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  • 1. At what elevations does the montane ecosystem occur in Rocky Mountain National Park?
A) Below 3,000 feet
B) Above 11,000 feet
C) Between 7,000 to 10,000 feet
D) Between 5,600 to 9,500 feet
  • 2. Which type of trees dominate the dry, south-facing slopes in the montane zone?
A) Douglas fir and lodgepole pine
B) Engelmann spruce and blue spruce
C) Ponderosa pine trees, grass, shrubs and herbs
D) Willows and grey alder
  • 3. Which of the following areas is part of the montane ecosystem?
A) Moraine Park
B) Sprague Lake
C) Gore Range
D) Longs Peak
  • 4. What type of trees are commonly found along streams or lakeshores in the montane zone?
A) Lodgepole pine
B) Ponderosa pine and Douglas fir
C) Engelmann spruce and blue spruce
D) Willows, grey alder, and water birch
  • 5. Which mammals are found in the montane ecosystem?
A) Chipmunks, shrews, and black bears
B) Bobcats, porcupines, and yellow-bellied marmots
C) Clark's nutcracker, Steller's jay, mountain chickadee
D) Snowshoe hares, coyotes, cougars, beavers, mule deer, moose, bighorn sheep, black bears, and Rocky Mountain elk
  • 6. What is the elevation range of the subalpine zone in Rocky Mountain National Park?
A) From 9,000 ft to 11,000 ft
B) Above 12,000 feet
C) Below 5,600 feet
D) Between 7,500 to 10,500 feet
  • 7. Which trees are characteristic of the subalpine forests?
A) Willows and grey alder
B) Fir and Engelmann spruce
C) Douglas fir and blue spruce
D) Ponderosa pine and lodgepole pine
  • 8. What is the term for low growth of dense trees near the tree line?
A) Subalpine meadow
B) Engelmann grove
C) Krummholz
D) Montane forest
  • 9. Which mammals inhabit the subalpine zone?
A) Snowshoe hares, beavers, moose, bighorn sheep, black bears
B) Deer, raccoons, squirrels, bats
C) Polar bears, wolves, foxes, rabbits
D) Bobcats, cougars, coyotes, elk, mule deer, chipmunks, shrews, porcupines and yellow-bellied marmots
  • 10. Which birds are found in the subalpine zone?
A) Eagles, hawks, owls, falcons
B) Pigeons, sparrows, robins, crows
C) Ducks, geese, swans, flamingos
D) Clark's nutcracker, Steller's jay, mountain chickadee and yellow-rumped warbler
  • 11. Which lakes are located in the subalpine zone?
A) Upper Beaver Meadows and Kawuneeche Valley
B) Moraine Park and Horseshoe Park
C) Emerald Lake and Bear Lake
D) Sprague Lake and Odessa Lake
  • 12. What happens to trees as they approach the tree line in the subalpine zone?
A) They grow taller and straighter
B) They turn into krummholz immediately
C) They become shorter and more deformed, with growth being more horizontal than vertical.
D) They die off completely
  • 13. What type of vegetation establishes itself in previous burn areas within the subalpine zone?
A) Willows and grey alder
B) Ponderosa pine and grass
C) Lodgepole pines and huckleberry
D) Douglas fir and blue spruce
  • 14. What attracts black bears to the subalpine forests?
A) Grasslands
B) The berries and seeds of subalpine forests
C) Small mammals like chipmunks
D) Fish in the lakes
  • 15. In what year did the climate change study involving Rocky Mountain National Park begin?
A) 2010
B) 2020
C) 2005
D) 2011
  • 16. What was the average annual temperature increase in Rocky Mountain National Park over the past hundred years as of 2010?
A) Approximately 1 °F (0.6 °C)
B) Approximately 5 °F (2.8 °C)
C) Approximately 3 °F (1.7 °C)
D) Approximately 10 °F (5.6 °C)
  • 17. What has been the impact of increased temperatures on snow in Rocky Mountain National Park?
A) Snowfall amounts have increased significantly
B) Snow is melting earlier in the year
C) Snow is lasting longer into the spring
D) No significant change in snow patterns
  • 18. What type of precipitation events are predicted to be more likely by 2050?
A) Light and frequent rain showers
B) Intense precipitation events
C) Decrease in all types of precipitation
D) More consistent snowfall
  • 19. What is the total acreage of federal land in Rocky Mountain National Park?
A) 253,059 acres
B) 724 miles
C) 450 acres
D) 265,461 acres
  • 20. Which ocean do rivers on the western side of the Continental Divide in Rocky Mountain National Park flow toward?
A) Arctic Ocean
B) Pacific Ocean
C) Gulf of Mexico
D) Atlantic Ocean
  • 21. What is the highest point in Rocky Mountain National Park?
A) Hagues Peak
B) Thunder Pass
C) Mount Chiquita
D) Longs Peak
  • 22. How many mountain peaks over 12,000 feet high are there in Rocky Mountain National Park?
A) Forty-five
B) Thirty
C) Sixty
D) Seventy-five
  • 23. Which river's headwaters are located in the park's northwestern region?
A) Arkansas River
B) Colorado River
C) Rio Grande
D) Mississippi River
  • 24. Which pass crosses the Continental Divide through the Never Summer Mountains?
A) La Poudre Pass
B) Thunder Pass
C) Ypsilon Pass
D) Baker Pass
  • 25. How many miles of trails are there in Rocky Mountain National Park?
A) 450 miles
B) 150 miles
C) 350 miles
D) 724 miles
  • 26. Which mountain range on the north side of the park contains peaks like Hagues Peak and Mummy Mountain?
