A) The Colorado Desert B) The higher and cooler Mojave Desert C) Desert saltbush scrub D) The lower Coachella Valley
A) Piñon pine B) Cylindropuntia chuckwallensis C) California juniper D) Joshua tree
A) Natural gardens of cactus B) Desert saltbush scrub C) Sandy soil grasslands D) Interesting geologic displays with hills of bare rock and loose boulders
A) 85 °F (29 °C) B) 60 °F (16 °C) C) 75 °F (24 °C) D) 100 °F (38 °C)
A) Summer B) Fall C) Winter D) Spring
A) 10 °F B) 5 °F C) 8 °F D) 12 °F
A) 70% B) 80% C) 60% D) 50%
A) Quercus cornelius-mulleri B) California fan palm C) Desert tortoise D) Cattle
A) In desert dunes B) Below 3,000 feet (910 m) C) Throughout the entire park D) Five oases where water occurs naturally year-round
A) Desert saltbush B) Ocotillo C) Cholla cactus D) Cheat grass and red brome
A) They thrive and grow rapidly B) They attract more wildlife C) They become dormant and survive underground D) They die back but do not quickly decompose
A) Cheat grass B) Desert saltbush C) Fountain grass D) Cholla cactus
A) Mojave Desert with Joshua trees B) Colorado Desert with creosote bush scrub and ocotillo C) Lower Coachella Valley with sandy soil grasslands D) Hills of bare rock
A) Quercus cornelius-mulleri (Muller's oak) B) None of the above C) Quercus turbinella (desert scrub oak) D) Quercus john-tuckeri (Tucker's oak)
A) It is sparsely forested with Joshua trees B) It is densely populated with piñon pine C) It features natural gardens of cactus D) It has abundant desert saltbush scrub
A) They reduce the intensity of wildfires B) They make wildfires hotter and more destructive C) They prevent wildfires from occurring D) They have no effect on wildfires
A) It creates more oases in the park B) It helps native grasses grow better C) It makes it harder for pine and oak seedlings to get a foothold D) It increases the number of Joshua trees
A) Human development had no impact on the vegetation B) It increased the number of Joshua trees C) It improved the resilience of native plants D) Cattle grazing reduced natural cover, making it less resistant to changes
A) Hills of bare rock B) Sandy soil grasslands and desert dunes C) Natural gardens of cactus D) Creosote bush scrub
A) Bird species have remained stable B) There has been no noticeable impact on bird species C) Bird populations have increased significantly D) Bird species have declined 43% according to studies conducted between 1908–1968 and 2013–2016
A) John D. Dingell Jr. B) Franklin D. Roosevelt C) Minerva Hoyt D) The Mojave Desert Land Trust
A) Desert Protection Act B) National Park Service Act C) John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act D) 1906 Antiquities Act
A) 4,518 acres B) 234,000 acres C) 290,000 acres D) 825,000 acres
A) 1936 B) 1950 C) 2019 D) 1994
A) 290,000 acres B) 825,000 acres C) 4,518 acres D) 234,000 acres
A) 1936 B) 1950 C) 1994 D) 2019
A) 4,518 acres B) 234,000 acres C) 25,801 acres D) 10,290 acres
A) 1772 B) 1936 C) 1823 D) 1994
A) Chemehuevi B) Serrano C) Pinto Culture D) Cahuilla
A) 1848 B) 1823 C) 1776 D) 1936
A) Serrano B) Cahuilla C) Chemehuevi D) Mojaves
A) Twentynine Palms B) Indio C) Palm Springs D) Mojave
A) Santa Rosa Mountains B) Little San Bernardino Mountains C) San Gabriel Mountains D) Sierra Nevada
A) John C. Frémont B) Kit Carson C) Jedediah Smith D) Pedro Fages
A) Indio B) Palm Springs C) San Bernardino D) Los Angeles
A) 1823 B) 1776 C) 1848 D) 1936
A) 1945 B) 1888 C) 1900 D) 1870
A) Rainwater catchments B) Mining operations C) Settlements D) Cattle shelters
A) J.D. Ryan B) Johnny Lang C) James B. McHaney D) William 'Bill' Keys
A) 1945 B) 1888 C) 1900 D) 1975
A) 100 B) 50 C) 500 D) About 300
A) 10-stamp steam-powered mill B) 5-stamp diesel-powered mill C) 8-stamp electric-powered mill D) Two-stamp gasoline-powered mill
A) Electric-powered five-stamp mill B) Gasoline-powered two-stamp mill, the Wall Street Mill C) Steam-powered ten-stamp mill D) Diesel-powered eight-stamp mill
A) 1888 B) 1900 C) 1945 D) 1975
A) 1975 B) 1900 C) 1976 D) 1945
A) 8b B) 7a C) 9a D) 6b
A) 10% B) 50% C) 25% D) 39%
A) 75 million years old B) 100 million years old C) 250 million years old D) 1.7 billion years old
A) Continental drift causing rift valleys B) Tectonic plate movements forming granites C) Oceanic crust subduction D) Isostatic rebound from glacial melting
A) Buttes B) Canyons C) Mesas D) Inselbergs
A) Seven B) Nine C) Twenty-one D) Fifteen
A) Quartz monzonite B) Limestone C) Basalt D) Sandstone
A) Half Dome B) Energy Crisis C) El Capitan D) Yosemite Valley
A) National Geographic Society B) International Dark-Sky Association C) United Nations Environment Programme D) World Wildlife Fund
A) Less than 1,000 B) About 1,500 C) Around 2,145 D) Over 3,000
A) Kangaroo rat B) Desert bighorn sheep C) American barn owl D) Mountain lion
A) Monarch butterfly B) Honeybee C) Hummingbird D) Yucca moth (Tegeticula synthetica)
A) Red-spotted toad (Bufo punctatus) B) Kingsnake C) Desert tortoise D) Coyote
A) Registration at specific locations called registration boards B) Open campfires C) A permit for bicycles D) No special requirements
A) Using a tent B) Hiking C) Open campfires D) Camping with Leave No Trace techniques
A) Solar cookers B) A camp stove C) An open fire D) No cooking allowed
A) Walking B) Bicycles C) Camels D) Horses
A) No special requirements B) A guide C) A map D) A permit
A) Casey Schreiner B) A visitor during the 2018-2019 shutdown C) A park ranger D) André, a graffiti artist |