A) Granite and limestone B) Tectonic plates C) Metamorphosed sandstones, phyllites, schists, and slate D) Marine sediments and igneous rock
A) Cambrian sedimentary rocks B) Precambrian gneiss and schists C) Marine sediments D) Ocoee Supergroup rocks
A) The expansion of the primordial ocean B) The accumulation of eroding land mass onto the continental shelf C) The collision of the North American and African tectonic plates during the Ordovician period D) The advance of subarctic glaciers
A) Upper Tuckasegee River B) Cades Cove C) The bottom of the foothills to the northwest D) Raven Fork valley
A) Tundra vegetation B) Deciduous forests C) Spruce-fir forests D) Grasslands
A) Large blockfields at the base of large mountain slopes B) Marine sediments C) Sedimentary rock layers D) Tectonic plate boundaries
A) Metamorphic gneiss B) Older rocks made out of sandstone C) Younger rocks made out of limestone D) Granite
A) The Precambrian era B) The Cenozoic era C) The Paleozoic era D) The Mesozoic era
A) The deposition of marine sediments B) The creation of limestone coves C) Colder mean annual temperatures and an increase in precipitation throughout the range D) The formation of the Appalachian range
A) Cambrian sedimentary rocks B) Marine sediments C) Ocoee Supergroup rocks D) Metamorphic gneiss, granite, and schist
A) The collision of tectonic plates B) The accumulation of eroding land mass onto the continental shelf C) The deposition of marine sediments D) The advance of glaciers
A) The Little Tennessee River B) The Pigeon River C) The Little River D) The Oconaluftee River
A) Laurel Falls B) Grotto Falls C) Abrams Falls D) Rainbow Falls
A) Calderwood Dam B) Chilhowee Dam C) Fontana Dam D) Cheoah Dam
A) Eagle Creek B) Hazel Creek C) Cosby Creek D) Raven Fork
A) 4,700 kilometers B) 3,500 miles C) 2,900 miles D) 5,000 miles
A) Ramsey Cascades B) Grotto Falls C) Rainbow Falls D) Laurel Falls
A) Hazel Creek B) Raven Fork C) Eagle Creek D) Oconaluftee River
A) 110 feet B) 80 feet C) 90 feet D) 100 feet
A) Cades Cove Historic District B) Roaring Fork Historic District C) Mingus Mill Historic District D) Elkmont Historic District
A) The Little River B) The Little Tennessee River C) The Pigeon River D) The Oconaluftee River
A) Hazel Creek B) Cosby Creek C) Raven Fork D) Eagle Creek
A) 50 B) 75 C) 150 D) More than 100
A) Smoky Mountain Hiking Club cabin B) Mountain Farm Museum C) Alex Cole Cabin D) Mingus Mill
A) Cosby Creek B) Roaring Fork C) Raven Fork D) Eagle Creek
A) 70 feet B) 80 feet C) 100 feet D) 90 feet
A) Oconaluftee Baptist Church B) Mingus Mill C) Mountain Farm Museum D) Smoky Mountain Hiking Club cabin
A) Grotto Falls B) Hen Wallow Falls C) Laurel Falls D) Abrams Falls
A) Elkmont Historic District B) No specific district is mentioned for Cataloochee buildings C) Roaring Fork Historic District D) Cades Cove Historic District
A) Cosby Creek B) Little Pigeon River C) Oconaluftee River D) Raven Fork
A) Hazel Creek B) Raven Fork C) Roaring Fork D) Cosby Creek
A) The Sierra Nevada B) The Cascade Range C) The Rocky Mountains D) The Blue Ridge Mountains
A) Kuwohi B) Mount Le Conte C) Mount Guyot D) Clingmans Dome
A) 10 B) 6 C) 12 D) 16
A) Kuwohi B) Clingmans Dome C) Mount Guyot D) Mount Le Conte
A) Ocanaluftee B) Greenbrier C) Cades Cove D) The Sugarlands
A) Kuwohi B) Clingmans Dome C) Mount Guyot D) Mount Le Conte
A) The Bald Mountains B) The Plott Balsams C) The Unicoi Mountains D) The Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians
A) 1988 B) 1940 C) 1934 D) 1983
A) Appalachian Trail B) Continental Divide Trail C) Pacific Crest Trail D) Natchez Trace
A) World Heritage Site B) International Biosphere Reserve C) Global Geopark D) Natural World Heritage Site
A) 700,000 acres B) 522,419 acres C) 600,000 acres D) 500,000 acres
A) U.S. Highway 441 (Newfound Gap Road) B) U.S. Highway 19 C) State Route 73 D) Interstate 40
A) Boreal forest B) Appalachian temperate rainforest C) Tropical rainforest D) Desert forest
A) 2025 B) 2023 C) 2019 D) 2020
A) Dollywood B) Universal Studios C) Graceland D) Six Flags Over Texas
A) 6a B) 4c C) 5b D) 7b
A) -10 °F (-23 °C) B) 20 °F (-6 °C) C) 32 °F (0 °C) D) -14.3 °F (-25.7 °C)
A) El Niño B) Orographic lift C) La Niña D) Monsoon winds
A) Asheville B) Gatlinburg C) Chattanooga D) Knoxville
A) One of the least polluted national parks B) The most polluted national park C) Moderately polluted D) Unpolluted
A) Heavy rain after orographic lift B) Drought conditions C) Earthquakes D) Strong winds
A) 7,000 ft (2,134 m) B) 3,000 ft (914 m) C) 5,048 ft (1,539 m) D) 6,500 ft (1,981 m)
A) Cold fronts B) Strong thunderstorms C) Heatwaves D) Light drizzle
A) Approximately 95 percent. B) Less than 10 percent. C) About 50 percent. D) Nearly 75 percent.
