National Park of American Samoa - Exam
  • 1. Which epoch is Tutulia island most likely dated from?
A) Eocene Epoch
B) Holocene Epoch
C) Miocene Epoch
D) Pliocene Epoch
  • 2. What type of volcanic formations primarily compose the islands in American Samoa's national park?
A) Shield volcanoes built by basalt lava flows
B) Cinder cones made from pyroclastic material
C) Stratovolcanoes formed from andesitic lava
D) Lava domes composed of rhyolite
  • 3. What geological feature on Taʻū island is one of the highest in the world?
A) Coral reefs
B) Volcanic craters
C) Sea cliffs over 3,000 feet high
D) Lava tubes
  • 4. What is the name of the seamount east of Taʻū that is developing into a future island?
A) Ofu Seamount
B) Pago Pago Seamount
C) Tutuila Seamount
D) Vailulu'u Seamount
  • 5. What natural disaster could potentially be triggered by the Liu Bench on Taʻū island?
A) A landslide causing a flood
B) A volcanic eruption
C) An earthquake
D) A tsunami strong enough to affect Fiji
  • 6. What type of lava flows formed the Masefau dike complex and talus breccias?
A) Olivine basalts
B) Rhyolitic lavas
C) Andesitic lavas
D) Dacitic lavas
  • 7. Which islands are remnants of a single basaltic volcano formed in the Pliocene to Early Pleistocene?
A) Taʻū and Tutuila
B) Aunu'u and Manua
C) Ofu and Olosega
D) Upolu and Savai'i
  • 8. What geological process led to the formation of calderas on Pago and Alofau summits?
A) Submarine landslides
B) Formation of lava tubes
C) Eruption of stratovolcanoes
D) Collapse of shield domes
  • 9. What type of volcanic activity occurred recently on Leone volcanics?
A) Eruption generating tuff cones undersea and cinder cones on land
B) Formation of shield domes
C) Creation of lava plateaus
D) Development of stratovolcanoes
  • 10. What geological feature was formed by erosion in the Early to Middle Pleistocene on Tutuila?
A) Coral reefs
B) Volcanic craters
C) Lava plateaus
D) Calderas enlarged by erosion
  • 11. What is the orientation of the rift zone that formed Taʻū and Ofu-Olosega islands?
A) E. 70° N.
B) W. 70° S.
C) N. 70° W.
D) S. 70° E.
  • 12. What type of volcanic activity renewed in the Middle Pleistocene on Upolu?
A) Rhyolitic lava domes
B) Dacitic shield volcanoes
C) Andesitic stratovolcanoes
D) Olivine basalt pahoehoe and aa flows
  • 13. What type of volcanic formations are aligned along the center axis of Upolu?
A) Holocene lava domes
B) Miocene stratovolcanoes
C) Pleistocene cinder cones
D) Eocene shield volcanoes
  • 14. What type of volcanic activity marked Savai'i's surface in the Quaternary period?
A) Eruption of rhyolitic stratovolcanoes
B) Formation of coral reefs
C) Lava flows, including olivine basalt pahoehoe and spatter cones
D) Creation of lava plateaus
  • 15. What geological feature was formed by erosion runoff before being submerged?
A) A submarine shelf allowing for coral reef development
B) Lava tubes
C) Cinder cones
D) Volcanic craters
  • 16. What type of volcanic rocks erupted in recent times on Leone volcanics?
A) Stratovolcanoes
B) Shield domes
C) Tuff cones undersea and cinder cones on land
D) Lava plateaus
  • 17. What type of lava flows buried the submerged barrier reef, enlarging an island?
A) Rhyolitic lavas
B) Aa flows
C) Pahoehoe flows
D) Dacitic lavas
  • 18. What geological feature on Ofu is formed by ponded flows?
A) South coast cliffs
B) East to west rift zone
C) North center portion of the island
D) Barrier reef
  • 19. What type of volcanic activity occurred on Mount Matavanu from 1905 to 1911?
