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Insular Mountains - Quiz
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  • 1. Which mountain is the highest in the Insular Mountains?
A) Mount Fairweather
B) Mount Waddington
C) Mount Robson
D) Golden Hinde
  • 2. What type of rocks predominantly form the Insular Mountains?
A) Turbidites and pillow lavas
B) Basaltic lava flows
C) Granitic plutons
D) Sandstone
  • 3. Which period saw the formation of the Insular Mountains due to volcanic island collision?
A) Permian period
B) Triassic period
C) Jurassic period
D) Mid Cretaceous period
  • 4. During which geological event were the Insular Mountains fully exposed above sea level?
A) Last glacial period
B) Holocene epoch
C) Pleistocene epoch
D) Miocene epoch
  • 5. What geological process has led to frequent seismic activity in the Insular Mountains?
A) Subduction of the Pacific Plate and Juan de Fuca Plate
B) Rifting
C) Hotspot volcanism
D) Transform faulting
  • 6. What natural feature was formed when glaciers melted and sea levels rose?
A) Canyons
B) Plateaus
C) Fjords
D) Deserts
  • 7. Which range is located on the Brooks Peninsula of Vancouver Island?
A) Refugium Range
B) Genevieve Range
C) Sophia Range
D) Karmutzen Range
  • 8. Where is the Cameron Range located?
A) On Vancouver Island
B) On Moresby Island
C) On the western side of Graham Island in Haida Gwaii
D) On Nootka Island
  • 9. Which range is found between the Tsitika River and Kokish River?
A) Franklin Range
B) Newcastle Range
C) Sutton Range
D) Bonanza Range
  • 10. What is a significant geological feature of the Insular Mountains during the Ice Age?
A) Earthquakes created large canyons
B) Volcanic eruptions formed new peaks
C) Glaciers sharpened valley faces and eroded their bottoms
D) Lava flows covered existing valleys
  • 11. Which range is located near Victoria between Saanich Inlet and Brentwood Bay?
A) Pelham Range
B) Gowlland Range
C) Seymour Range
D) Somerset Range
  • 12. Which range is located between the valley of Cowichan Lake, San Juan River and Gordon River?
A) Somerset Range
B) Gowlland Range
C) Pelham Range
D) Seymour Range
  • 13. Which range is located between Tashsis River, the Nomash River, Zeballos Lake and Woss Lake?
A) Bonanza Range
B) Franklin Range
C) Haihte Range
D) Pierce Range
  • 14. Which sub-range is found on the north-central part of Graham Island in Haida Gwaii?
A) Crease Range
B) McKay Range
C) San Christoval Range
D) Cameron Range
  • 15. Which range is located between the Sarita River and Alberni Inlet?
A) Somerset Range
B) Gowlland Range
C) Seymour Range
D) Pelham Range
  • 16. Which range is located between the Pacheena-Sarita River basins and the Klanawa River?
A) Seymour Range
B) Somerset Range
C) Pelham Range
D) Gowlland Range
  • 17. Which range is located on Nootka Island between Esperanza Inlet and Nuchatlitz Inlet?
A) Sophia Range
B) Karmutzen Range
C) Hankin Range
D) Genevieve Range
  • 18. Which range is located between the Nimpkish River and the Tsitika River by Bonanza Lake?
A) Franklin Range
B) Newcastle Range
C) Bonanza Range
D) Sutton Range
  • 19. Which range is located east of Campbell River on the east coast of Vancouver Island?
A) Halifax Range
B) Pelham Range
C) Beaufort Range
D) Prince of Wales Range
  • 20. Which range is located along Johnstone Strait between Amor de Cosmos Creek and Pye Creek?
A) Pelham Range
B) Somerset Range
C) Beaufort Range
D) Halifax Range
  • 21. Which range is located north of Port Alberni and west of Qualicum Beach?
A) Somerset Range
B) Beaufort Range
C) Halifax Range
D) Pelham Range
  • 22. Which range is located south of Gold River between the Jacklah River and the Burman River?
A) Franklin Range
B) Haihte Range
C) Pierce Range
D) Bonanza Range
  • 23. Which range is sometimes classified as part of the Elk River Mountains in Strathcona Provincial Park?
A) Elk River Mountains
B) Refugium Range
C) Genevieve Range
D) Sophia Range
  • 24. What is the approximate area covered by the Insular Mountain range?
A) 133,879 km² (51,691 sq mi)
B) 50,000 km² (19,305 sq mi)
C) 75,000 km² (28,980 sq mi)
D) 200,000 km² (77,220 sq mi)
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