WorksheetsGreat Smokey Mountains National Park
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
About 25% of the forest is old growth. What does it mean to be old growth
to be 100 years old
to be growing since prehistoric times with OUT human disturbance
to be growing since prehistoric times regardless of human disturbance
to be 500 years old
What nickname did the Cherokee Tribe give the Smokey Mountains?
Land of mountains and trees
Great blue forest
Smoke of the heavens
The place of blue smoke
What year was the Park founded?
1934
1880
1945
1976
What industry almost destroyed the ancient forest?
Mining
steel
logging
hunting
The Rocky Mountains are older than the Smokey Mountains.
True
False
What is a summit?
The top of a mountain
A secret hiking trail
a tower
a pond
About how many miles of hiking trails are there in the park?
20 miles
800 miles
1,100 miles
600 miles
How does the park keep fish populations from dropping too low?
Restocks the water ways with fish each year
make people throw them all back
don't let people fish at all
Rules that limit how many you can keep
There is a diverse population of animals and plants at this park. What does the word "diverse" mean?
Having many different types of kind
Having few types or kinds
only a couple types
only birds and mammals
What should you do if you see a bear on your trip to the park?
Run away as fast as you can
Get big and loud and roar back
keep an eye on them and just slowly back away
sneak up on it and try and pet it
Many species of salamander at the park actually don't have lungs because they can breath through their skin.
True
False
Use context clues from the following sentence to determine the meaning of deciduous:
Each fall, the stunning foliage of the great Smokey Mountains draw huge crowds to the park...As the season goes on, fall colors spread down the mountains.
These trees are a types of pine trees
Trees with leaves that change color and fall each year
Trees with leaves that are thin and shaped like needles
Ugly trees no one cares about
The Great Smokey Mountains National Park has the most amount of wild flowers compared to all the other National Parks in the U.S
True
False
Air pollution is a big environmental toxin to the park. It damages what aspects of the parks environment? The Check ALL that apply:
Plants
water
soil
scenic views
Wild fires are really damaging to the Smokey Mountain habitat and environment.
True
False
