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