A) To create pathways through dense forests B) To attract wildlife to specific areas C) To clear areas for hunting game and encourage plant germination D) To prevent wildfires from spreading uncontrollably
A) It improved air quality by reducing smoke from fires B) It increased the number of wildfires in the park C) It caused a decline in native plant species D) It led to a build-up of debris and tinder, interfering with sequoia reproduction
A) 1940 B) 1958 C) 1963 D) 1972
A) Logging activities by timber companies B) Frequent wildfires caused by natural factors C) Summer livestock grazing, particularly sheep D) Mining operations for gold and silver
A) Big Arroyo and Mist Falls B) Tehipite Valley and the Roaring River valley C) General Sherman Tree area and Moro Rock D) Cedar Grove and Grant Grove
A) Because of a natural barrier like a waterfall B) Due to the difficulty of accessing the bottom of Kings Canyon C) Due to strict park regulations at that time D) Because of an abundance of predators in the area
A) Increased erosion and watershed degradation B) Enhanced growth of native plant species C) Improved soil fertility due to manure deposits D) Creation of new water sources
A) Disease outbreaks among the bear and wolf populations B) Natural habitat loss due to climate change C) Introduction of invasive species that competed for food D) They were shot, trapped, and poisoned due to preying on livestock
A) In 1972 with the establishment of a prescribed burn program B) In 1893 when the Sierra Forest Reserve was established C) Following the park's creation in 1940 D) By 1917 with federal crackdowns on illegal grazing
A) Pack horses and mules along major trails B) Motorized vehicles for visitor convenience C) Livestock grazing throughout the park D) Off-road biking on designated paths
A) Due to high temperatures that can harm animals B) To protect meadows while they are wet and soft C) To prevent soil compaction on popular hiking trails D) Because of increased bear activity during this time
A) Introducing natural predators to control the bear population B) Placing bear lockers, requiring bear canisters, and relocating problem bears C) Allowing bears to roam freely without human intervention D) Building fences around campgrounds to keep bears out
A) Store them in lockers and dispose of trash in bearproof garbage cans B) Bury them deep in the ground C) Leave them outside their tents overnight D) Feed them to bears from a safe distance
A) Introduction of bear-proof tents for campers B) Relocation of all bears to less visited areas C) Efforts in the backcountry where bears have largely ceased associating backpackers with food D) Complete elimination of human food from the park
A) Humid continental B) Warm-summer Mediterranean (Csb) C) Hot-summer Mediterranean (Csa) D) Tropical rainforest
A) 7b B) 6c C) 8a D) 9a
A) More than 2,000 B) Over 1,200 C) About 800 D) Approximately 500
A) 30 percent B) 10 percent C) 40 percent D) 20 percent
A) 1984 B) 2001 C) 1992 D) 1976
A) A giant sequoia from Converse Basin Grove B) The tallest known sequoia C) General Grant D) A redwood from Redwood Mountain Grove
A) Converse Basin Grove B) General Grant Grove C) Big Stump Grove D) Redwood Mountain Grove
A) 350 feet (107 m) B) 250 feet (76 m) C) 275 feet (84 m) D) 311 feet (95 m)
A) Talus slopes B) Montane mixed-conifer forests C) Alpine meadows D) Krummholtz formations
A) Bass B) Wild trout C) Carp D) Salmon
A) Goddard Divide B) The Palisades C) Great Western Divide D) Monarch Divide
A) Great Western Divide B) Palisades C) The Monarch Divide D) Goddard Divide
A) Around 200 million years old. B) Approximately 50 million years old. C) At least 100 million years old. D) Less than 10 million years old.
A) Approximately 50 million years old. B) No more than 10 million years old. C) Less than 5 million years old. D) Over 100 million years old.
