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