White Sands National Park - Quiz
A) To establish trade routes with indigenous tribes. B) To connect the salt deposits with the Camino Real and silver mines in Durango, Mexico. C) To create a direct path to Santa Fe. D) To explore new territories for settlement.
A) The discovery of oil in the Tularosa Basin. B) A legal dispute with Hispanic settlers over land boundaries. C) His use of military force during the Magoffin Salt War. D) An economic downturn affecting mineral mining.
A) As a decorative element for interior design. B) To create plaster for adobe walls, which helped deflect summer sun rays. C) For constructing furniture and household items. D) To build fences around their properties.
A) Mapping a potential military wagon route to the Sierra Blanca. B) Negotiating peace treaties with local Apache tribes. C) Discovering significant mineral deposits. D) Establishing permanent settlements in the Tularosa Basin.
A) Mining, driven by the discovery of new mineral deposits. B) Farming, with a focus on crop cultivation. C) Ranching, due to the return of lush grasslands. D) Tourism, attracting visitors to the natural beauty of the area.
A) Production of soda ash for industrial use. B) Extraction of oil and coal deposits. C) Development of a tourist attraction. D) Glauberite salt mining along the southern shore of Lake Lucero.
A) It relocated to a different part of the Tularosa Basin. B) It became a tourist attraction showcasing industrial history. C) It expanded operations after discovering new gypsum deposits. D) It was shut down due to the establishment of the national monument.
A) Cement and gravel. B) Gypsum sand from the dunefield. C) Sand and lime. D) Clay and straw.
A) There were no known mineral resources. B) The terrain was too difficult for settlement. C) It was considered sacred by indigenous tribes. D) It lacked any reliable water sources and was a stronghold of local Apaches.
A) Free public access to salt deposits. B) Private ownership of all mineral resources in the basin. C) Military control over the Tularosa Basin. D) Exclusive rights for Hispanic populations to gather salt.
A) A network of trade routes connecting different settlements. B) A mining company with extensive operations in the basin. C) The family's ranches into a 20,000-acre property. D) A series of agricultural farms throughout New Mexico.
A) To establish trade with indigenous tribes. B) To create a defensive perimeter against Apache attacks. C) To explore new territories in the Tularosa Basin. D) To facilitate the transport of salt to silver mines and the Camino Real.
A) Profiting from the mining of minerals on their property. B) Establishing educational institutions. C) Trading with indigenous tribes. D) Farming and agriculture.
A) The return of lush grasslands after a period of heavy rainfall. B) The discovery of new water sources. C) Government incentives for cattle farming. D) The decline of mining activities.
A) To utilize gypsum sand from the dunefield for plastering adobe homes. B) To establish trade routes with other settlements. C) To create a defensive network against Apache attacks. D) To explore new agricultural techniques.
A) The establishment of new trade routes. B) The discovery of oil, coal, silver, gold, and other precious mineral deposits. C) Government incentives for mineral exploration. D) The decline of ranching activities.
A) January 18, 1933 B) 1986 C) December 20, 2019 D) 1941
A) Human intervention B) Earthquake C) Drought D) Evaporation as the ice sheet receded
A) Throwing stick B) Atlatl C) Sling D) Bow and arrow
A) Indian ricegrass B) Squash C) Beans D) Corn
A) 400 °F (204 °C) B) 350 °F (177 °C) C) 212 °F (100 °C) D) 300 °F (149 °C)
A) Around 200 CE B) 4,000 years ago C) 1000 BCE D) 1350 CE
A) Pine Ridge Reservation B) Fort Apache Reservation C) Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation D) Navajo Nation
A) Iran-Contra affair B) Teapot Dome scandal C) Whiskey Ring scandal D) Watergate scandal
A) Albert B. Fall B) Stephen Mather C) Tom Charles D) Bronson M. Cutting
A) Tom Charles B) Albert B. Fall C) Senator Bronson M. Cutting D) Stephen Mather
A) Pete Domenici B) Jeff Bingaman C) Steve Pearce D) Martin Heinrich
A) Mescalero Apache Tribal Council B) Alamogordo City Commission C) Otero County commissioners D) National Parks Conservation Association
A) National Parks Conservation Association B) Alamogordo City Commission C) The Senate D) Otero County Commission
A) Independence Day B) My Name Is Nobody C) The Man Who Fell to Earth D) Transformers
A) 200,000 acres. B) 50,000 acres. C) 148,588 acres. D) 100,000 acres.
A) Yoga Mind & Body (1994). B) The Hired Hand (1971). C) Bite the Bullet (1975). D) White Sands (1992).
