chapter 8 lesson 2 - Southern California Grows

Question 1

Santa Fe Railroad

Answer 1

a railroad built in 1887 that competed with the Southern Pacific Railroad

Question 2

how did they compete

Answer 2

lowered fairs which made people come from east to southern caifornia

Question 3

why did people think coming to Southern California would make them healthier

Answer 3

advertisements from railroads claiming that warmer climate makes the sick well and strong more vigorous

Question 4

san pedro bay

Answer 4

harbor built in Los Angeles making it one of the busiest ports on the Pacific Coast

Question 5

why was san pedro port built

Answer 5

LA was growing fast so it needed a harbor to bring supplies

Question 6

petroleum

Answer 6

oil discovered in Southern California

Question 7

edward dohney

Answer 7

discovered large amounts of oil in Los Angeles

Question 8

boom

Answer 8

a time of big economic growth

Question 9

derrick

Answer 9

tower built over an oil well to hold drilling machines

Question 10

what happened when oil was discovered in LA

Answer 10

people began drilling for oil all over LA. 2300 wells had been built

Question 11

why did the railroads start using oil

Answer 11

oil was cheaper and burned more clean than coal. demand went up

Question 12

how did automobiles create a need for oil

Answer 12

gas was needed to run cars

Question 13

reserviors

Answer 13

human made lakes

Question 14

willliam mulholland

Answer 14

built first aqueduct

Question 15

aqueduct

Answer 15

large pipe or canal that carries water from one place to another

Question 16

what did the aqueduct do for LA

Answer 16

brought millions of gallons of water into LA area

Question 17

hydroelectric power

Answer 17

electricity produced by using waterpower

Question 18

why did it take so long to build the aqueduct

Answer 18

they had to blast tunnels through the sierra nevada and clear paths across the mojave desert

Question 19

how did the aqueduct hurt people in owen valley

Answer 19

so much water was taken away that farmers and ranchers didn’t have enough fior their crops and animals

Question 20

what had LA done to the owens river

Answer 20

bought the land on both sides of the river which let them controll the water

Question 21

how did the people of owens valley try to stop the flow of water into the aqueduct

Answer 21

used dynamite to blast holes in the aqueduct

Question 22

how did the aqueduct affect people of owens valley

Answer 22

river went dry forming dust clouds. created health problems. engineers set up pipelines to bring water back and reduce dust.