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