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