Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
  • 1. How many acres does Glacier Bay National Park preserve?
A) Over 1 million acres
B) Approximately 300,000 acres
C) Nearly 600,000 acres
D) About 500,000 acres
  • 2. What is the significance of the Alsek River within Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve?
A) It is used exclusively for recreational boating.
B) It serves as a route of discovery and migration from the coastal mountain range to the Pacific Ocean.
C) It only provides a setting for commercial fishing.
D) It separates two Tlingit ancestral homelands.
  • 3. Which act allows subsistence uses, commercial fishing, and hunting within the preserve?
A) The Endangered Species Act
B) The Clean Water Act
C) The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA)
D) The Marine Mammal Protection Act
  • 4. How many tidewater glaciers are there in Glacier Bay National Park?
A) Twelve
B) Seven
C) Ten
D) Five
  • 5. Which glacier is no longer considered a tidewater glacier as of the 1990s?
A) Grand Pacific Glacier
B) Gilman Glacier
C) Johns Hopkins Glacier
D) Muir Glacier
  • 6. Who documented the retreat of glaciers in Glacier Bay during the 1791–95 Vancouver expedition?
A) Joseph Whidbey
B) La Perouse
C) John Muir
D) George Vancouver
  • 7. How far had the ice retreated by the time John Muir visited Glacier Bay in 1879?
A) Halfway up the bay
B) The ice had not retreated significantly
C) Almost all the way up the bay, a distance of around 48 miles (77 km)
D) A few miles from the mouth of the bay
  • 8. Which glacier was at the head of Tarr Inlet by 1916?
A) Grand Pacific Glacier
B) Johns Hopkins Glacier
C) Margerie Glacier
D) Lituya Glacier
  • 9. What is the rate of advance for Johns Hopkins Glacier as observed in 2012?
A) 10 to 15 ft (3.0 to 4.6 m) per day
B) 20 to 25 ft (6.1 to 7.6 m) per day
C) It was retreating at this rate
D) 5 to 7 ft (1.5 to 2.1 m) per day
  • 10. Which glacier is stable, neither advancing nor retreating?
A) Muir Glacier
B) LaPerouse Glacier
C) Grand Pacific Glacier
D) Margerie Glacier
  • 11. What type of forests are mainly found in the Lower bay?
A) Ice fields
B) Alpine tundra
C) Sitka spruce and Western hemlock forests
D) Post-glacial meadows
  • 12. What is a characteristic of the climate in regions closest to the Gulf of Alaska?
A) Relatively mild with significant rainfall and comparatively low snowfall
B) Dry with minimal precipitation
C) Hot and arid
D) Cold and snowy throughout the year
  • 13. What makes hiking difficult in some shoreline areas of Glacier Bay?
A) Lack of trails
B) Densely vegetated alder and devils club
C) Sandy beaches
D) Rocky terrain without vegetation
  • 14. In what year did President Calvin Coolidge proclaim Glacier Bay a national monument?
A) 1980
B) 1978
C) 1994
D) 1925
  • 15. Which U.S. president expanded the national monument by 523,000 acres in 1978?
A) Calvin Coolidge
B) Ronald Reagan
C) Jimmy Carter
D) Barack Obama
  • 16. When was Glacier Bay inscribed as a Biosphere Reserve?
A) 1986
B) 2000
C) 1994
D) 1979
  • 17. Which geological period do the oldest rocks in Glacier Bay belong to?
A) Paleozoic
B) Early Cretaceous
C) Middle Devonian
D) Late Silurian
  • 18. What type of glacial deposit extends up to 2000 feet up the mountain slopes?
A) Terminal moraine
B) Glacial gravels
C) Outwash
D) Moraines
  • 19. Which mineral deposit was mined on the western portion of Rendu Inlet?
A) Copper
B) Silver
C) Gold
D) Molybdenite
  • 20. What geological process is occurring in parts of Glacier Bay as the land rises after glacier removal?
A) Volcanic activity
B) Post-glacial rebound (isostatic rebound)
C) Tectonic uplift
D) Erosion
  • 21. What is the name of the hill in Glacier Bay that has metamorphosed rocks?
A) Tidal Inlet
B) The Nunatak
C) Muir Inlet
D) Dundas Bay
  • 22. Which island features quartz diorite outcrops in Glacier Bay?
A) Gilbert Island
B) Sebree Island
C) Sturgress Island
D) Lemesurier Island
  • 23. What type of mining began near Lituya Bay in 1894?
A) Copper mining
B) Silver mining
C) Quartz vein gold mining
D) Placer gold mining
  • 24. What is the primary reason for landslides in Glacier Bay?
A) Human activities
B) Volcanic eruptions
C) Heavy rainfall
D) Earthquake-induced activity
  • 25. Which mountain is the tallest peak in Glacier Bay National Park?
A) Chilkat Range
B) Fairweather Range
C) Mount Fairweather
D) Takhinsha Mountains
  • 26. What body of water lies to the east of Glacier Bay, forming part of its boundary?
