A) To attract wildlife to specific areas B) To prevent wildfires from spreading uncontrollably C) To clear areas for hunting game and encourage plant germination D) To create pathways through dense forests
A) It improved air quality by reducing smoke from fires B) It increased the number of wildfires in the park C) It caused a decline in native plant species D) It led to a build-up of debris and tinder, interfering with sequoia reproduction
A) 1972 B) 1940 C) 1963 D) 1958
A) Mining operations for gold and silver B) Logging activities by timber companies C) Frequent wildfires caused by natural factors D) Summer livestock grazing, particularly sheep
A) Big Arroyo and Mist Falls B) Cedar Grove and Grant Grove C) General Sherman Tree area and Moro Rock D) Tehipite Valley and the Roaring River valley
A) Because of a natural barrier like a waterfall B) Because of an abundance of predators in the area C) Due to the difficulty of accessing the bottom of Kings Canyon D) Due to strict park regulations at that time
A) Increased erosion and watershed degradation B) Creation of new water sources C) Enhanced growth of native plant species D) Improved soil fertility due to manure deposits
A) Natural habitat loss due to climate change B) They were shot, trapped, and poisoned due to preying on livestock C) Introduction of invasive species that competed for food D) Disease outbreaks among the bear and wolf populations
A) Following the park's creation in 1940 B) In 1972 with the establishment of a prescribed burn program C) In 1893 when the Sierra Forest Reserve was established D) By 1917 with federal crackdowns on illegal grazing
A) Livestock grazing throughout the park B) Pack horses and mules along major trails C) Off-road biking on designated paths D) Motorized vehicles for visitor convenience
A) Due to high temperatures that can harm animals B) To prevent soil compaction on popular hiking trails C) To protect meadows while they are wet and soft D) Because of increased bear activity during this time
A) Introducing natural predators to control the bear population B) Allowing bears to roam freely without human intervention C) Placing bear lockers, requiring bear canisters, and relocating problem bears D) Building fences around campgrounds to keep bears out
A) Bury them deep in the ground B) Leave them outside their tents overnight C) Feed them to bears from a safe distance D) Store them in lockers and dispose of trash in bearproof garbage cans
A) Relocation of all bears to less visited areas B) Complete elimination of human food from the park C) Introduction of bear-proof tents for campers D) Efforts in the backcountry where bears have largely ceased associating backpackers with food
A) Tropical rainforest B) Warm-summer Mediterranean (Csb) C) Hot-summer Mediterranean (Csa) D) Humid continental
A) 8a B) 9a C) 6c D) 7b
A) More than 2,000 B) About 800 C) Approximately 500 D) Over 1,200
A) 40 percent B) 30 percent C) 20 percent D) 10 percent
A) 1992 B) 2001 C) 1976 D) 1984
A) A redwood from Redwood Mountain Grove B) The tallest known sequoia C) General Grant D) A giant sequoia from Converse Basin Grove
A) General Grant Grove B) Converse Basin Grove C) Redwood Mountain Grove D) Big Stump Grove
A) 275 feet (84 m) B) 250 feet (76 m) C) 350 feet (107 m) D) 311 feet (95 m)
A) Talus slopes B) Alpine meadows C) Krummholtz formations D) Montane mixed-conifer forests
A) Carp B) Wild trout C) Bass D) Salmon
A) Great Western Divide B) Goddard Divide C) The Palisades D) Monarch Divide
A) Goddard Divide B) Palisades C) Great Western Divide D) The Monarch Divide
A) At least 100 million years old. B) Around 200 million years old. C) Approximately 50 million years old. D) Less than 10 million years old.
A) Approximately 50 million years old. B) Less than 5 million years old. C) Over 100 million years old. D) No more than 10 million years old.
