Geo Been Quiz 2 MSN

Which state is known as the Mountain State because much of it is covered by the Appalachian Mountains?

• Tennessee

• New Jersey

• West Virginia

• Montana

Garnet, opal, and topaz are types of gem that occur naturally in which mountainous state known as the Gem State?

• Idaho

• Minnesota

• Tennessee

• Utah

Which state, one of the last to join the Union, is known as the Last Frontier because of its large, unsettled interior?

• Oklahoma

• Alaska

• Texas

• Montana

Which state is nicknamed the Prairie State due to the vast grasslands that once covered the mainly flat state?

• North Carolin

• Montana

• Washington

• Illinois

The world’s biggest frog is the size of a house cat. The goliath frog lives in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea on which continent?

• South America

• Asia

• Africa

• North America

A 14-pound pearl was found in a giant clam. This pearl was discovered off the coast of the Philippines, an island country that is part of which continent?

• Australia

• Asia

• South America

• North America

There’s a forest of crooked trees in Poland. These oddly shaped pine trees are located near the Baltic Sea on which continent?

• Europe

• Asia

• Africa

• South America

. A long-running study has examined the relationship between the moose population of Michigan’s Isle Royale [ROY-uhl] and what animals that prey on them?

• Pumas

• Wolves

• Squirrel

• Deer

Karst features, which include cave systems in Kentucky and New Mexico, often form from the dissolving of what rock?

• Diamond

• Limestone

Nighthawks and black bears are among the residents of Maine’s Baxter State Park, the northern terminus of which hiking trail?

• Appalachian Trail

• Santa Fe Trail