A) The dune field B) The mountain watershed C) The sand sheet D) The sabkha
A) No moisture content B) 10% moisture content C) 5% moisture content D) 7% moisture content
A) Reversing dunes B) Star dunes C) Parabolic dunes D) Transverse dunes
A) The sabkha B) The mountain watershed C) The sand sheet D) The dune field
A) Transverse dunes B) Reversing dunes C) Star dunes D) Nabkha Dunes
A) Minerals cement sand grains into a hard, white crust B) The sabkha becomes deeper with more plants and animals C) Sand is blown away by wind D) Water rises to form new dunes
A) Ponderosa pine B) Birch tree C) Eucalyptus D) Maple tree
A) Blue grama grass B) Inland saltgrass C) Buffalo grass D) Ryegrass
A) Dwarf clover B) Rocky Mountain iris C) Alpine phlox D) Paintbrush flowers
A) Transverse dunes B) Star dunes C) Reversing dunes D) Small parabolic dunes
A) They only provide water for vegetation. B) They create new mountain ranges. C) They prevent sand from moving. D) They carry sand back toward the valley and then to the dune field.
A) The sabkha B) The sand sheet C) The mountain watershed D) The dune field
A) Douglas fir B) Aspen C) Eucalyptus D) Ponderosa pine
A) Deserts and rainforests B) Urban areas C) Tropical beaches and swamps D) Alpine tundra and warm water wetlands
A) Parabolic dunes B) Star dunes C) Reversing dunes D) Transverse dunes
A) Paintbrush flowers B) Dwarf clover C) Rocky Mountain iris D) Alpine phlox
A) Tropical rainforest (Af) B) Mediterranean (Csa) C) Cold semi-arid (BSk) D) Warm-summer humid continental (Dfb)
A) Below 60 °F (16 °C) B) Above 90 °F (32 °C) C) Slightly above 80 °F (27 °C) D) Around 70 °F (21 °C)
A) About 25–30 °F (14–17 °C) B) 5–10 °F (3–6 °C) C) 10–15 °F (6–8 °C) D) 40–45 °F (22–25 °C)
A) 15 inches (381 mm) B) 8 inches (203 mm) C) 11.13 inches (283 mm) D) 20 inches (508 mm)
A) March B) April C) January D) December
A) Mid-summer B) Late spring C) Early winter D) Fall
A) 100 °F (38 °C) B) 90 °F (32 °C) C) 150 °F (66 °C) D) 120 °F (49 °C)
A) Fog B) Afternoon thundershowers C) Snowstorms D) Tornadoes
A) Spring B) Summer C) Fall D) Winter
A) Above 50 °F (10 °C) B) Below 32 °F (0 °C) C) Around 40 °F (4 °C) D) Just above freezing
A) 107,342 acres (434.4 km2) B) 35,528 acres (143.8 km2) C) 149,028 acres (603.1 km2) D) 65,1 sq mi
A) Sand sheet B) Volcanic plateau C) Dune field D) Mountain watershed
A) Zuni B) Southern Ute Tribe C) Apache D) Navajo
A) Diego de Vargas B) Juan Bautista de Anza C) John C. Frémont D) Zebulon Pike
A) Only in designated areas B) No, it is prohibited at all times C) Yes, with a special permit D) Yes, during specific seasons
A) Five times B) Nine times C) Seven times D) Twelve times
A) 600,000 visitors B) 400,000 visitors C) 300,000 visitors D) 527,546 visitors
A) Navajo B) Jicarilla Apaches C) Tewa/Tiwa-speaking pueblos D) Ute
A) Sip'ophe (Sandy Place Lake) B) Saa waap maa nache C) Sisnaajini D) Sei-anyedi
A) 1807 B) 1776 C) 1848 D) 1694
A) Deer B) Elk C) Bison D) Antelope
A) 1776 B) 1848 C) 1853 D) 1807
A) A mountain range B) A desert oasis C) The sea in a storm D) A forest
A) Fall B) Winter C) Spring D) Summer
A) 1848 B) 1853 C) 1807 D) 1776
A) 1875 B) 1852 C) 1932 D) 1911
A) The Wellington family B) The Herard family C) The Trujillo family D) The Volcanic Mining Company
