A) The mountain watershed B) The dune field C) The sabkha D) The sand sheet
A) 5% moisture content B) No moisture content C) 7% moisture content D) 10% moisture content
A) Reversing dunes B) Parabolic dunes C) Star dunes D) Transverse dunes
A) The dune field B) The mountain watershed C) The sabkha D) The sand sheet
A) Nabkha Dunes B) Star dunes C) Transverse dunes D) Reversing dunes
A) Minerals cement sand grains into a hard, white crust B) The sabkha becomes deeper with more plants and animals C) Water rises to form new dunes D) Sand is blown away by wind
A) Ponderosa pine B) Maple tree C) Eucalyptus D) Birch tree
A) Blue grama grass B) Ryegrass C) Inland saltgrass D) Buffalo grass
A) Alpine phlox B) Paintbrush flowers C) Dwarf clover D) Rocky Mountain iris
A) Star dunes B) Transverse dunes C) Reversing dunes D) Small parabolic dunes
A) They create new mountain ranges. B) They only provide water for vegetation. C) They prevent sand from moving. D) They carry sand back toward the valley and then to the dune field.
A) The sand sheet B) The dune field C) The mountain watershed D) The sabkha
A) Douglas fir B) Eucalyptus C) Aspen D) Ponderosa pine
A) Tropical beaches and swamps B) Deserts and rainforests C) Alpine tundra and warm water wetlands D) Urban areas
A) Star dunes B) Transverse dunes C) Reversing dunes D) Parabolic dunes
A) Dwarf clover B) Rocky Mountain iris C) Paintbrush flowers D) Alpine phlox
A) Cold semi-arid (BSk) B) Mediterranean (Csa) C) Warm-summer humid continental (Dfb) D) Tropical rainforest (Af)
A) Below 60 °F (16 °C) B) Around 70 °F (21 °C) C) Slightly above 80 °F (27 °C) D) Above 90 °F (32 °C)
A) 40–45 °F (22–25 °C) B) About 25–30 °F (14–17 °C) C) 10–15 °F (6–8 °C) D) 5–10 °F (3–6 °C)
A) 20 inches (508 mm) B) 8 inches (203 mm) C) 11.13 inches (283 mm) D) 15 inches (381 mm)
A) March B) April C) January D) December
A) Early winter B) Late spring C) Mid-summer D) Fall
A) 100 °F (38 °C) B) 120 °F (49 °C) C) 90 °F (32 °C) D) 150 °F (66 °C)
A) Fog B) Snowstorms C) Tornadoes D) Afternoon thundershowers
A) Fall B) Summer C) Winter D) Spring
A) Above 50 °F (10 °C) B) Below 32 °F (0 °C) C) Just above freezing D) Around 40 °F (4 °C)
A) 149,028 acres (603.1 km2) B) 65,1 sq mi C) 107,342 acres (434.4 km2) D) 35,528 acres (143.8 km2)
A) Sand sheet B) Volcanic plateau C) Mountain watershed D) Dune field
A) Southern Ute Tribe B) Apache C) Zuni D) Navajo
A) Juan Bautista de Anza B) Zebulon Pike C) John C. Frémont D) Diego de Vargas
A) Yes, during specific seasons B) Yes, with a special permit C) No, it is prohibited at all times D) Only in designated areas
A) Five times B) Nine times C) Seven times D) Twelve times
A) 400,000 visitors B) 527,546 visitors C) 600,000 visitors D) 300,000 visitors
A) Navajo B) Ute C) Jicarilla Apaches D) Tewa/Tiwa-speaking pueblos
A) Sei-anyedi B) Sip'ophe (Sandy Place Lake) C) Saa waap maa nache D) Sisnaajini
A) 1807 B) 1776 C) 1694 D) 1848
A) Bison B) Antelope C) Deer D) Elk
A) 1807 B) 1848 C) 1853 D) 1776
A) A forest B) A mountain range C) The sea in a storm D) A desert oasis
A) Spring B) Summer C) Winter D) Fall
A) 1853 B) 1776 C) 1848 D) 1807
A) 1852 B) 1875 C) 1932 D) 1911
A) The Herard family B) The Wellington family C) The Volcanic Mining Company D) The Trujillo family
