History Quiz Chapter 6

Question 1

Rocky Mountains are part of the

Answer 1

Cordilleras

Question 2

the longest mountain chain on earth

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Cordilleras

Question 3

made up of more than 60 mountain ranges and extend approximately 3,000 miles

Answer 3

Rockies

Question 4

the highest peak in the Rockies and Colorado

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Mt. Elbert

Question 5

the plants of a specific region

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flora

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the animals

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fauna

Question 7

a stretch of high land that divides the river systems of a continent

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continental divide

Question 8

the largest river flowing into the Pacific Ocean from North America

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Columbia River

Question 9

the oldest nation park in the world

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Yellow-stone National Park

Question 10

has more geysers and hot springs than any other area in the world

Answer 10

Yellowstone

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the most famous geyser

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Old Faithful

Question 12

the world’s largest geyser

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Steamboat Geyser

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the most famous hot springs in Yellowstone

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Mammoth Hot Springs

Question 14

largest high altitude lake in North America

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Yellowstone Lake

Question 15

the wild sheep of North America

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Bighorn

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animals that have thick curling horns

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rams

Question 17

their hooves have suction-like cups

Answer 17

mountain goats

Question 18

the most widely distributed carnivorous animal in the New World

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Mountain Lions

Question 19

the second largest cat in the Western Hemisphere

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Mountain Lionso

Question 20

the most dangerous animal of North America

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Grizzly Bears

Question 21

the fat little farmer of the mountain slopes

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pika

Question 22

usually makes its nest behind a waterfall

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water ouzel

Question 23

means between the mountains

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intermountain

Question 24

the largest lava plateau in the world

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Columbia Plateau

Question 25

the deepest canyon in the United States

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Hells canyon

Question 26

the largest desert area in the United States

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Great Basin Desert

Question 27

a bushy plant with a sweet smell and a bitter taste

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sagebrush

Question 28

lives longer than any other tree in the world

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bristlecome pine

Question 29

the oldest known living tree

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bristlecone named Methuselah

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largest saltwater lake in North America and the largest natural lake west of the Missippippi River

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Great Salt Lake

Question 31

the largest canyon in the world

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Grand Canyon

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near the bottom of the Grand Canyon live

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Havasupai Indians"

Question 33

"People of the blue-green water"

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Havasupai Indians

Question 34

live in the Painted Desert and use brightly colored sands to make their famous sand paintings

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Navajo and Hopi

Question 35

what forest lies in the Painted Desert

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Petrified Forest National Park

Question 36

the hottest and driest part of North America

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Death Valley

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the highest point in the United States outside Alaska

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Mt. Whitney

Question 38

the highest temperature recorded in the United States occurred in

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Death Valley

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the richest desert in cacti and the home of the Saguaro cactus

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Sonoran Desert

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the largest cactus in the world

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saguaro cactus

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the world's most spectacular limestone cavers

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Carlsbad Caverns

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know for its huge dunes of dazzling white sand

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Chihuahuan

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can be up to 10 feet tall and 4 feet across

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Barrel cacti

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the most widespread cactus

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prickly pear

Question 45

one of the only two poisonous lizards

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Gila monster

Question 46

the largest land bird in North America

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California condor

Question 47

home of the tallest trees in North America

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Pacific coast

Question 48

has the greatest wingspan of any bird

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gooney birds