Kings Canyon National Park - Test
  • 1. What was the primary reason Native Americans set controlled burns in Kings Canyon National Park?
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
  • 2. What was the impact of the 'complete fire suppression' policy in Kings Canyon National Park?
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
  • 3. In which year did scientists deliberately set fire to part of the Redwood Mountain Grove?
A) 1940
B) 1958
C) 1963
D) 1972
  • 4. What was a major source of damage in Kings Canyon National Park during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
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
  • 5. Which valleys were significantly affected by summer livestock grazing?
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
  • 6. Why were sheep unable to enter Cedar Grove before 180 was constructed?
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
  • 7. What was one consequence of livestock grazing on the Sierra Nevada meadows?
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
  • 8. What led to the extirpation of grizzly bears and wolves from the Sierra by the early 1900s?
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
  • 9. When was illegal grazing in Kings Canyon National Park largely stopped?
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
  • 10. What is still allowed in Kings Canyon National Park today?
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
  • 11. Why are pack horses and mules restricted early in the season?
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
  • 12. What measures has the Park Service taken to manage black bears?
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
  • 13. What is encouraged for visitors to do with food and scented items in Kings Canyon National Park?
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
  • 14. What has been successful in reducing bear associations with backpackers?
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
  • 15. According to the Köppen climate classification system, what type of climate does most of Kings Canyon National Park have?
A) Humid continental
B) Warm-summer Mediterranean (Csb)
C) Hot-summer Mediterranean (Csa)
D) Tropical rainforest
  • 16. What is the Plant Hardiness zone at Cedar Grove Visitor Center in Kings Canyon National Park?
A) 7b
B) 6c
C) 8a
D) 9a
  • 17. How many species of plants occur in Kings Canyon and Sequoia Parks combined?
A) More than 2,000
B) Over 1,200
C) About 800
D) Approximately 500
  • 18. What percentage of all plant species in California are found in Kings Canyon and Sequoia Parks?
A) 30 percent
B) 10 percent
C) 40 percent
D) 20 percent
  • 19. In what year was Kings Canyon designated as part of the Sequoia-Kings Canyon Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO?
A) 1984
B) 2001
C) 1992
D) 1976
  • 20. Which tree is the second largest on Earth, located in Kings Canyon National Park?
A) A giant sequoia from Converse Basin Grove
B) The tallest known sequoia
C) General Grant
D) A redwood from Redwood Mountain Grove
  • 21. Where is the largest surviving sequoia grove in the world located?
A) Converse Basin Grove
B) General Grant Grove
C) Big Stump Grove
D) Redwood Mountain Grove
  • 22. What is the height of the tallest known sequoia in Kings Canyon National Park?
A) 350 feet (107 m)
B) 250 feet (76 m)
C) 275 feet (84 m)
D) 311 feet (95 m)
  • 23. What type of growth pattern do trees in the high alpine country often create?
A) Talus slopes
B) Montane mixed-conifer forests
C) Alpine meadows
D) Krummholtz formations
  • 24. What type of fish are known to inhabit the forks of the Kings River?
A) Bass
B) Wild trout
C) Carp
D) Salmon
  • 25. Which subrange along the park's eastern boundary has four peaks over 14,000 feet?
A) Goddard Divide
B) The Palisades
C) Great Western Divide
D) Monarch Divide
  • 26. Which subrange has some of the most inaccessible terrain in Kings Canyon?
A) Great Western Divide
B) Palisades
C) The Monarch Divide
D) Goddard Divide
  • 27. How old are the igneous intrusive rocks in Kings Canyon?
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.
  • 28. How old is the Sierra mountain range?
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.
  • 29. In which year was Kings Canyon National Park originally established?
A) 1965
B) 1940
C) 1890
D) 2017
  • 30. Who brought public attention to the wilderness area east of Kings Canyon?
A) John Muir
B) Local politicians
C) Franklin D. Roosevelt
D) President Theodore Roosevelt
  • 31. In which year were the Cedar Grove and Tehipite Valley dam sites annexed into Kings Canyon National Park?
