A) In the 1920s B) By the 1850s C) In the 1870s D) In the 1890s
A) Placer mining for copper B) Hard rock mining for silver and other minerals C) Coal mining D) Gold panning
A) Excessive rainfall and flooding B) Short working seasons, difficult terrain, low quantities of ore, and lack of financial investment C) Overabundance of ore D) Easy access to resources
A) Underground tunnels B) Some of the first trails and roads, including bridges and dynamited rock ledges C) Airports D) Railroads
A) To irrigate crops B) To transport lumber and supply water for hydraulic mining operations C) For recreational boating D) To provide drinking water to miners
A) Silver, lead, and gold B) Tin and nickel C) Copper and zinc D) Iron and coal
A) The demand for metals fluctuated greatly, affecting prices B) Mining technology was advanced C) Miners had too much financial investment D) There was an oversupply of minerals
A) Some remained, such as the Thunder Creek mine B) All were immediately closed down C) They were sold to foreign companies D) They were converted into tourist attractions
A) The entire region was logged for commercial purposes B) It led to extensive deforestation within the park boundaries C) It had little impact due to rugged terrain and more viable timber resources elsewhere D) Logging was the primary industry in the area
A) The discovery of gold B) The establishment of the national park C) A severe drought D) The commencement of the Skagit River Hydroelectric Project by Seattle City Light in the 1920s
A) Almost 12,000 acres (4,900 ha) B) 5,000 acres (2,023 ha) C) 50 acres (20.23 ha) D) 20,000 acres (8,094 ha)
A) In 1945 B) In 1958 C) In 1935 D) In 1920
A) Only partially, some areas were within the park B) No, they are in the adjoining Ross Lake National Recreation Area C) The entire region was converted into a national park D) Yes, all logging occurred within the park
A) Appalachian Mountains B) The North Cascades Range C) Rocky Mountains D) Sierra Nevada
A) Olympic Mountains B) North Cascades Range C) Coastal Range D) Cascade Range
A) July 4, 1976 B) October 2, 1968 C) June 15, 1985 D) September 1, 1950
A) Washington State Route 97 B) State Route 20 C) U.S. Highway 2 D) Interstate 90
A) Obsidian B) Flint C) Quartzite D) Hozomeen chert
A) 200 feet (61 m) B) 50 feet (15 m) C) 100 feet (30 m) D) 150 feet (45 m)
A) 1804 B) 1882 C) 1811 D) 1853
A) US Army B) Hudson's Bay Company C) Pacific Fur Company D) North West Company
A) 1887 B) 1814 C) 1806 D) 1853
A) 48th parallel B) 49th parallel C) 47th parallel D) 46th parallel
A) Alexander Ross B) Henry Custer C) US Army Captain George B. McClellan D) Lieutenant Henry Hubbard Pierce
A) Alexander Ross B) Henry Custer C) George B. McClellan D) Lieutenant Henry Hubbard Pierce
A) 1882 B) 1901 C) 1846 D) 1853
A) 1972 B) 1853 C) 1887 D) 1968
A) 1872 B) 1897 C) 1906 D) 1890
A) 1921 B) 1892 C) 1916 D) 1906
A) Primitive Areas B) National Parks C) Wilderness areas D) National Recreation Areas
A) President John F. Kennedy B) The Mazamas Alpine Club C) Julian Itter D) Forester Bob Marshall
A) John F. Kennedy B) Lyndon B. Johnson C) Dwight D. Eisenhower D) Richard Nixon
A) January 1966 B) October 2, 1968 C) January 1, 1969 D) 1988
A) Lake Chelan Recreation Area B) Stephen Mather Wilderness C) Bob Marshall Wilderness D) North Cascade Primitive Area
A) Sedro-Woolley, Washington B) Spokane, Washington C) Olympia, Washington D) Seattle, Washington
A) 93 percent B) 75 percent C) 80 percent D) 50 percent
A) 16,485 B) 30,815 C) 50,000 D) 971,173
A) 70 percent B) 90 percent C) 50 percent D) 83 percent
A) 81 B) 250 C) 200 D) 100
A) $7.5 million B) $10 million C) $8 million D) $6 million
A) Sedro-Woolley B) Chelan C) Stehekin D) Winthrop
A) 150 mi (240 km) B) 120 mi (190 km) C) 100 mi (160 km) D) 190 mi (310 km)
A) Cascade River Road B) North Cascades Highway C) Thornton Lakes Road D) State Route 20
A) Winthrop B) Chelan C) Marblemount D) Sedro-Woolley
A) Mount Baker B) Goode Mountain C) Glacier Peak D) Diobsud Lookout
A) Less than 50 B) Exactly 500 C) Over 300 D) About 100
A) 600 B) 150 C) 300 D) 450
A) Boston Peak B) Forbidden Peak C) Eldorado Peak D) Black Peak
A) 30 B) 15 C) 25 D) 21
A) Mount Redoubt B) Mount Shuksan C) Mount Spickard D) Mox Peaks
A) Fish scales B) Algae blooms C) Mineral deposits D) Glacial flour
A) Mox Peaks B) Mount Shuksan C) Mount Spickard D) Mount Redoubt
A) Nearly 90% B) 100% C) 70% D) 50%
A) 450 B) 200 C) 150 D) 312
A) East Nooksack Glacier B) McAllister Glacier C) Boston Glacier D) Sulphide Glacier
A) 1955 B) 1984 C) 1960 D) 1971
A) 1971 B) 1984 C) 1993 D) 2009
A) Five B) Twelve C) Ten D) Eight
A) Douglas fir B) Red cedar C) Western hemlock D) Whitebark pine
A) Coyote B) Lynx C) Black bear D) Grey wolf
A) Peregrine falcon B) Clark's nutcracker C) Golden eagle D) Northern spotted owl
A) Chinook (king) salmon B) Coho salmon C) Pink salmon D) Atlantic salmon
A) 75 B) 30 C) 100 D) 50
A) Whitebark pine seeds B) Red alder berries C) Ferns D) Bigleaf maple sap
A) 50 B) 10 C) 15 D) At least 28
A) Pacific giant salamander B) Rough-skinned newt C) Eastern newt D) Western toad
A) 113 B) 150 C) 264 D) 300
A) Mid-June B) Late September C) Late November D) Early March
A) A parking pass may be required. B) An entrance fee C) No requirements are needed D) A wilderness permit
A) Less than a dozen. B) No limit as long as they are hikers C) Exactly ten people D) Up to 20 people
A) Fred Beckey. B) Yvon Chouinard C) John Muir D) Ansel Adams
A) Alpine Adventures of Fred Beckey B) The 'Beckey Bible'. C) The Cascade Climbing Guide D) North Cascades Mountaineering Manual |