White Sands National Park - Quiz
A) To connect the salt deposits with the Camino Real and silver mines in Durango, Mexico. B) To establish trade routes with indigenous tribes. C) To create a direct path to Santa Fe. D) To explore new territories for settlement.
A) An economic downturn affecting mineral mining. B) A legal dispute with Hispanic settlers over land boundaries. C) The discovery of oil in the Tularosa Basin. D) His use of military force during the Magoffin Salt War.
A) As a decorative element for interior design. B) To build fences around their properties. C) To create plaster for adobe walls, which helped deflect summer sun rays. D) For constructing furniture and household items.
A) Mapping a potential military wagon route to the Sierra Blanca. B) Discovering significant mineral deposits. C) Establishing permanent settlements in the Tularosa Basin. D) Negotiating peace treaties with local Apache tribes.
A) Mining, driven by the discovery of new mineral deposits. B) Ranching, due to the return of lush grasslands. C) Farming, with a focus on crop cultivation. D) Tourism, attracting visitors to the natural beauty of the area.
A) Extraction of oil and coal deposits. B) Glauberite salt mining along the southern shore of Lake Lucero. C) Production of soda ash for industrial use. D) Development of a tourist attraction.
A) It relocated to a different part of the Tularosa Basin. B) It expanded operations after discovering new gypsum deposits. C) It was shut down due to the establishment of the national monument. D) It became a tourist attraction showcasing industrial history.
A) Sand and lime. B) Clay and straw. C) Cement and gravel. D) Gypsum sand from the dunefield.
A) There were no known mineral resources. B) It was considered sacred by indigenous tribes. C) The terrain was too difficult for settlement. D) It lacked any reliable water sources and was a stronghold of local Apaches.
A) Exclusive rights for Hispanic populations to gather salt. B) Military control over the Tularosa Basin. C) Private ownership of all mineral resources in the basin. D) Free public access to salt deposits.
A) The family's ranches into a 20,000-acre property. B) A series of agricultural farms throughout New Mexico. C) A network of trade routes connecting different settlements. D) A mining company with extensive operations in the basin.
A) To create a defensive perimeter against Apache attacks. B) To establish trade with indigenous tribes. C) To explore new territories in the Tularosa Basin. D) To facilitate the transport of salt to silver mines and the Camino Real.
A) Profiting from the mining of minerals on their property. B) Establishing educational institutions. C) Trading with indigenous tribes. D) Farming and agriculture.
A) The decline of mining activities. B) The discovery of new water sources. C) Government incentives for cattle farming. D) The return of lush grasslands after a period of heavy rainfall.
A) To establish trade routes with other settlements. B) To explore new agricultural techniques. C) To utilize gypsum sand from the dunefield for plastering adobe homes. D) To create a defensive network against Apache attacks.
A) The establishment of new trade routes. B) The discovery of oil, coal, silver, gold, and other precious mineral deposits. C) The decline of ranching activities. D) Government incentives for mineral exploration.
A) 1986 B) January 18, 1933 C) 1941 D) December 20, 2019
A) Human intervention B) Earthquake C) Drought D) Evaporation as the ice sheet receded
A) Throwing stick B) Atlatl C) Bow and arrow D) Sling
A) Squash B) Beans C) Indian ricegrass D) Corn
A) 350 °F (177 °C) B) 212 °F (100 °C) C) 300 °F (149 °C) D) 400 °F (204 °C)
A) 1000 BCE B) 1350 CE C) Around 200 CE D) 4,000 years ago
A) Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation B) Fort Apache Reservation C) Pine Ridge Reservation D) Navajo Nation
A) Iran-Contra affair B) Watergate scandal C) Teapot Dome scandal D) Whiskey Ring scandal
A) Bronson M. Cutting B) Stephen Mather C) Albert B. Fall D) Tom Charles
A) Senator Bronson M. Cutting B) Tom Charles C) Stephen Mather D) Albert B. Fall
A) Pete Domenici B) Jeff Bingaman C) Steve Pearce D) Martin Heinrich
A) National Parks Conservation Association B) Mescalero Apache Tribal Council C) Otero County commissioners D) Alamogordo City Commission
A) Alamogordo City Commission B) The Senate C) National Parks Conservation Association D) Otero County Commission
A) Transformers B) Independence Day C) My Name Is Nobody D) The Man Who Fell to Earth
A) 100,000 acres. B) 50,000 acres. C) 200,000 acres. D) 148,588 acres.
A) The Hired Hand (1971). B) Bite the Bullet (1975). C) Yoga Mind & Body (1994). D) White Sands (1992).
