Geo Bowl Nov. 16, 2002

Nigeria has extensive oil reserves in the Gulf of Guinea and in the delta of what major river?

• Niger River

• Congo River

• Zambezi River

• Orange River

The tallest mountain peak in North America, Mt. McKinley, is located in which national park?

• Yellowstone

• Yosemite

• Denali

• Rocky Mountain

Which of the following is under the jurisdiction of the U.S. National Park Service?

• national parks

• national scenic trails

• national lakeshores

• all of the above

Western Canada's most populous metropolitan area has a large number of Chinese immigrants:

• Vancouver

• Edmonton

• Calgary

• Montreal

Two ethnic groups made up much of the workforce that built North America's first transcontinental railroad:

• Russians and Germans

• Chinese and Irish

• Japanese and Russians

• Hispanics and Irish

The Federal government developed the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway, located in the:

• Appalachians

• Rockies

• Cascades

• Sierra Nevada

Which National Park has the largest area of mangroves?

• Capitol Reef

• Everglades

• Acadia

Regarding the electromagnetic spectrum, which of the following is correctly matched?

• sun/longwave radiation/infrared

• sun/shortwave radiation/radio waves

• earth/longwave radiation/infrared

• earth/shortwave radiation/infrared

Yellowstone National Park is an example of:

• sea floor spread

• plate subduction

• continental collision

• "hot spot" or mantle plume

National Preserves are federal lands set aside for preservation of natural resources. 90% of U.S. National Preserves are in which state?

• California

• Texas

• Alaska

• Montana