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