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WorksheetsCumberland Is
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
Date
1.
The series of barrier islands, including Cumberland Island, was formed during which two geological periods?
a)
the Pleistocene and Holocene
b)
the Jurassic
c)
Age of Enlightenment
d)
Ice Age
2.
What is the name of the radially symmetrical animals found only in the area?
a)
mollusks
b)
cephalopods
c)
echinoderms
d)
gastropods
3.
Which Indian group was living on Cumberland Island when the Spanish first arrived?
a)
The Creek
b)
The Cherokee
c)
The Timucua
d)
The Seminoles
4.
Cumberland Island is part of a chain of ______ islands?
a)
barrier
b)
sedimentary
c)
volcanic
d)
riptide
5.
What is the undissolved material from the decomposition of organic remains?
a)
detritus
b)
tundra
c)
ambergris
d)
cerata
6.
Colonel James Edward _______ re-established Cumberland Island for military purposes in 1736.
a)
Dungeness
b)
Olmos
c)
Carnegie
d)
Oglethorpe
7.
The first great manor house built on Cumberland Island was _______.
a)
The Biltmore
b)
Dungeness
c)
Carnegie Hall
d)
The Coliseum
8.
The first major planters on Cumberland Island were
a)
Andrew and Martha Carnegie
b)
Orville and Wilbur Wright
c)
Bob and Wilma Wright
d)
Phineas and Catherine Miller
9.
A ______ forest is an ocean coastal wooded habitat found on higher ground than dune areas within the range of salt spray.
a)
rain
b)
maritime
c)
montane temperate
d)
dry tropical
10.
What is created when the fresh water from rivers and streams mixes with the sea water from the ocean?
a)
lake
b)
tide pool
c)
bay
d)
estuary
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