Week 23 - Regions of the US: The West

How much of Yosemite National Park is allowed for human contact?

• about 50 percent

• about 10 percent

• about 90 percent

• about 20 percent

Lyell and Maclure are the names of what in Yosemite?

• granite and peaks

• glaciers and rivers

• waterfalls and meadows

• glaciers and peaks

In what mountain range will you find Yosemite Park?

• Rocky Mountains

• Sierra Nevada

• Blue Ridge Mountains

• Cascade Range

If a volcano is dormant, what does that mean?

• It means that it is active and ready to erupt.

• It means that it is inactive and will never erupt.

• It means that it is active, but sleeping.

• It means that it is active and recently erupted.

What forms the peak on top of Mount Ranier?

• two glaciers

• two granite rocks

• two craters

• one glacier

What is the name of the highest mountain in the Cascade Range?

• Mount Rainier

• Mount Baker

• Mount Shasta

• Mount Washington

Which is the highest mountain in the lower 48 states?

• Mount Shasta

• Mount Whitney

• Mount Hood

• Mount St. Helens

Which of the three western mountain ranges is a series of volcanoes?

• Cascades

• Sierra Nevada

• Rockies

• Sequoias

What shape do the three mountain ranges in the West create?

• circle

• square

• triangle

• oval

What is the purpose of the Sierra Club?

• to protect businesses and neighborhoods from growing

• to stop industries and businesses from constructing any new buildings

• to balance the growth of cities and industries while protecting nature

• to convince Congress to create laws to protect national parks