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Insular Mountains
  • 1. Which mountain is the highest in the Insular Mountains?
A) Mount Fairweather
B) Golden Hinde
C) Mount Waddington
D) Mount Robson
  • 2. What type of rocks predominantly form the Insular Mountains?
A) Turbidites and pillow lavas
B) Sandstone
C) Granitic plutons
D) Basaltic lava flows
  • 3. Which period saw the formation of the Insular Mountains due to volcanic island collision?
A) Triassic period
B) Mid Cretaceous period
C) Permian period
D) Jurassic period
  • 4. During which geological event were the Insular Mountains fully exposed above sea level?
A) Last glacial period
B) Holocene epoch
C) Miocene epoch
D) Pleistocene epoch
  • 5. What geological process has led to frequent seismic activity in the Insular Mountains?
A) Rifting
B) Transform faulting
C) Subduction of the Pacific Plate and Juan de Fuca Plate
D) Hotspot volcanism
  • 6. What natural feature was formed when glaciers melted and sea levels rose?
A) Plateaus
B) Canyons
C) Fjords
D) Deserts
  • 7. Which range is located on the Brooks Peninsula of Vancouver Island?
A) Refugium Range
B) Karmutzen Range
C) Sophia Range
D) Genevieve Range
  • 8. Where is the Cameron Range located?
A) On Nootka Island
B) On Vancouver Island
C) On the western side of Graham Island in Haida Gwaii
D) On Moresby Island
  • 9. Which range is found between the Tsitika River and Kokish River?
A) Bonanza Range
B) Franklin Range
C) Sutton Range
D) Newcastle Range
  • 10. What is a significant geological feature of the Insular Mountains during the Ice Age?
A) Earthquakes created large canyons
B) Lava flows covered existing valleys
C) Glaciers sharpened valley faces and eroded their bottoms
D) Volcanic eruptions formed new peaks
  • 11. Which range is located near Victoria between Saanich Inlet and Brentwood Bay?
A) Gowlland Range
B) Pelham Range
C) Seymour Range
D) Somerset Range
  • 12. Which range is located between the valley of Cowichan Lake, San Juan River and Gordon River?
A) Pelham Range
B) Seymour Range
C) Gowlland Range
D) Somerset Range
  • 13. Which range is located between Tashsis River, the Nomash River, Zeballos Lake and Woss Lake?
A) Pierce Range
B) Bonanza Range
C) Haihte Range
D) Franklin Range
  • 14. Which sub-range is found on the north-central part of Graham Island in Haida Gwaii?
A) Cameron Range
B) Crease Range
C) San Christoval Range
D) McKay Range
  • 15. Which range is located between the Sarita River and Alberni Inlet?
A) Pelham Range
B) Gowlland Range
C) Somerset Range
D) Seymour Range
  • 16. Which range is located between the Pacheena-Sarita River basins and the Klanawa River?
A) Seymour Range
B) Somerset Range
C) Pelham Range
D) Gowlland Range
  • 17. Which range is located on Nootka Island between Esperanza Inlet and Nuchatlitz Inlet?
A) Genevieve Range
B) Karmutzen Range
C) Hankin Range
D) Sophia Range
  • 18. Which range is located between the Nimpkish River and the Tsitika River by Bonanza Lake?
A) Bonanza Range
B) Sutton Range
C) Franklin Range
D) Newcastle Range
  • 19. Which range is located east of Campbell River on the east coast of Vancouver Island?
A) Halifax Range
B) Beaufort Range
C) Prince of Wales Range
D) Pelham Range
  • 20. Which range is located along Johnstone Strait between Amor de Cosmos Creek and Pye Creek?
A) Halifax Range
B) Beaufort Range
C) Somerset Range
D) Pelham Range
  • 21. Which range is located north of Port Alberni and west of Qualicum Beach?
A) Beaufort Range
B) Halifax Range
C) Pelham Range
D) Somerset Range
  • 22. Which range is located south of Gold River between the Jacklah River and the Burman River?
A) Franklin Range
B) Bonanza Range
C) Pierce Range
D) Haihte Range
  • 23. Which range is sometimes classified as part of the Elk River Mountains in Strathcona Provincial Park?
A) Elk River Mountains
B) Refugium Range
C) Genevieve Range
D) Sophia Range
  • 24. What is the approximate area covered by the Insular Mountain range?
A) 133,879 km² (51,691 sq mi)
B) 75,000 km² (28,980 sq mi)
C) 200,000 km² (77,220 sq mi)
D) 50,000 km² (19,305 sq mi)
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