A) Deciduous leafy trees. B) Bamboo and tropical plants. C) Coniferous trees like pine and spruce. D) Cactus and desert shrubs.
A) It consists entirely of non-native species. B) It covers less than 5 percent of the park. C) It was planted by early settlers. D) It includes many trees that predate European settlement.
A) Grassy balds. B) Mixed oak-pine forests. C) Desert balds. D) Heath balds.
A) 500 species. B) 50 species. C) 101 species. D) 200 species.
A) Less than 100 species. B) More than 1,000 species. C) Exactly 300 species. D) Over 490 species.
A) Mountain maple (Acer spicatum) B) Cucumber magnolia (Magnolia acuminata) C) Silverbells (Halesia carolina) D) Yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis)
A) Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) B) Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) C) Coneflower D) Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis)
A) Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) B) Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) C) Rugels ragwort D) Smooth hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens)
A) American beech (Fagus grandifolia) B) Silverbells (Halesia carolina) C) White basswood (Tilia heterophylla) D) Yellow buckeye (Aesculus flava)
A) Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) B) Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) C) Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) D) Bloodroot
A) Lack of sunlight B) Unknown C) Soil acidity D) High winds
A) temperate rainforest B) "boreal" or "Canadian" forest C) alpine tundra D) deciduous forest
A) Fraser fir B) red spruce C) white pine D) hemlock
A) mountain ash B) catawba rhododendron C) thornless blackberry D) hobblebush
A) Sun-loving flowering plants. B) Shade-tolerant plants such as ferns. C) Grasses and sedges. D) Aquatic plants.
A) Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) B) Maple C) Pine D) Cedar
A) Mountain laurel B) Catawba rhododendron C) Flame azalea D) Rosebay rhododendron
A) Dutchman's breeches B) Rosebay rhododendron C) Solomon's seal D) Bee balm
A) Indiana bat B) Little brown bat C) Eastern pipistrelle D) Big brown bat
A) American black bear B) Elk C) White-tailed deer D) Raccoon
A) Bobcats B) White-tailed deer C) Elk D) Raccoons
A) Tree kangaroo B) Virginia opossum C) Kangaroo rat D) Bandicoot
A) Nearly 120 B) About 90 C) Less than 50 D) Over 200
A) Peregrine falcon B) Red-eyed vireo C) Raven D) Bald eagle
A) Black-capped chickadee B) Wild turkey C) Tufted titmouse D) Ruby-throated hummingbird
A) Northern parula B) Red-tailed hawks C) Wood thrush D) Ruby-throated hummingbird
A) Barn owl B) Barred owl C) Snowy owl D) Great horned owl
A) Red-cheeked salamander B) Shovelnose salamander C) Blackbelly salamander D) Eastern red-spotted newt
A) 15 B) 21 C) 10 D) 30
A) Black rat snake B) Copperhead C) Timber rattlesnake D) Corn snake
A) Atlantic salmon B) Rainbow trout C) Brown trout D) Brook trout
A) Photinus carolinus firefly B) Dragonfly C) Honeybee D) Monarch butterfly
A) Spiders B) Bees C) Moths D) Butterflies
A) 15 B) 8 C) 12 D) 10
A) 24 people per night B) 12 people per night C) 5 people per night D) 50 people per night
A) Bicycling B) Horseback riding C) Fishing, especially fly fishing D) Water tubing
A) 14,000 years B) 10,000 years C) 5,000 years D) 8,000 years
A) Shaconage B) Tsitsuyi C) Atagahi D) Kuwohi
A) Oconaluftee B) Chilhowee C) Kittowa D) Tallassee
A) Kittowa B) Tanasi C) Tallassee D) Chota
A) The Spanish B) The French C) The British D) The Cherokee
A) General Andrew Jackson B) General George Washington C) General Griffith Rutherford D) General John Sevier
A) 1776 B) 1805 C) 1821 D) 1838
A) Griffith Rutherford B) Andrew Jackson C) William Holland Thomas D) John Sevier
A) 1850s B) 1770s C) 1810s D) 1790s |