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Insular Mountains
  • 1. Which mountain is the highest in the Insular Mountains?
A) Mount Fairweather
B) Golden Hinde
C) Mount Waddington
D) Mount Robson
  • 2. What type of rocks predominantly form the Insular Mountains?
A) Turbidites and pillow lavas
B) Sandstone
C) Granitic plutons
D) Basaltic lava flows
  • 3. Which period saw the formation of the Insular Mountains due to volcanic island collision?
A) Permian period
B) Mid Cretaceous period
C) Triassic period
D) Jurassic period
  • 4. During which geological event were the Insular Mountains fully exposed above sea level?
A) Pleistocene epoch
B) Holocene epoch
C) Last glacial period
D) Miocene epoch
  • 5. What geological process has led to frequent seismic activity in the Insular Mountains?
A) Hotspot volcanism
B) Rifting
C) Subduction of the Pacific Plate and Juan de Fuca Plate
D) Transform faulting
  • 6. What natural feature was formed when glaciers melted and sea levels rose?
A) Plateaus
B) Canyons
C) Fjords
D) Deserts
  • 7. Which range is located on the Brooks Peninsula of Vancouver Island?
A) Sophia Range
B) Genevieve Range
C) Refugium Range
D) Karmutzen Range
  • 8. Where is the Cameron Range located?
A) On the western side of Graham Island in Haida Gwaii
B) On Vancouver Island
C) On Moresby Island
D) On Nootka Island
  • 9. Which range is found between the Tsitika River and Kokish River?
A) Bonanza Range
B) Sutton Range
C) Franklin Range
D) Newcastle Range
  • 10. What is a significant geological feature of the Insular Mountains during the Ice Age?
A) Volcanic eruptions formed new peaks
B) Glaciers sharpened valley faces and eroded their bottoms
C) Lava flows covered existing valleys
D) Earthquakes created large canyons
  • 11. Which range is located near Victoria between Saanich Inlet and Brentwood Bay?
A) Somerset Range
B) Seymour Range
C) Gowlland Range
D) Pelham Range
  • 12. Which range is located between the valley of Cowichan Lake, San Juan River and Gordon River?
A) Gowlland Range
B) Pelham Range
C) Somerset Range
D) Seymour Range
  • 13. Which range is located between Tashsis River, the Nomash River, Zeballos Lake and Woss Lake?
A) Haihte Range
B) Pierce Range
C) Franklin Range
D) Bonanza Range
  • 14. Which sub-range is found on the north-central part of Graham Island in Haida Gwaii?
A) San Christoval Range
B) Cameron Range
C) Crease Range
D) McKay Range
  • 15. Which range is located between the Sarita River and Alberni Inlet?
A) Somerset Range
B) Pelham Range
C) Seymour Range
D) Gowlland Range
  • 16. Which range is located between the Pacheena-Sarita River basins and the Klanawa River?
A) Gowlland Range
B) Somerset Range
C) Pelham Range
D) Seymour Range
  • 17. Which range is located on Nootka Island between Esperanza Inlet and Nuchatlitz Inlet?
A) Genevieve Range
B) Sophia Range
C) Hankin Range
D) Karmutzen Range
  • 18. Which range is located between the Nimpkish River and the Tsitika River by Bonanza Lake?
A) Newcastle Range
B) Bonanza Range
C) Franklin Range
D) Sutton Range
  • 19. Which range is located east of Campbell River on the east coast of Vancouver Island?
A) Beaufort Range
B) Prince of Wales Range
C) Pelham Range
D) Halifax Range
  • 20. Which range is located along Johnstone Strait between Amor de Cosmos Creek and Pye Creek?
A) Pelham Range
B) Beaufort Range
C) Halifax Range
D) Somerset Range
  • 21. Which range is located north of Port Alberni and west of Qualicum Beach?
A) Beaufort Range
B) Pelham Range
C) Halifax Range
D) Somerset Range
  • 22. Which range is located south of Gold River between the Jacklah River and the Burman River?
A) Franklin Range
B) Bonanza Range
C) Pierce Range
D) Haihte Range
  • 23. Which range is sometimes classified as part of the Elk River Mountains in Strathcona Provincial Park?
A) Refugium Range
B) Genevieve Range
C) Elk River Mountains
D) Sophia Range
  • 24. What is the approximate area covered by the Insular Mountain range?
A) 133,879 km² (51,691 sq mi)
B) 75,000 km² (28,980 sq mi)
C) 200,000 km² (77,220 sq mi)
D) 50,000 km² (19,305 sq mi)
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