A) 1965 B) 1940 C) 1890 D) 2017
A) John Muir B) Local politicians C) Franklin D. Roosevelt D) President Theodore Roosevelt
A) 1965 B) 2017 C) 1890 D) 1940
A) Yosemite B) Lassen Volcanic C) Kings Canyon D) Sequoia
A) One B) Four C) Two D) Three
A) By road via Highway 180 B) Only by foot and horse trails C) Via a boat ride on the Kings River D) Through an underground tunnel
A) 60 miles (97 km) B) 44 miles (71 km) C) 50 miles (80 km) D) 30 miles (48 km)
A) Oval-shaped B) U-shaped C) Circular D) V-shaped
A) Rocky surfaces B) Rough terrain C) Flat floors D) Steep slopes
A) Volcanic activity B) River carving C) Erosion by wind D) Rockfalls
A) Lava flows B) Glacial ice C) Sediment behind a terminal moraine D) Volcanic ash
A) Silver Spray Falls B) Roaring River Falls C) Grizzly Falls D) Mist Falls
A) Corn B) Rice C) Fish D) Acorns
A) Sierra Miwok B) Monaches (Western Mono) C) Eastern Yokuts D) Mono Lake Tribe
A) Eight B) As many as six C) Three D) Ten
A) Smallpox B) Tuberculosis C) Cholera D) Influenza
A) 1776 B) 1900 C) 1815 D) 1866
A) Colonel Robert E. Lee B) Major John J. Pershing C) General Ulysses S. Grant D) Superintendent Charles Young
A) Holy River B) Rio de los Santo Reyes C) River of Gold D) Moraga's Stream
A) 1840s B) 1850s C) 1820s D) 1830s
A) Silver Creek B) Gold Mine C) Copper Canyon D) Giant Forest
A) Hale Tharp tree B) Boole tree C) Moraga tree D) General Grant tree
A) Hale Tharp B) Joseph H. Thomas C) Israel Gamlin D) Gabriel Moraga
A) The discovery of gold in the area B) An order from Gabriel Moraga C) A government survey disclosing its remarkable quality D) Pressure from fur trappers
A) Thomas Keough B) John Muir C) William Brewer D) Frank Dusy
A) Mount Brewer B) Tehipite Valley C) Kearsarge Pass D) Yosemite
A) John Muir B) Thomas Keough C) Sheepherder Frank Dusy D) William Brewer
A) John Muir B) George W. Stewart C) Daniel K. Zumwalt D) William Vandever
A) 1907 B) 1914 C) 1916 D) 1890
A) Franklin D. Roosevelt B) The city of Los Angeles C) Ansel Adams D) Harold Ickes
A) 1929 B) 1935 C) 1939 D) 1940
A) Dwight D. Eisenhower B) Franklin D. Roosevelt C) Harry S. Truman D) Herbert Hoover
A) 1943 B) 1951 C) 1965 D) 1974
A) 44,000 B) 1,216,800 C) 450,000 D) 82,000
A) 1963 B) 1984 C) 1948 D) 1974
A) 1973 B) 1966 C) 1951 D) 1984
A) 1984 B) 1973 C) 1951 D) 1966
A) 1970 B) 2016 C) 1995 D) 2009
A) Grant Grove B) Hume Lake C) Princess Meadow D) Cedar Grove
A) 200 B) 319 C) 633 D) 314
A) Rae Lakes Cabin B) Knapp Cabin C) Boyden Caverns D) Gamlin Cabin
A) 1872 B) 1925 C) 1930 D) 1900
A) Wilderness permits B) Reservations C) Ranger-led snowshoe walks D) Day passes
A) Pacific Crest Trail/John Muir Trail B) Jennie Lakes Wilderness Trail C) Tehipite Valley Trail D) The Rae Lakes Loop
A) Rae Lakes Loop B) The Kearsarge Pass Trail C) Onion Valley Road D) Tehipite Valley Trail
A) Tehipite Dome B) North Palisade C) Charlito Dome D) Charlotte Dome
A) Hiking B) Canyoneering C) Swimming D) Boating
A) A national park pass B) No requirement C) A California state fishing license D) A special fishing permit from the park service
A) Tehipite Valley B) Hume Lake C) Cedar Grove D) Pine Flat Reservoir
A) Two days B) About five days C) Three days D) One day
A) Charlotte Dome B) The Obelisk C) Charlito Dome D) Tehipite Dome |