from the Imperial Valley and placed in Internment Camps during WWII

a)

The Japanese

b)

The Chinese

c)

The Indians

d)

The Portuguese

19.

The US increased security on the border because of fear of invasion from which country?

a)

Japan

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Mexico

d)

France

20.

The military utilized the Imperial Valley during WWII primarily to train who?

a)

Pilots

b)

Aircraft Carriers

c)

Infantry

d)

Paratroopers