A) A trout hatchery B) A concrete manufacturing plant C) An irrigation ditch D) A gold mill
A) The Herard family B) The Nature Conservancy C) The P.E.O. Sisterhood D) The Volcanic Mining Company
A) President Theodore Roosevelt B) President Herbert Hoover C) President Franklin D. Roosevelt D) President George Washington
A) 1932 B) 1999 C) 2004 D) 1911
A) Cascade Range B) San Juan Mountains C) Rocky Mountains D) Sierra Nevada
A) Carbon dating B) Potassium-argon dating C) Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) D) Radiometric dating
A) Constant unidirectional winds B) Erosion from mountain streams C) Volcanic activity D) Opposing wind directions during storms
A) Feldspar B) Quartz C) Magnetite D) Calcite
A) Opposing wind directions balance each other out over time B) Lack of vegetation C) Human intervention D) Constant rainfall
A) 40.00° north B) 30.50° north C) 35.00° north D) 37.75° north
A) Rio Grande National Forest B) San Luis Lakes State Wildlife Area C) San Juan Mountains D) Baca National Wildlife Refuge
A) Blanca B) Crestone C) Mosca D) Alamosa
A) U.S. Route 160 B) U.S. Route 285 C) Rio Grande Road D) Colorado State Highway 17
A) 80% B) 50% C) 90% D) 70%
A) San Luis Lakes State Wildlife Area B) Rio Grande National Forest C) Sangre de Cristo Range D) Baca National Wildlife Refuge
A) A few hours by car B) Half a day by train C) Two days by bus D) An hour by car
A) Hooper B) Gardner C) Crestone D) Mosca
A) porcupine B) bison C) pika D) kangaroo rat
A) Less than 1000 B) Approximately 2500 C) More than 2000 D) About 1500
A) great blue heron B) sandhill crane C) American avocet D) white-tailed ptarmigan
A) fence lizard B) garter snake C) bullsnake D) short-horned lizard
A) tiger salamander B) chorus frog C) spadefoot toad D) Great Plains toad
A) western tanager B) red-breasted nuthatch C) sandhill crane D) hummingbird
A) bullsnake B) fence lizard C) garter snake D) Werner's ant-like flower beetle
A) tiger salamander B) northern leopard frog C) spadefoot toad D) Woodhouse's toad
A) sandhill crane B) golden eagle C) bald eagle D) peregrine falcon
A) Krummholz B) Cottonwood C) Aspen D) Ponderosa pine
A) Cougars B) Bighorn sheep C) Elk D) Pronghorn
A) American avocet B) Peregrine falcon C) Eagle D) Hawk
A) Elephant B) Horse C) Kangaroo D) Elk
A) Montane woodlands B) Dune fields C) Riparian zones along creeks D) Subalpine forests
A) Burrowing owls B) Prairie dogs C) Squirrels D) Groundhogs
A) Street-licensed 4WD motor vehicles B) Standard bicycles C) Motorcycles D) Fat tire bikes
A) Medano Ramp Trail B) Sand Creek Trail C) Mosca Pass Trail D) A trail off Medano Pass Road
A) 30 miles B) 15 miles C) 10 miles D) 22 miles (35 kilometers)
A) Great Sand Dunes Adventure Company B) National Park Service C) The Nature Conservancy D) Zapata Partners
A) Sport hunting B) Commercial hunting C) Hunting with dogs only D) No hunting
A) 2000 B) 1999 C) 1976 D) 1932
A) Protected landscape (V) B) Wilderness area (Ib) C) Natural monument (III) D) National park (II)
A) The Nature Conservancy B) National Park Service C) Department of the Interior D) U.S. Forest Service
A) $50 million B) $15 million C) $31.28 million D) $20 million
A) National Historic Landmark B) Biosphere Reserve C) World Heritage Site D) International Dark Sky Park
A) Mount Elbert B) Pikes Peak C) Longs Peak D) Kit Carson Peak |