A) Eruption of rhyolitic lava domes
B) Emergence of olivine basalt pahoehoe
C) Formation of stratovolcanoes
D) Creation of shield volcanoes
  • 20. What type of volcanic formations are found as inliers and monadnocks on Upolu?
A) Holocene lava plateaus
B) Eocene shield volcanoes
C) Miocene stratovolcanoes
D) Remnants of Late Tertiary to Late Pliocene eruptions
  • 21. What type of volcanic activity formed the Mauga Afi chain?
A) Stratovolcanoes
B) Shield domes
C) Lava plateaus
D) Spatter cones in 1902
  • 22. What year was the National Park of American Samoa established?
A) 1988
B) 2010
C) 2002
D) 1993
  • 23. What is the total acreage of coral reefs and ocean in the park?
A) 1,000 acres
B) 3,341 acres
C) 8,257 acres
D) 2,500 acres
  • 24. Who introduced a bill to include American Samoa in the Federal Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act?
A) Delegate Fofō Iosefa Fiti Sunia
B) President of the Bat Preservers Association
C) Dr. Paul Cox
D) The National Park Service
  • 25. Which unit of the park is accessible by car?
A) Tutuila
B) Manuʻa Islands
C) Ofu
D) Taʻū
  • 26. What is the highest point in American Samoa located within the park?
A) Maugaloa Ridge
B) Lata Mountain
C) Sunuitao Peak
D) Mount Alava
  • 27. How did the National Park Service resolve the issue of acquiring land for the park?
A) Negotiated with private owners
B) Entered into a 50-year lease with Samoan village councils
C) Used eminent domain
D) Bought the land outright
  • 28. What is the total acreage of land in the park?
A) 2,500 acres
B) 8,257 acres
C) 1,000 acres
D) 3,341 acres
  • 29. What is the highest point in the Tutuila unit?
A) Lata Mountain
B) Sunuitao Peak
C) Maugaloa Ridge
D) Mount Alava
  • 30. What is the total acreage of offshore waters in the park?
A) 5,757 acres
B) 2,500 acres
C) 3,341 acres
D) 8,257 acres
  • 31. What is the size of the Taʻū unit in terms of offshore waters?
A) 1,200 acres
B) 400 acres
C) 1,100 acres
D) 2,500 acres
  • 32. What is the name of the ridge that separates the Tutuila unit?
A) Sunuitao Peak
B) Maugaloa Ridge
C) Lata Mountain
D) Breakers Point
  • 33. What is the highest point in the Ofu unit?
A) Lata Mountain
B) Mount Alava
C) Sunuitao Peak
D) Maugaloa Ridge
  • 34. What percentage of plant species in American Samoa is endemic?
A) 70%
B) Approximately 30%
C) 10%
D) 50%
  • 35. Which bat species was nearly eliminated by Cyclone Val in 1991?
A) White-naped flying fox
B) Samoa flying fox
C) N/A
D) Pacific sheath-tailed bat
  • 36. Which of the following is NOT a native reptile in American Samoa?
A) Mottled snake-eyed skink
B) Pacific boa
C) Micronesian skink
D) Oceania gecko
  • 37. Which modern era reptile is found only on Tutuila?
A) Common house gecko
B) Stump-toed gecko
C) Pacific boa
D) Brahminy blind snake
  • 38. Which mammal is a modern introduction to American Samoa?
A) Pigs
B) Dogs
C) Cats
D) Polynesian rats
  • 39. Which type of forest is found on Taʻū?
A) Cloud forest
B) Tropical rainforest
C) Desert forest
D) Lowland ridge forest
  • 40. Which bird is considered rare in this locality?
A) Samoan starling
B) Wattled honeyeater
C) Pacific pigeon
D) Many-colored fruit dove
  • 41. Who designed the bats on the 2020 American Samoa quarter?
A) John Flanagan.
B) Richard Alan Masters.
C) An artist from the Commission on Fine Art.
D) A member of the Citizen's Coinage Advisory Committee.
  • 42. When was the 2020 American Samoa quarter released to the public?
A) January 2019.
B) March 2021.
C) December 2018.
D) February 2020.
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