A) Icy Strait
B) Dry Bay
C) Lynn Canal
D) Gulf of Alaska
  • 27. Which of these is not a climate zone in Glacier Bay National Park?
A) Subarctic With Cool Summers and Year Around Rainfall (Dfc)
B) Temperate Oceanic (Cfb)
C) Warm Summer Mediterranean (Csb)
D) Subpolar Oceanic (Cfc)
  • 28. What is the plant hardiness zone at Glacier Bay Visitor Center?
A) 5b
B) 8b
C) 7a
D) 6a
  • 29. Which mode of transportation does not lead directly to Glacier Bay National Park?
A) Sea travel
B) Ferry service
C) Road travel
D) Air travel
  • 30. What is the average annual number of recreational visitors to the park from 2012 to 2021?
A) About 600,000
B) About 443,975
C) About 300,000
D) About 500,000
  • 31. What is the primary way most visitors arrive at Glacier Bay National Park?
A) Ferry service
B) Cruise ships
C) Air travel
D) White-water rafting trips
  • 32. Which river do white-water rafting trips start on in the Yukon Territory?
A) Tatshenshini River
B) Chilkat River
C) Alsek River
D) Fairweather River
  • 33. Which area is excluded from the park boundary?
A) Gustavus
B) Mount Fairweather
C) Dry Bay
D) Hoonah
  • 34. Which marine mammal is not found offshore in Glacier Bay?
A) Harbor seal
B) Dolphins
C) Orca
D) Sea otter
  • 35. Which activity is not allowed in the park but permitted in the preserve?
A) Kayaking
B) Subsistence hunting
C) Hiking
D) Bird-watching
  • 36. Which animal is common in the preserve and campers should be prepared to avoid?
A) Moose
B) Brown bears
C) Wolves
D) Mountain goats
  • 37. What type of fishing requires a license for nonresidents 16 and older in Glacier Bay?
A) Recreational fishing
B) Ice fishing
C) Sport fishing
D) Deep-sea fishing
  • 38. What should hikers carry due to the presence of brown bears?
A) Bear spray
B) Insect repellent
C) A whistle
D) Flashlight
  • 39. Who was the first European to explore the Alaskan coast in the region of Glacier Bay?
A) Edward Harriman
B) George Vancouver
C) John Muir
D) Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse
  • 40. In which year did John Muir visit Glacier Bay?
A) 1900
B) 1879
C) 1899
D) 1885
  • 41. Who organized the Harriman Alaska Expedition of 1899?
A) Edward Harriman
B) George Vancouver
C) William Skinner Cooper
D) John Muir
  • 42. What was the primary concern of Russians in Glacier Bay until the 1880s?
A) Fur trading
B) Whaling
C) Gold mining
D) Settlement
  • 43. Who was assigned to examine Glacier Bay and canvass local residents in 1924?
A) John Muir
B) William Skinner Cooper
C) George Alexander Parks
D) Edward Harriman
  • 44. What was established at Dundas Bay in 1900?
A) A salmon cannery
B) A fur trading post
C) A whaling station
D) A gold mine
  • 45. In which decade did Alaska game managers face criticism for not protecting Alaskan brown bears?
A) 1950s
B) 1940s
C) 1930s
D) 1920s
  • 46. Who suggested protecting the entire region extending up the Saint Elias Range to the Wrangell Range?
A) Lee Metcalf
B) The U.S. Army
C) Ernest Gruening
D) Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • 47. When was Glacier Bay expanded using the Antiquities Act?
A) 1955
B) 1966
C) 1945
D) April 18, 1939
  • 48. When were Park Service personnel first assigned to Glacier Bay?
A) 1939
B) 1966
C) 1949
D) 1953
  • 49. When did cruise ships start visiting Glacier Bay regularly?
A) 1958
B) 1969
C) 1978
D) 1949
  • 50. What legislation allowed mineral exploitation in Glacier Bay?
A) 1958 legislation
B) 1969 legislation
C) 1936 legislation
D) 1945 legislation
  • 51. Who proposed the Mining in the Parks Act to prohibit mining at Glacier Bay?
A) Montana senator Lee Metcalf
B) The U.S. Army
C) Franklin D. Roosevelt
D) Ernest Gruening
  • 52. Has any mining activity been proposed in Glacier Bay since the 1970s?
A) Yes, several proposals were made.
B) No
C) Mining operations began in the 1980s.
D) Only small-scale prospecting was allowed.
  • 53. When was the final ANILCA legislation signed into law by President Carter?
A) January 3, 1981
B) October 10, 1979
C) December 2, 1980
D) November 15, 1978
  • 54. In what year was the Kluane-Wrangell-St. Elias-Glacier Bay-Tatshenshini-Alsek transborder park system declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A) 1979
B) 2001
C) 1985
D) 1992
  • 55. What was Glacier Bay added to in 1992?
A) The ANILCA legislation
B) The National Park Service
C) The Antiquities Act
D) The UNESCO World Heritage Site
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