A) The higher and cooler Mojave Desert B) The Colorado Desert C) The lower Coachella Valley D) Desert saltbush scrub
A) Cylindropuntia chuckwallensis B) California juniper C) Piñon pine D) Joshua tree
A) Desert saltbush scrub B) Interesting geologic displays with hills of bare rock and loose boulders C) Sandy soil grasslands D) Natural gardens of cactus
A) 85 °F (29 °C) B) 100 °F (38 °C) C) 60 °F (16 °C) D) 75 °F (24 °C)
A) Spring B) Summer C) Fall D) Winter
A) 12 °F B) 8 °F C) 10 °F D) 5 °F
A) 70% B) 50% C) 60% D) 80%
A) California fan palm B) Desert tortoise C) Quercus cornelius-mulleri D) Cattle
A) Below 3,000 feet (910 m) B) Throughout the entire park C) In desert dunes D) Five oases where water occurs naturally year-round
A) Ocotillo B) Cholla cactus C) Cheat grass and red brome D) Desert saltbush
A) They die back but do not quickly decompose B) They attract more wildlife C) They thrive and grow rapidly D) They become dormant and survive underground
A) Fountain grass B) Cheat grass C) Desert saltbush D) Cholla cactus
A) Mojave Desert with Joshua trees B) Colorado Desert with creosote bush scrub and ocotillo C) Hills of bare rock D) Lower Coachella Valley with sandy soil grasslands
A) Quercus john-tuckeri (Tucker's oak) B) Quercus turbinella (desert scrub oak) C) Quercus cornelius-mulleri (Muller's oak) D) None of the above
A) It features natural gardens of cactus B) It has abundant desert saltbush scrub C) It is sparsely forested with Joshua trees D) It is densely populated with piñon pine
A) They prevent wildfires from occurring B) They make wildfires hotter and more destructive C) They have no effect on wildfires D) They reduce the intensity of wildfires
A) It creates more oases in the park B) It makes it harder for pine and oak seedlings to get a foothold C) It helps native grasses grow better D) It increases the number of Joshua trees
A) Cattle grazing reduced natural cover, making it less resistant to changes B) Human development had no impact on the vegetation C) It improved the resilience of native plants D) It increased the number of Joshua trees
A) Hills of bare rock B) Creosote bush scrub C) Sandy soil grasslands and desert dunes D) Natural gardens of cactus
A) Bird populations have increased significantly B) Bird species have remained stable C) There has been no noticeable impact on bird species D) Bird species have declined 43% according to studies conducted between 1908–1968 and 2013–2016
A) The Mojave Desert Land Trust B) Minerva Hoyt C) John D. Dingell Jr. D) Franklin D. Roosevelt
A) John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act B) National Park Service Act C) 1906 Antiquities Act D) Desert Protection Act
A) 234,000 acres B) 290,000 acres C) 825,000 acres D) 4,518 acres
A) 1994 B) 1936 C) 1950 D) 2019
A) 234,000 acres B) 825,000 acres C) 290,000 acres D) 4,518 acres
A) 2019 B) 1950 C) 1994 D) 1936
A) 4,518 acres B) 10,290 acres C) 25,801 acres D) 234,000 acres
A) 1772 B) 1936 C) 1994 D) 1823
A) Pinto Culture B) Chemehuevi C) Serrano D) Cahuilla
A) 1776 B) 1848 C) 1823 D) 1936
A) Serrano B) Chemehuevi C) Cahuilla D) Mojaves
A) Palm Springs B) Mojave C) Indio D) Twentynine Palms
A) Santa Rosa Mountains B) San Gabriel Mountains C) Sierra Nevada D) Little San Bernardino Mountains
A) Kit Carson B) Pedro Fages C) Jedediah Smith D) John C. Frémont
A) San Bernardino B) Palm Springs C) Indio D) Los Angeles
A) 1776 B) 1848 C) 1936 D) 1823
A) 1870 B) 1888 C) 1900 D) 1945
A) Settlements B) Rainwater catchments C) Mining operations D) Cattle shelters
A) William 'Bill' Keys B) James B. McHaney C) Johnny Lang D) J.D. Ryan
A) 1888 B) 1975 C) 1900 D) 1945
A) 50 B) 100 C) 500 D) About 300
A) 10-stamp steam-powered mill B) Two-stamp gasoline-powered mill C) 8-stamp electric-powered mill D) 5-stamp diesel-powered mill
A) Gasoline-powered two-stamp mill, the Wall Street Mill B) Diesel-powered eight-stamp mill C) Steam-powered ten-stamp mill D) Electric-powered five-stamp mill
A) 1888 B) 1900 C) 1975 D) 1945
A) 1976 B) 1945 C) 1975 D) 1900
A) 7a B) 8b C) 6b D) 9a
A) 10% B) 39% C) 50% D) 25%
A) 1.7 billion years old B) 75 million years old C) 250 million years old D) 100 million years old
A) Oceanic crust subduction B) Continental drift causing rift valleys C) Isostatic rebound from glacial melting D) Tectonic plate movements forming granites
A) Buttes B) Mesas C) Inselbergs D) Canyons
A) Seven B) Fifteen C) Nine D) Twenty-one
A) Basalt B) Quartz monzonite C) Limestone D) Sandstone
A) Energy Crisis B) Yosemite Valley C) El Capitan D) Half Dome
A) World Wildlife Fund B) United Nations Environment Programme C) National Geographic Society D) International Dark-Sky Association
A) About 1,500 B) Around 2,145 C) Over 3,000 D) Less than 1,000
A) Desert bighorn sheep B) American barn owl C) Mountain lion D) Kangaroo rat
A) Monarch butterfly B) Honeybee C) Hummingbird D) Yucca moth (Tegeticula synthetica)
A) Kingsnake B) Coyote C) Desert tortoise D) Red-spotted toad (Bufo punctatus)
A) No special requirements B) Registration at specific locations called registration boards C) A permit for bicycles D) Open campfires
A) Using a tent B) Camping with Leave No Trace techniques C) Open campfires D) Hiking
A) A camp stove B) No cooking allowed C) Solar cookers D) An open fire
A) Bicycles B) Walking C) Horses D) Camels
A) No special requirements B) A guide C) A permit D) A map
A) A visitor during the 2018-2019 shutdown B) A park ranger C) Casey Schreiner D) André, a graffiti artist |