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WorksheetsImperial Valley History
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The Imperial Valley is part of what Desert?
Mojave
Colorado
Sahara
Imperial
The Native Americans who lived in the Imperial Valley were called the _______________.
Apache
Kumeyaay
Navajo
Hopi
The ancient lake that covered most of the Imperial Valley 500 years ago was called ______________.
The Salton Sea
Lake Cahuilla
Sunbeam Lake
Coachella Lake
The Imperial Valley was part of this Empire from 1542-1821.
Spanish
British
Mexican
French
This explorer traversed the Imperial Valley in 1774
Balboa
Cortes
De Anza
Columbus
The Mexican government built this fort in the Imperial Valley in 1825
Fort Mexico
Fort Imperial
Fort Pacheco
Fort Kumeyaay
The Imperial Valley became part of the United States after the ______________ War.
Spanish-American
Civil
Mexican-American
World
This man was the first to envision the Imperial Valley as a place of agriculture
Dr. Wozencraft
CR Rockwood
George Chaffey
A. Heber
The Imperial Valley gets its water from ________________.
The Salton Sea
Underground aquifers
Wells
The Colorado River
The canal that brings water to the Imperial Valley from the east is called the _______________ Canal
All-American
Alamo
Highline
Central Main
Rockwood created this company to create a canal system in the Imperial Valley.
Imperial Land. Co.
California Development Co.
All-American Water Co.
Rockwood and Associates
Rockwood created this company to bring settlers to the Imperial Valley.
Imperial Land. Co.
California Development Co.
All-American Water Co.
Rockwood and Associates
This company maintains the canals and provides electricity to the Imperial Valley.
Time Warner
Imperial Canal Co.
Water and Electricity Co.
Imperial Irrigation District
This mascot tells us not to swim in canals
Superman
The San Diego Chicken
Dippy Duck
The Pillsbury Doughboy
This body of water was formed from 1905-1907 as a result of flooding from the Colorado River.
Lake Cuahilla
Salton Sea
Sunbeam Lake
The Great Salt Lake
This war helped pull the Imperial Valley out of the Great Depression
Wolrd War I
World War II
Vietnam War
Civil War
The completion of this large infrastructure project meant that the Imperial Valley would no longer be subject to floods.
Hoover Dam
All-American Canal
The Border Wall
The Imperial Aqueduct
This group of people were removed from the Imperial Valley and placed in Internment Camps during WWII
The Japanese
The Chinese
The Indians
The Portuguese
The US increased security on the border because of fear of invasion from which country?
Japan
Soviet Union
Mexico
France
The military utilized the Imperial Valley during WWII primarily to train who?
Pilots
Aircraft Carriers
Infantry
Paratroopers
