A) To explore new territories for settlement. B) To establish trade routes with indigenous tribes. C) To connect the salt deposits with the Camino Real and silver mines in Durango, Mexico. D) To create a direct path to Santa Fe.
A) His use of military force during the Magoffin Salt War. B) The discovery of oil in the Tularosa Basin. C) An economic downturn affecting mineral mining. D) A legal dispute with Hispanic settlers over land boundaries.
A) As a decorative element for interior design. B) To build fences around their properties. C) To create plaster for adobe walls, which helped deflect summer sun rays. D) For constructing furniture and household items.
A) Mapping a potential military wagon route to the Sierra Blanca. B) Establishing permanent settlements in the Tularosa Basin. C) Discovering significant mineral deposits. D) Negotiating peace treaties with local Apache tribes.
A) Tourism, attracting visitors to the natural beauty of the area. B) Mining, driven by the discovery of new mineral deposits. C) Farming, with a focus on crop cultivation. D) Ranching, due to the return of lush grasslands.
A) Extraction of oil and coal deposits. B) Glauberite salt mining along the southern shore of Lake Lucero. C) Production of soda ash for industrial use. D) Development of a tourist attraction.
A) It became a tourist attraction showcasing industrial history. B) It was shut down due to the establishment of the national monument. C) It expanded operations after discovering new gypsum deposits. D) It relocated to a different part of the Tularosa Basin.
A) Cement and gravel. B) Sand and lime. C) Clay and straw. D) Gypsum sand from the dunefield.
A) It was considered sacred by indigenous tribes. B) It lacked any reliable water sources and was a stronghold of local Apaches. C) There were no known mineral resources. D) The terrain was too difficult for settlement.
A) Military control over the Tularosa Basin. B) Private ownership of all mineral resources in the basin. C) Free public access to salt deposits. D) Exclusive rights for Hispanic populations to gather salt.
A) A network of trade routes connecting different settlements. B) A series of agricultural farms throughout New Mexico. C) A mining company with extensive operations in the basin. D) The family's ranches into a 20,000-acre property.
A) To explore new territories in the Tularosa Basin. B) To facilitate the transport of salt to silver mines and the Camino Real. C) To establish trade with indigenous tribes. D) To create a defensive perimeter against Apache attacks.
A) Trading with indigenous tribes. B) Profiting from the mining of minerals on their property. C) Farming and agriculture. D) Establishing educational institutions.
A) The return of lush grasslands after a period of heavy rainfall. B) The discovery of new water sources. C) The decline of mining activities. D) Government incentives for cattle farming.
A) To create a defensive network against Apache attacks. B) To utilize gypsum sand from the dunefield for plastering adobe homes. C) To establish trade routes with other settlements. D) To explore new agricultural techniques.
A) The establishment of new trade routes. B) The discovery of oil, coal, silver, gold, and other precious mineral deposits. C) The decline of ranching activities. D) Government incentives for mineral exploration.
A) January 18, 1933 B) 1986 C) 1941 D) December 20, 2019
A) Earthquake B) Human intervention C) Drought D) Evaporation as the ice sheet receded
A) Sling B) Atlatl C) Throwing stick D) Bow and arrow
A) Beans B) Corn C) Squash D) Indian ricegrass
A) 350 °F (177 °C) B) 212 °F (100 °C) C) 400 °F (204 °C) D) 300 °F (149 °C)
A) Around 200 CE B) 4,000 years ago C) 1350 CE D) 1000 BCE
A) Fort Apache Reservation B) Navajo Nation C) Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation D) Pine Ridge Reservation
A) Teapot Dome scandal B) Watergate scandal C) Iran-Contra affair D) Whiskey Ring scandal
A) Bronson M. Cutting B) Tom Charles C) Albert B. Fall D) Stephen Mather
A) Senator Bronson M. Cutting B) Stephen Mather C) Tom Charles D) Albert B. Fall
A) Martin Heinrich B) Jeff Bingaman C) Pete Domenici D) Steve Pearce
A) National Parks Conservation Association B) Otero County commissioners C) Alamogordo City Commission D) Mescalero Apache Tribal Council
A) National Parks Conservation Association B) Otero County Commission C) The Senate D) Alamogordo City Commission
A) The Man Who Fell to Earth B) Independence Day C) Transformers D) My Name Is Nobody
A) 148,588 acres. B) 200,000 acres. C) 50,000 acres. D) 100,000 acres.
A) Yoga Mind & Body (1994). B) Bite the Bullet (1975). C) White Sands (1992). D) The Hired Hand (1971).
