Source 1: Grizzly Encounters with Bears

How much better is a grizzly bear's sense of smell compared to humans?

• 210 times better

• 2,100 times better

• 21,000 times better

• 210,000 times better

During which centuries did people transform bear country by building towns, farms, ranches, roads, and a transcontinental railroad, driving bears from their habitat?

• 1600s and 1700s

• 1700s and 1800s

• 1800s and 1900s

• 1900s and 2000s

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

By what decade did grizzly bears occupy less than 2% of their native habitat?

• 1920s and 1930s

• 1940s and 1950s

• 1960s and 1970s

• 1980s and 1990s

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

When was the grizzly bear listed as threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA)?

• 1965

• 1975

• 1985

• 1995

How many grizzly human-bear encounters were reported in the Yellowstone region in 2018?

• Over 50 encounters

• Over 100 encounters

• Over 150 encounters

• Over 200 encounters

According to James Jonkel, what is the ideal condition for coexistence between humans and grizzlies?

• To have a clean, attractant-free landscape

• To have a landscape rich in food sources

• To have a landscape with barriers between humans and bears

• To have a landscape with designated areas for bears only

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2