A) 1965
B) 2017
C) 1890
D) 1940
  • 32. Which Sierra National Park had over 4 million visitors in 2017?
A) Yosemite
B) Lassen Volcanic
C) Kings Canyon
D) Sequoia
  • 33. How many distinct sections is Kings Canyon National Park divided into?
A) One
B) Four
C) Two
D) Three
  • 34. How can Cedar Grove be accessed?
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
  • 35. How far did the large valley glaciers move down the South Fork of the Kings River?
A) 60 miles (97 km)
B) 44 miles (71 km)
C) 50 miles (80 km)
D) 30 miles (48 km)
  • 36. What is the shape of valleys carved by glaciers upstream from Cedar Grove and Tehipite?
A) Oval-shaped
B) U-shaped
C) Circular
D) V-shaped
  • 37. Which feature characterizes the floors of glacial valleys in Kings Canyon National Park?
A) Rocky surfaces
B) Rough terrain
C) Flat floors
D) Steep slopes
  • 38. What natural process contributes to the formation of scree slopes in Kings Canyon National Park?
A) Volcanic activity
B) River carving
C) Erosion by wind
D) Rockfalls
  • 39. What is Zumwalt Meadow primarily formed from?
A) Lava flows
B) Glacial ice
C) Sediment behind a terminal moraine
D) Volcanic ash
  • 40. Which waterfall in Tehipite Valley drops about 700 feet?
A) Silver Spray Falls
B) Roaring River Falls
C) Grizzly Falls
D) Mist Falls
  • 41. What was a primary food source for the Owens Valley Paiutes?
A) Corn
B) Rice
C) Fish
D) Acorns
  • 42. What name did the Eastern Mono adopt after migrating to the Central Valley?
A) Sierra Miwok
B) Monaches (Western Mono)
C) Eastern Yokuts
D) Mono Lake Tribe
  • 43. How many distinct bands did the Monaches eventually divide into?
A) Eight
B) As many as six
C) Three
D) Ten
  • 44. What epidemic greatly reduced the Monache population in 1862?
A) Smallpox
B) Tuberculosis
C) Cholera
D) Influenza
  • 45. When were the Buffalo Soldiers formed?
A) 1776
B) 1900
C) 1815
D) 1866
  • 46. Who led the Buffalo Soldiers that worked on creating infrastructure in Kings Canyon National Park?
A) Colonel Robert E. Lee
B) Major John J. Pershing
C) General Ulysses S. Grant
D) Superintendent Charles Young
  • 47. What name did Gabriel Moraga give to what is now known as the Kings River?
A) Holy River
B) Rio de los Santo Reyes
C) River of Gold
D) Moraga's Stream
  • 48. During which decade did fur trappers likely visit the area that is now Kings Canyon National Park?
A) 1840s
B) 1850s
C) 1820s
D) 1830s
  • 49. What was discovered by Hale Tharp in 1858 that led to further exploration of sequoia forests?
A) Silver Creek
B) Gold Mine
C) Copper Canyon
D) Giant Forest
  • 50. Which tree was spared during the logging operations in Converse Basin?
A) Hale Tharp tree
B) Boole tree
C) Moraga tree
D) General Grant tree
  • 51. Who discovered the General Grant tree in 1862?
A) Hale Tharp
B) Joseph H. Thomas
C) Israel Gamlin
D) Gabriel Moraga
  • 52. What persuaded Israel Gamlin to give up his claim on General Grant Grove?
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
  • 53. Who led the first scientific expedition to Kings Canyon in 1864?
A) Thomas Keough
B) John Muir
C) William Brewer
D) Frank Dusy
  • 54. Which feature did William Brewer describe as having a view of sublimity rarely equaled?
A) Mount Brewer
B) Tehipite Valley
C) Kearsarge Pass
D) Yosemite
  • 55. Who discovered and named the Middle Fork's Tehipite Valley around 1869?
A) John Muir
B) Thomas Keough
C) Sheepherder Frank Dusy
D) William Brewer
  • 56. Which railroad agent might have seen the creation of a national park as a way to force competitors out of business?