A) A concrete manufacturing plant B) An irrigation ditch C) A trout hatchery D) A gold mill
A) The P.E.O. Sisterhood B) The Herard family C) The Volcanic Mining Company D) The Nature Conservancy
A) President Herbert Hoover B) President George Washington C) President Franklin D. Roosevelt D) President Theodore Roosevelt
A) 1911 B) 1999 C) 2004 D) 1932
A) Rocky Mountains B) San Juan Mountains C) Sierra Nevada D) Cascade Range
A) Potassium-argon dating B) Carbon dating C) Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) D) Radiometric dating
A) Volcanic activity B) Erosion from mountain streams C) Constant unidirectional winds D) Opposing wind directions during storms
A) Magnetite B) Calcite C) Feldspar D) Quartz
A) Opposing wind directions balance each other out over time B) Lack of vegetation C) Constant rainfall D) Human intervention
A) 30.50° north B) 40.00° north C) 37.75° north D) 35.00° north
A) Rio Grande National Forest B) Baca National Wildlife Refuge C) San Juan Mountains D) San Luis Lakes State Wildlife Area
A) Mosca B) Alamosa C) Blanca D) Crestone
A) U.S. Route 285 B) Colorado State Highway 17 C) Rio Grande Road D) U.S. Route 160
A) 50% B) 70% C) 80% D) 90%
A) Sangre de Cristo Range B) Baca National Wildlife Refuge C) San Luis Lakes State Wildlife Area D) Rio Grande National Forest
A) Two days by bus B) An hour by car C) Half a day by train D) A few hours by car
A) Hooper B) Gardner C) Mosca D) Crestone
A) pika B) bison C) porcupine D) kangaroo rat
A) More than 2000 B) Approximately 2500 C) Less than 1000 D) About 1500
A) great blue heron B) American avocet C) white-tailed ptarmigan D) sandhill crane
A) fence lizard B) short-horned lizard C) bullsnake D) garter snake
A) tiger salamander B) spadefoot toad C) Great Plains toad D) chorus frog
A) sandhill crane B) hummingbird C) western tanager D) red-breasted nuthatch
A) garter snake B) fence lizard C) Werner's ant-like flower beetle D) bullsnake
A) tiger salamander B) northern leopard frog C) spadefoot toad D) Woodhouse's toad
A) peregrine falcon B) golden eagle C) bald eagle D) sandhill crane
A) Ponderosa pine B) Krummholz C) Aspen D) Cottonwood
A) Bighorn sheep B) Cougars C) Elk D) Pronghorn
A) Hawk B) Eagle C) American avocet D) Peregrine falcon
A) Kangaroo B) Elk C) Horse D) Elephant
A) Montane woodlands B) Subalpine forests C) Riparian zones along creeks D) Dune fields
A) Groundhogs B) Squirrels C) Prairie dogs D) Burrowing owls
A) Fat tire bikes B) Motorcycles C) Standard bicycles D) Street-licensed 4WD motor vehicles
A) Mosca Pass Trail B) A trail off Medano Pass Road C) Medano Ramp Trail D) Sand Creek Trail
A) 22 miles (35 kilometers) B) 30 miles C) 15 miles D) 10 miles
A) Great Sand Dunes Adventure Company B) The Nature Conservancy C) Zapata Partners D) National Park Service
A) No hunting B) Commercial hunting C) Hunting with dogs only D) Sport hunting
A) 1932 B) 1999 C) 2000 D) 1976
A) Natural monument (III) B) Protected landscape (V) C) Wilderness area (Ib) D) National park (II)
A) The Nature Conservancy B) Department of the Interior C) U.S. Forest Service D) National Park Service
A) $15 million B) $20 million C) $50 million D) $31.28 million
A) World Heritage Site B) National Historic Landmark C) International Dark Sky Park D) Biosphere Reserve
A) Pikes Peak B) Mount Elbert C) Longs Peak D) Kit Carson Peak |