A) 75%. B) 25%. C) 100%. D) About 42%.
A) The San Andres Mountains. B) Lake Lucero. C) Holloman Air Force Base. D) The Twin Buttes.
A) 100 feet. B) About 30 feet below the interdunal surface. C) 10 feet. D) 50 feet.
A) 20,000 years old. B) About 7,000–10,000 years old. C) 500 years old. D) 100,000 years old.
A) 10 feet high. B) 100 feet high. C) 30 feet high. D) About 60 feet high.
A) My Name Is Nobody (1973). B) Transformers 2 (2009). C) Bite the Bullet (1975). D) The Hired Hand (1971).
A) A rock formation called Twin Buttes. B) Lake Lucero. C) The San Andres Mountains. D) Holloman Air Force Base.
A) Young Guns II (1990). B) Transformers (2007). C) White Sands (1992). D) The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976).
A) 150 miles. B) 85 miles. C) 100 miles. D) 50 miles.
A) Humid subtropical (Cfa) B) Continental or cold semi-arid (BSk) C) Tropical rainforest D) Cold desert (BWk)
A) 5 inches B) 20 inches C) 15 inches D) 9.81 inches
A) September B) August C) June D) July
A) November through March B) January through May C) June through August D) April through October
A) Transverse dunes B) Parabolic dunes C) Barchan dunes D) Dome dunes
A) Laser scanning B) Seismic reflection C) Aerial photography D) Ground-penetrating radar
A) Nutrient-poor alkaline soil B) Sandy clay soil C) Fertile loamy soil D) Peaty soil
A) Soaptree yucca B) Cane cholla C) Mormon tea D) Purple sand verbena
A) Skunkbush sumac B) Soaptree yucca C) Claret cup cactus D) Cane cholla
A) Mormon tea B) Soaptree yucca C) Rio Grande cottonwood (Populus deltoides wislizeni) D) Cane cholla
A) Purple sand verbena B) Skunkbush sumac C) Cane cholla D) Soaptree yucca
A) Treating stings, bites, rashes, and sunburn B) Producing dyes from tannin C) Using as a mild sedative D) Making a tart drink
A) Making a mild sedative B) Producing dyes from tannin C) Treating stings, bites, rashes, and sunburn D) Seasoning foods
A) Apache pocket mouse B) pallid bat C) sand-treader camel cricket D) Maricopa harvester ant
A) eagle owl B) mourning dove C) blue jay D) sparrowhawk
A) side-blotched lizard B) little white whiptail C) southwestern fence lizard D) bleached earless lizard
A) big brown bat B) pallid bat C) little brown bat D) hoary bat
A) 20 mph (32 km/h) B) 60 mph (96 km/h) C) 40 mph (64 km/h) D) 50 mph (80 km/h)
A) spadefoot toads B) barred tiger salamander C) red-spotted toad D) Great Plains toad
A) catfish B) White Sands pupfish C) bass D) rainbow trout
A) western diamondback rattlesnake B) Sonoran gopher snake C) None, all listed snakes are venomous D) coachwhip
A) iguana B) gecko C) chameleon D) bleached earless lizard
A) Fruits B) Nectar C) Small mammals D) Insects
A) common snapping turtle B) red-eared slider C) desert box turtle D) gopher tortoise
A) Dire wolves B) Tigers C) Columbian mammoths D) Saber-toothed cats
A) Human activity disturbs them B) Rain washes them away C) The wind rapidly erodes them D) They are buried by sand dunes
A) Dire wolf B) Ground sloth C) Columbian mammoth D) Saber-toothed cat
A) Long, slender legs B) Climbing ability C) Oversized canine teeth D) Small size
A) 130–150 pounds B) 50–70 pounds C) 300–350 pounds D) 200–250 pounds
A) Dinosaur fossils B) Modern human artifacts C) Bird nests D) Paleolithic human footprints
A) Desert regions B) Colder regions C) Tropical rainforests D) Grasslands
A) Africa B) North America C) Europe D) Asia
A) Horses B) One-humped dromedary camels C) Two-humped Bactrian camels D) Giraffes
A) Opportunistic herbivores B) Insectivores C) Carnivores D) Omnivores
A) Square B) Triangular C) Circular D) Kidney-bean-shaped
A) One B) Two C) Five D) Three
A) One week B) A month C) 24 hours D) Two weeks
A) $30 million B) $22.5 million C) $15 million D) $10 million
A) Senior Explorer Program B) Junior Ranger Program C) Youth Adventure Initiative D) Kids Nature Club |