Sirmilik National Park - Quiz
Sirmilik National Park
  • 1. Which of the following animals is not found in Sirmilik National Park?
A) Arctic foxes
B) Beluga whales
C) Polar bears
D) Lions
  • 2. What type of sanctuary was Bylot Island declared as in 1965?
A) Marine Mammal Sanctuary
B) National Wildlife Refuge
C) Migratory Bird Sanctuary
D) Wildlife Conservation Area
  • 3. Which bird species has the largest recorded population on Bylot Island's cliffs?
A) Greater snow geese
B) Thick-billed murre
C) Black-legged kittiwake
D) Arctic hares
  • 4. How many species of birds are known to breed in Sirmilik National Park?
A) Exactly fifty
B) About forty
C) Less than thirty
D) More than seventy
  • 5. Which type of vegetation is abundant in the wetlands of Sirmilik National Park?
A) Polar grass (Arctagrostis latifolia)
B) Water sedge (Carex aquatilis)
C) Northern foxtail (Alopecurus alpinus)
D) Mountain avens (Dryas integrifolia)
  • 6. What is the most abundant herbivore on Bylot Island?
A) Arctic hares
B) Large geese population
C) Seals
D) Caribou
  • 7. Which of these plants is not found in the upland areas of Sirmilik National Park?
A) Mountain sorrel (Oxyria digyna)
B) Polar grass (Arctagrostis latifolia)
C) Arctic heather (Cassiope tetragona)
D) Northern bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum)
  • 8. How many species of plants have been documented in the southern part of Bylot Island?
A) 40
B) 360
C) 100,000
D) 70
  • 9. Which animal is known to inhabit and roam Sirmilik National Park?
A) Kangaroos
B) Lions
C) Elephants
D) Arctic wolves
  • 10. Which species of bird is known to have a large colony and nesting area on Bylot Island?
A) Black-legged kittiwake
B) Thick-billed murre
C) Greater snow geese
D) Arctic hares
  • 11. What percentage of Sirmilik National Park's area is covered by wetlands?
A) 10%
B) 50%
C) 25%
D) 90%
  • 12. In which region is Sirmilik National Park located?
A) Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
B) Yukon Territory
C) Nunatsiavut
D) Northwest Territories
  • 13. What does the name 'Sirmilik' mean in Inuktitut?
A) Glacial valley
B) Frozen land
C) The place of glaciers
D) Land of icebergs
  • 14. Which explorer named Lancaster Sound and Bylot Island in 1616?
A) William Baffin and Robert Bylot
B) James Cook
C) John Ross
D) Ferdinand Magellan
  • 15. When was Sirmilik National Park first established as a bird sanctuary?
A) 1930s
B) 1965
C) 1999
D) 2001
  • 16. What is the highest mountain in Bylot Island's Byam Martin Mountains?
A) Mount Thor
B) Angilaaq Mountain, 1,951 m (6,401 ft)
C) Mount Logan
D) Mount Asgard
  • 17. Which natural feature is a unique eroded formation found on Bylot Island and the Borden Peninsula?
A) Hoodoos
B) Moraines
C) Drumlins
D) Cirques
  • 18. What is the area of Bylot Island?
A) 5,000 km² (1,930 sq mi)
B) 20,000 km² (7,720 sq mi)
C) 11,067 km² (4,273 sq mi)
D) 15,000 km² (5,800 sq mi)
  • 19. Which body of water lies to the northeast of Sirmilik National Park?
A) Hudson Bay
B) Beaufort Sea
C) Baffin Bay
D) Labrador Sea
  • 20. Which mountain range is an extension of the Baffin Mountains?
A) Byam Martin Mountains
B) Saint Elias Mountains
C) Appalachian Mountains
D) Rocky Mountains
  • 21. What geological period's ice sheet scoured the area of Sirmilik National Park?
A) Wisconsinan Glaciation
B) Devensian Glaciation
C) Weichselian Glaciation
D) Laurentide Ice Sheet
  • 22. Which explorer's expedition in 1818 confirmed the accuracy of Baffin's charts?
A) John Ross
B) Roald Amundsen
C) James Clark Ross
D) Franklin
  • 23. What is the width range of the Borden Peninsula?
A) 100 km (62 mi) – 200 km (124 mi)
B) 150 km (93 mi) – 250 km (155 mi)
C) 30 km (19 mi) – 80 km (50 mi)
D) 64 km (40 mi) – 169 km (105 mi)
  • 24. What is the length of the Borden Peninsula?
A) 400 km (248 mi)
B) 225 km (140 mi)
C) 300 km (186 mi)
D) 100 km (62 mi)
  • 25. What is the primary composition of Byam Martin Mountains?
A) Sandstone
B) Sedimentary rock
C) Limestone
D) Archean-Aphebian igneous crystalline rock and Proterozoic metasedimentary and metamorphic rock, such as gneiss
  • 26. What is the length of time it took to complete the aerial mapping program of Northern Canada by the Canadian Government?
A) From the 1910s until the mid-1930s
B) From the 1920s until the early 1940s
C) From the 1930s until the late 1950s
D) From the 1940s until the late 1960s
  • 27. Which bay forms a western border of the Borden Peninsula?
A) Baffin Bay
B) Frobisher Bay
C) Hudson Bay
D) Admiralty Inlet
  • 28. What is the primary activity of modern-day inhabitants in Sirmilik National Park?
A) Hunting and fishing
B) Agriculture
C) Tourism
D) Mining
  • 29. Which film featured Sirmilik National Park in 2011's National Parks Project?
A) Directed by Jacques Cousteau
B) Directed by David Attenborough
C) Directed by Zacharias Kunuk
D) Directed by Werner Herzog
  • 30. Which of the following is not part of Sirmilik National Park?
A) Bylot Island
B) Borden Peninsula
C) Baillarge Bay
D) Kangiqłuruluk
  • 31. What type of formations are found along the coastline made up of Precambrian dolomite?
A) Vertical cliffs
B) Lava flows
C) Coral reefs
D) Sand dunes
  • 32. Which marine region is partly represented by Sirmilik National Park?
A) Chukchi Sea
B) Gulf of St. Lawrence
C) Lancaster Sound Marine Region
D) Beaufort Sea
  • 33. What is the primary reason for Sirmilik National Park's establishment as a national park in 2001?
A) For urban development
B) For oil drilling
C) To protect its seabird colonies
D) For mining exploration
  • 34. What is the primary geological feature of Bylot Island's coastline?
A) Mangrove forests
B) Salt flats
C) Sandy beaches
D) Vertical cliffs made up of Precambrian dolomite
  • 35. Which explorer's expedition ended due to the belief that mountains blocked Lancaster Sound?
A) Roald Amundsen
B) James Clark Ross
C) William Baffin and Robert Bylot
D) John Ross in 1818
  • 36. What is the primary reason for the abundance of flora in Sirmilik National Park?
A) Rich soil
B) Relatively abundant rainfall
C) High temperatures
D) Frequent wildfires
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