A) John Muir
B) George W. Stewart
C) Daniel K. Zumwalt
D) William Vandever
  • 57. In what year did the U.S. Army turn General Grant National Park over to civilian control?
A) 1907
B) 1914
C) 1916
D) 1890
  • 58. Who was a major proponent for the expansion of Kings Canyon National Park?
A) Franklin D. Roosevelt
B) The city of Los Angeles
C) Ansel Adams
D) Harold Ickes
  • 59. When was the Generals Highway completed, connecting Sequoia and General Grant National Parks?
A) 1929
B) 1935
C) 1939
D) 1940
  • 60. Which president signed the bill to create Kings Canyon National Park?
A) Dwight D. Eisenhower
B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
C) Harry S. Truman
D) Herbert Hoover
  • 61. In what year were Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Park administrations combined?
A) 1943
B) 1951
C) 1965
D) 1974
  • 62. How many visitors did Kings Canyon National Park receive in 1951?
A) 44,000
B) 1,216,800
C) 450,000
D) 82,000
  • 63. When did Los Angeles first re-file its application to construct dams in Kings Canyon?
A) 1963
B) 1984
C) 1948
D) 1974
  • 64. In what year did Congress designate over 85 percent of Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks as wilderness?
A) 1973
B) 1966
C) 1951
D) 1984
  • 65. When was the number of backpackers first restricted via a quota system?
A) 1984
B) 1973
C) 1951
D) 1966
  • 66. In which year did Kings Canyon National Park see an increase in visitors to 607,479?
A) 1970
B) 2016
C) 1995
D) 2009
  • 67. What is the name of the junction where Highway 180 ends in winter?
A) Grant Grove
B) Hume Lake
C) Princess Meadow
D) Cedar Grove
  • 68. How many sites are available in total at the three major campgrounds in Grant Grove?
A) 200
B) 319
C) 633
D) 314
  • 69. Which cabin is believed to be the first permanent structure built in Kings Canyon National Park?
A) Rae Lakes Cabin
B) Knapp Cabin
C) Boyden Caverns
D) Gamlin Cabin
  • 70. When was Knapp Cabin, the oldest surviving structure in Cedar Grove, built?
A) 1872
B) 1925
C) 1930
D) 1900
  • 71. What is required for any overnight trips in winter, similar to backpacking?
A) Wilderness permits
B) Reservations
C) Ranger-led snowshoe walks
D) Day passes
  • 72. Which trail is the most popular backpacking trip in Kings Canyon, passing through Paradise Valley?
A) Pacific Crest Trail/John Muir Trail
B) Jennie Lakes Wilderness Trail
C) Tehipite Valley Trail
D) The Rae Lakes Loop
  • 73. Which trail begins at Onion Valley Campground and links to the PCT/JMT via Kearsarge Pass?
A) Rae Lakes Loop
B) The Kearsarge Pass Trail
C) Onion Valley Road
D) Tehipite Valley Trail
  • 74. What is the highest point in Kings Canyon National Park?
A) Tehipite Dome
B) North Palisade
C) Charlito Dome
D) Charlotte Dome
  • 75. Which activity is necessary to explore parts of the backcountry without developed trails in Kings Canyon?
A) Hiking
B) Canyoneering
C) Swimming
D) Boating
  • 76. What is required for visitors 16 years or older who wish to fish in Kings Canyon National Park?
A) A national park pass
B) No requirement
C) A California state fishing license
D) A special fishing permit from the park service
  • 77. Which lake is used for boating, swimming, and fishing near Kings Canyon?
A) Tehipite Valley
B) Hume Lake
C) Cedar Grove
D) Pine Flat Reservoir
  • 78. How long does it take kayakers to descend the Class V Middle Fork from its headwaters?
A) Two days
B) About five days
C) Three days
D) One day
  • 79. What is the name of the granite feature that overlooks Kings Canyon at its western boundary?
A) Charlotte Dome
B) The Obelisk
C) Charlito Dome
D) Tehipite Dome
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