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WorksheetsGeo National Parks vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 17mins
The Continental Divide runs through which national park?
Arches
Great Basin
Rocky Mountain
Grand Canyon
Where is Yosemite National Park?
New York
California
Indiana
Nevada
What are the names of the big rock features in Yosemite?
Full Dome
Half Dome
Mt. McKinley
El Capitan
A _____ is a mass of ice that moves downhill due to its weight.
glacier
Arete
horn
moraine
A ________________ is an amphitheater-like valley formed by glacial erosion.
cirque
arete
moraine
glacier
A sharp, narrow mountain ridge is known as an ____________
cirque
arete
moraine
glacier
A sharp mountain peak shaped like a pyramid is called a ____________.
cirque
arete
moraine
horn
A _____________ is a mass of dirt and rock that has been left behind as a glacier retreats
cirque
arete
moraine
horn
A __________________ is a small valley carved into a mountainside from which water cascades
glacier
Arete
hanging valley
moraine
The term "climate" refers to:
Snow typically in January
Wildfires getting bigger and hotter and lasting longer
The average daily temperature over a few years
The pattern of weather over a long period of time
The use of elevation contour lines to show the shape of the Earth's surface.
Photography
Topography
Geography
Lithography
Lines that show areas that have the same elevation
Aging Lines
Check Out Lines
Contour Lines
Waiting Lines
The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
habitat
conservation
topography
What Native American tribe made their home in Yosemite Valley before the white Europeans arrived in 1849 seeking gold?
Maidu tribe
Miwok tribe
Washoe tribe
Paiute tribe
A person who advocates or acts for the protection and preservation of the environment and wildlife.
Environmentalist
Radical
Hippie
Conservationist
