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Geo National Parks vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Continental Divide runs through which national park?

a)

Arches

b)

Great Basin

c)

Rocky Mountain

d)

Grand Canyon

2.

Where is Yosemite National Park?

a)

New York

b)

California

c)

Indiana

d)

Nevada

3.

What are the names of the big rock features in Yosemite?

a)

Full Dome

b)

Half Dome

c)

Mt. McKinley

d)

El Capitan

4.

A _____ is a mass of ice that moves downhill due to its weight.

a)

glacier

b)

Arete

c)

horn

d)

moraine

5.

A ________________ is an amphitheater-like valley formed by glacial erosion.

a)

cirque

b)

arete

c)

moraine

d)

glacier

6.

A sharp, narrow mountain ridge is known as an ____________

a)

cirque

b)

arete

c)

moraine

d)

glacier

7.

A sharp mountain peak shaped like a pyramid is called a ____________.

a)

cirque

b)

arete

c)

moraine

d)

horn

8.

A _____________ is a mass of dirt and rock that has been left behind as a glacier retreats

a)

cirque

b)

arete

c)

moraine

d)

horn

9.

A __________________ is a small valley carved into a mountainside from which water cascades

a)

glacier

b)

Arete

c)

hanging valley

d)

moraine

10.

The term "climate" refers to:

a)

Snow typically in January

b)

Wildfires getting bigger and hotter and lasting longer

c)

The average daily temperature over a few years

d)

The pattern of weather over a long period of time

11.

The use of elevation contour lines to show the shape of the Earth's surface.

a)

Photography

b)

Topography

c)

Geography

d)

Lithography

12.

Lines that show areas that have the same elevation

a)

Aging Lines

b)

Check Out Lines

c)

Contour Lines

d)

Waiting Lines

13.

The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.

a)

habitat

b)

conservation

c)

topography

14.

What Native American tribe made their home in Yosemite Valley before the white Europeans arrived in 1849 seeking gold?

a)

Maidu tribe

b)

Miwok tribe

c)

Washoe tribe

d)

Paiute tribe

15.

A person who advocates or acts for the protection and preservation of the environment and wildlife.

a)

Environmentalist

b)

Radical

c)

Hippie

d)

Conservationist