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Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site - Quiz
Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site
  • 1. How many parks make up the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site?
A) Four
B) Five
C) Seven
D) Six
  • 2. Which of these is NOT one of the four national parks in the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks WHS?
A) Banff
B) Mount Robson
C) Yoho
D) Jasper
  • 3. Which organization recommended Canada's nomination for UNESCO World Heritage Site status in 1984?
A) Greenpeace
B) International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
C) United Nations Environment Programme
D) World Wildlife Fund
  • 4. In what year did UNESCO accept the nomination for these parks to be World Heritage Sites?
A) 1985
B) 1983
C) 1984
D) 1990
  • 5. Which of the following is a unique feature found in the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks WHS?
A) Burgess Shale fossils
B) Niagara Falls
C) Old Faithful Geyser
D) Grand Canyon
  • 6. Which river is NOT mentioned as having its headwaters in the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks?
A) Columbia River
B) Athabasca River
C) North Saskatchewan River
D) Mississippi River
  • 7. Which of these parks was NOT included in the 1990 expansion of the WHS?
A) Mount Assiniboine
B) Hamber
C) Kananaskis (Peter Lougheed Provincial Park)
D) Mount Robson
  • 8. Which river is part of the major North American river systems originating in these parks?
A) Fraser River
B) Hudson River
C) Ohio River
D) Colorado River
  • 9. What natural feature is NOT mentioned as part of the area's exceptional qualities?
A) Mountain peaks
B) Glaciers
C) Limestone caves
D) Deserts
  • 10. Which park was originally named Kananaskis before being renamed?
A) Hamber Provincial Park
B) Peter Lougheed Provincial Park
C) Yoho National Park
D) Mount Robson Provincial Park
  • 11. What was the primary reason for UNESCO's acceptance of Canada's nomination in 1984?
A) Exceptional natural beauty and habitats of rare species
B) Economic potential
C) Cultural significance
D) Archaeological findings
  • 12. Which park is a British Columbia provincial park included in the WHS?
A) Yoho
B) Banff
C) Jasper
D) Mount Assiniboine
  • 13. What was the time period when Burgess Shale was a separate World Heritage Site before being included in the WHS?
A) 1985 to 1989
B) 1980 to 1984
C) 1975 to 1979
D) 1990 to 1994
  • 14. Which of the following is NOT a feature found in the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks WHS?
A) Hot springs
B) Volcanoes
C) Glaciers
D) Canyons
  • 15. Which park was added to the WHS following UNESCO's request in 1984?
A) Mount Robson Provincial Park
B) Yoho National Park
C) Jasper National Park
D) Banff National Park
  • 16. Which of the following is NOT a river system originating from these parks?
A) Rio Grande
B) North Saskatchewan River
C) Fraser River
D) Columbia River
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