A) Never Summer Mountains
B) Mummy Range
C) Continental Divide
D) La Poudre Range
  • 27. Which pass was historically used by stage coaches and is a route to Michigan Lakes?
A) Thunder Pass
B) Baker Pass
C) Ypsilon Pass
D) La Poudre Pass
  • 28. Which U.S. President signed the Rocky Mountain National Park Act?
A) President Herbert Hoover
B) President Theodore Roosevelt
C) President Franklin D. Roosevelt
D) President Woodrow Wilson
  • 29. When was the Rocky Mountain National Park established?
A) July 4, 1776
B) January 26, 1915
C) December 7, 1941
D) November 11, 1918
  • 30. Which road was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s?
A) U.S. Route 34
B) Beaver Meadows Road
C) Interstate 70
D) Trail Ridge Road
  • 31. When was Rocky Mountain National Park designated as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO?
A) 1976
B) 1984
C) 1999
D) 2005
  • 32. Which visitor center is the headquarters of Rocky Mountain National Park?
A) Grand Lake Visitor Center
B) Estes Park Visitor Center
C) Beaver Meadows Visitor Center
D) Alluvial Fan Visitor Center
  • 33. When did the railroad reach Lyons, Colorado?
A) 1938
B) 1881
C) 1929
D) 1904
  • 34. What was the attendance record for Rocky Mountain National Park in 2019?
A) 4,678,804 visitors
B) 6,200,000 visitors
C) 5,000,000 visitors
D) 3,500,000 visitors
  • 35. Which wilderness area is located directly south of Rocky Mountain National Park?
A) Indian Peaks Wilderness area
B) Yosemite Wilderness
C) Grand Teton Wilderness
D) Glacier Peak Wilderness
  • 36. During which eon did Precambrian metamorphic rock form the core of the North American continent?
A) Cenozoic
B) Paleozoic
C) Mesozoic
D) Precambrian
  • 37. When did Pikes Peak granite form?
A) At the beginning of the Quaternary period
B) During the Cretaceous period
C) In the Mesozoic era
D) Late Precambrian eon continuing into the Paleozoic era
  • 38. What formation was created during the Pennsylvanian period?
A) Front Range formation
B) Pierre Shale formation
C) Fountain Formation
D) Denver Formation
  • 39. What geological event caused the Front Range to rise again around 68 million years ago?
A) The Paleozoic sea submergence
B) The Laramide orogeny
C) The Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway formation
D) The Quaternary glaciation
  • 40. Which of the following glaciers is not currently found in Rocky Mountain National Park?
A) Sprague Glacier
B) Mars Glacier
C) Tyndall Glacier
D) Andrews Glacier
  • 41. Which geological feature in Rocky Mountain National Park is similar to the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone?
A) Lumpy Ridge
B) Little Yellowstone
C) Ypsilon Mountain
D) Mummy Range
  • 42. Which side of the Continental Divide in Rocky Mountain National Park tends to be drier?
A) Neither side
B) Both sides equally
C) The east side
D) The west side
  • 43. Which type of plants have long taproots that extend deep into rocky soil in the alpine tundra?
A) Alpine sunflowers
B) Grasses and sedges
C) Cushion plants
D) Non-flowering lichens
  • 44. What adaptation helps some flowering tundra plants convert sunlight into heat?
A) Dense hairs on stems and leaves
B) Red-colored pigments
C) Long taproots
D) Clinging to rocks
  • 45. Which of the following is a common grass found in Rocky Mountain National Park's alpine tundra?
A) Rye grass
B) Kobresia
C) Bermuda grass
D) Bluegrass
  • 46. Which bird species can be found in the alpine tundra during the summer season?
A) Pigeons
B) Ducks
C) Parrots
D) Prairie falcons
  • 47. What is a common flowering plant in Rocky Mountain National Park's alpine tundra?
A) Alpine dwarf columbine
B) Tulips
C) Roses
D) Daffodils
  • 48. What can destroy tundra plants and take hundreds of years to recover?
A) Wind
B) Footsteps
C) Rainfall
D) Sunlight
  • 49. Which ecosystem runs through the montane, subalpine, and alpine tundra zones?
A) Grassland ecosystem
B) Riparian ecosystem
C) Desert ecosystem
D) Tropical rainforest ecosystem
  • 50. How many species of mammals are found in Rocky Mountain National Park?
A) Nearly seventy
B) Less than thirty
C) Over a hundred
D) About ten
  • 51. When were wolves and grizzly bears extirpated from the park?
A) 1999
B) 1978
C) Late 1800s
D) Early 1900s
  • 52. Which predator has territories that can be as large as 500 square miles?
A) Coyote
B) Cougar
C) Black bear
D) Canada lynx
  • 53. When did Rocky Mountain National Park begin implementing a timed-entry system?
A) 2020
B) 2018
C) 2019
D) 2015
  • 54. Which of these activities is not mentioned as available in the park?
A) Rock climbing
B) Scuba diving
C) Snowshoeing
D) Fishing
  • 55. How many fatalities occurred at the park between 2007 and 2024?
A) 50
B) 77
C) 100
D) 25
  • 56. What caused the Bear Lake Fire in 1900?
A) Strong winds and drought
B) A campfire that was not properly put out
C) Lightning
D) Forest thinning
  • 57. What natural event caused the Ouzel Fire in 1978?
A) Forest thinning
B) Lightning
C) Drought
D) Campfire
  • 58. What is a consequence of high-severity wildfires?
A) Increased biodiversity
B) Decreased air pollution
C) Reduced erosion
D) Soil degradation
  • 59. What is one method used by Rocky Mountain National Park to manage fuel?
A) Reducing average temperature
B) Increasing snowfall
C) Encouraging campfires
D) Removing low hanging branches
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