A) 75%. B) 25%. C) 100%. D) About 42%.
A) Lake Lucero. B) The Twin Buttes. C) The San Andres Mountains. D) Holloman Air Force Base.
A) 10 feet. B) 50 feet. C) About 30 feet below the interdunal surface. D) 100 feet.
A) 100,000 years old. B) About 7,000–10,000 years old. C) 20,000 years old. D) 500 years old.
A) 100 feet high. B) 30 feet high. C) 10 feet high. D) About 60 feet high.
A) Bite the Bullet (1975). B) The Hired Hand (1971). C) Transformers 2 (2009). D) My Name Is Nobody (1973).
A) A rock formation called Twin Buttes. B) The San Andres Mountains. C) Lake Lucero. D) Holloman Air Force Base.
A) The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976). B) Young Guns II (1990). C) Transformers (2007). D) White Sands (1992).
A) 50 miles. B) 85 miles. C) 100 miles. D) 150 miles.
A) Humid subtropical (Cfa) B) Cold desert (BWk) C) Tropical rainforest D) Continental or cold semi-arid (BSk)
A) 5 inches B) 20 inches C) 9.81 inches D) 15 inches
A) September B) July C) June D) August
A) November through March B) April through October C) January through May D) June through August
A) Parabolic dunes B) Dome dunes C) Transverse dunes D) Barchan dunes
A) Ground-penetrating radar B) Aerial photography C) Seismic reflection D) Laser scanning
A) Sandy clay soil B) Nutrient-poor alkaline soil C) Peaty soil D) Fertile loamy soil
A) Purple sand verbena B) Soaptree yucca C) Cane cholla D) Mormon tea
A) Soaptree yucca B) Claret cup cactus C) Cane cholla D) Skunkbush sumac
A) Soaptree yucca B) Rio Grande cottonwood (Populus deltoides wislizeni) C) Cane cholla D) Mormon tea
A) Purple sand verbena B) Skunkbush sumac C) Soaptree yucca D) Cane cholla
A) Treating stings, bites, rashes, and sunburn B) Producing dyes from tannin C) Using as a mild sedative D) Making a tart drink
A) Producing dyes from tannin B) Treating stings, bites, rashes, and sunburn C) Seasoning foods D) Making a mild sedative
A) Maricopa harvester ant B) Apache pocket mouse C) pallid bat D) sand-treader camel cricket
A) mourning dove B) blue jay C) sparrowhawk D) eagle owl
A) side-blotched lizard B) bleached earless lizard C) southwestern fence lizard D) little white whiptail
A) big brown bat B) hoary bat C) little brown bat D) pallid bat
A) 60 mph (96 km/h) B) 20 mph (32 km/h) C) 40 mph (64 km/h) D) 50 mph (80 km/h)
A) Great Plains toad B) red-spotted toad C) spadefoot toads D) barred tiger salamander
A) White Sands pupfish B) bass C) catfish D) rainbow trout
A) coachwhip B) western diamondback rattlesnake C) Sonoran gopher snake D) None, all listed snakes are venomous
A) chameleon B) bleached earless lizard C) gecko D) iguana
A) Nectar B) Insects C) Fruits D) Small mammals
A) common snapping turtle B) desert box turtle C) gopher tortoise D) red-eared slider
A) Columbian mammoths B) Dire wolves C) Tigers D) Saber-toothed cats
A) Human activity disturbs them B) They are buried by sand dunes C) Rain washes them away D) The wind rapidly erodes them
A) Saber-toothed cat B) Ground sloth C) Dire wolf D) Columbian mammoth
A) Oversized canine teeth B) Small size C) Climbing ability D) Long, slender legs
A) 200–250 pounds B) 300–350 pounds C) 130–150 pounds D) 50–70 pounds
A) Bird nests B) Paleolithic human footprints C) Modern human artifacts D) Dinosaur fossils
A) Grasslands B) Colder regions C) Tropical rainforests D) Desert regions
A) Europe B) Asia C) Africa D) North America
A) One-humped dromedary camels B) Horses C) Two-humped Bactrian camels D) Giraffes
A) Carnivores B) Insectivores C) Omnivores D) Opportunistic herbivores
A) Triangular B) Square C) Circular D) Kidney-bean-shaped
A) Three B) Five C) One D) Two
A) A month B) One week C) Two weeks D) 24 hours
A) $15 million B) $10 million C) $22.5 million D) $30 million
A) Youth Adventure Initiative B) Senior Explorer Program C) Junior Ranger Program D) Kids Nature Club |
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