A) 25%. B) About 42%. C) 100%. D) 75%.
A) The Twin Buttes. B) The San Andres Mountains. C) Holloman Air Force Base. D) Lake Lucero.
A) About 30 feet below the interdunal surface. B) 10 feet. C) 100 feet. D) 50 feet.
A) 20,000 years old. B) 500 years old. C) 100,000 years old. D) About 7,000–10,000 years old.
A) About 60 feet high. B) 10 feet high. C) 100 feet high. D) 30 feet high.
A) My Name Is Nobody (1973). B) Transformers 2 (2009). C) The Hired Hand (1971). D) Bite the Bullet (1975).
A) Lake Lucero. B) Holloman Air Force Base. C) The San Andres Mountains. D) A rock formation called Twin Buttes.
A) The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976). B) Young Guns II (1990). C) Transformers (2007). D) White Sands (1992).
A) 50 miles. B) 100 miles. C) 85 miles. D) 150 miles.
A) Continental or cold semi-arid (BSk) B) Cold desert (BWk) C) Tropical rainforest D) Humid subtropical (Cfa)
A) 9.81 inches B) 15 inches C) 20 inches D) 5 inches
A) July B) August C) June D) September
A) June through August B) November through March C) January through May D) April through October
A) Transverse dunes B) Parabolic dunes C) Barchan dunes D) Dome dunes
A) Aerial photography B) Laser scanning C) Seismic reflection D) Ground-penetrating radar
A) Nutrient-poor alkaline soil B) Peaty soil C) Sandy clay soil D) Fertile loamy soil
A) Cane cholla B) Mormon tea C) Soaptree yucca D) Purple sand verbena
A) Skunkbush sumac B) Claret cup cactus C) Cane cholla D) Soaptree yucca
A) Soaptree yucca B) Mormon tea C) Cane cholla D) Rio Grande cottonwood (Populus deltoides wislizeni)
A) Purple sand verbena B) Soaptree yucca C) Cane cholla D) Skunkbush sumac
A) Using as a mild sedative B) Producing dyes from tannin C) Making a tart drink D) Treating stings, bites, rashes, and sunburn
A) Producing dyes from tannin B) Making a mild sedative C) Treating stings, bites, rashes, and sunburn D) Seasoning foods
A) sand-treader camel cricket B) pallid bat C) Maricopa harvester ant D) Apache pocket mouse
A) sparrowhawk B) mourning dove C) blue jay D) eagle owl
A) southwestern fence lizard B) little white whiptail C) side-blotched lizard D) bleached earless lizard
A) big brown bat B) hoary bat C) little brown bat D) pallid bat
A) 50 mph (80 km/h) B) 20 mph (32 km/h) C) 60 mph (96 km/h) D) 40 mph (64 km/h)
A) red-spotted toad B) Great Plains toad C) spadefoot toads D) barred tiger salamander
A) bass B) White Sands pupfish C) catfish D) rainbow trout
A) None, all listed snakes are venomous B) Sonoran gopher snake C) coachwhip D) western diamondback rattlesnake
A) gecko B) bleached earless lizard C) chameleon D) iguana
A) Small mammals B) Nectar C) Fruits D) Insects
A) desert box turtle B) red-eared slider C) common snapping turtle D) gopher tortoise
A) Tigers B) Saber-toothed cats C) Dire wolves D) Columbian mammoths
A) Rain washes them away B) Human activity disturbs them C) The wind rapidly erodes them D) They are buried by sand dunes
A) Ground sloth B) Dire wolf C) Columbian mammoth D) Saber-toothed cat
A) Small size B) Long, slender legs C) Oversized canine teeth D) Climbing ability
A) 50–70 pounds B) 300–350 pounds C) 130–150 pounds D) 200–250 pounds
A) Paleolithic human footprints B) Dinosaur fossils C) Modern human artifacts D) Bird nests
A) Desert regions B) Grasslands C) Tropical rainforests D) Colder regions
A) Africa B) North America C) Asia D) Europe
A) Giraffes B) One-humped dromedary camels C) Two-humped Bactrian camels D) Horses
A) Omnivores B) Carnivores C) Insectivores D) Opportunistic herbivores
A) Kidney-bean-shaped B) Square C) Triangular D) Circular
A) Three B) One C) Five D) Two
A) One week B) 24 hours C) Two weeks D) A month
A) $15 million B) $30 million C) $10 million D) $22.5 million
A) Youth Adventure Initiative B) Junior Ranger Program C) Kids Nature Club D) Senior Explorer Program |
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