A) 2017 B) 1965 C) 1940 D) 1890
A) John Muir B) President Theodore Roosevelt C) Local politicians D) Franklin D. Roosevelt
A) 2017 B) 1890 C) 1965 D) 1940
A) Sequoia B) Yosemite C) Lassen Volcanic D) Kings Canyon
A) Two B) Three C) One D) Four
A) By road via Highway 180 B) Via a boat ride on the Kings River C) Through an underground tunnel D) Only by foot and horse trails
A) 50 miles (80 km) B) 44 miles (71 km) C) 30 miles (48 km) D) 60 miles (97 km)
A) U-shaped B) Circular C) Oval-shaped D) V-shaped
A) Flat floors B) Rocky surfaces C) Rough terrain D) Steep slopes
A) Volcanic activity B) Erosion by wind C) River carving D) Rockfalls
A) Glacial ice B) Volcanic ash C) Lava flows D) Sediment behind a terminal moraine
A) Grizzly Falls B) Mist Falls C) Roaring River Falls D) Silver Spray Falls
A) Acorns B) Rice C) Fish D) Corn
A) Mono Lake Tribe B) Monaches (Western Mono) C) Sierra Miwok D) Eastern Yokuts
A) Eight B) Ten C) As many as six D) Three
A) Cholera B) Smallpox C) Influenza D) Tuberculosis
A) 1866 B) 1815 C) 1900 D) 1776
A) Colonel Robert E. Lee B) Superintendent Charles Young C) General Ulysses S. Grant D) Major John J. Pershing
A) Rio de los Santo Reyes B) River of Gold C) Moraga's Stream D) Holy River
A) 1850s B) 1820s C) 1840s D) 1830s
A) Copper Canyon B) Gold Mine C) Giant Forest D) Silver Creek
A) Moraga tree B) Boole tree C) Hale Tharp tree D) General Grant tree
A) Gabriel Moraga B) Israel Gamlin C) Joseph H. Thomas D) Hale Tharp
A) The discovery of gold in the area B) A government survey disclosing its remarkable quality C) An order from Gabriel Moraga D) Pressure from fur trappers
A) William Brewer B) Thomas Keough C) John Muir D) Frank Dusy
A) Kearsarge Pass B) Yosemite C) Mount Brewer D) Tehipite Valley
A) Thomas Keough B) William Brewer C) John Muir D) Sheepherder Frank Dusy
A) Daniel K. Zumwalt B) William Vandever C) George W. Stewart D) John Muir
A) 1890 B) 1907 C) 1914 D) 1916
A) Franklin D. Roosevelt B) The city of Los Angeles C) Harold Ickes D) Ansel Adams
A) 1940 B) 1935 C) 1939 D) 1929
A) Herbert Hoover B) Harry S. Truman C) Dwight D. Eisenhower D) Franklin D. Roosevelt
A) 1951 B) 1965 C) 1943 D) 1974
A) 450,000 B) 44,000 C) 1,216,800 D) 82,000
A) 1984 B) 1974 C) 1948 D) 1963
A) 1984 B) 1973 C) 1966 D) 1951
A) 1973 B) 1984 C) 1951 D) 1966
A) 2016 B) 2009 C) 1970 D) 1995
A) Princess Meadow B) Grant Grove C) Hume Lake D) Cedar Grove
A) 633 B) 314 C) 200 D) 319
A) Rae Lakes Cabin B) Boyden Caverns C) Gamlin Cabin D) Knapp Cabin
A) 1930 B) 1872 C) 1925 D) 1900
A) Wilderness permits B) Reservations C) Ranger-led snowshoe walks D) Day passes
A) Jennie Lakes Wilderness Trail B) Pacific Crest Trail/John Muir Trail C) Tehipite Valley Trail D) The Rae Lakes Loop
A) The Kearsarge Pass Trail B) Onion Valley Road C) Rae Lakes Loop D) Tehipite Valley Trail
A) Charlotte Dome B) Charlito Dome C) North Palisade D) Tehipite Dome
A) Canyoneering B) Hiking C) Swimming D) Boating
A) A special fishing permit from the park service B) A national park pass C) No requirement D) A California state fishing license
A) Pine Flat Reservoir B) Cedar Grove C) Tehipite Valley D) Hume Lake
A) One day B) Three days C) About five days D) Two days
A) Tehipite Dome B) The Obelisk C) Charlito Dome D) Charlotte Dome |