A) In the 1870s B) In the 1890s C) In the 1920s D) By the 1850s
A) Placer mining for copper B) Coal mining C) Hard rock mining for silver and other minerals D) Gold panning
A) Excessive rainfall and flooding B) Easy access to resources C) Short working seasons, difficult terrain, low quantities of ore, and lack of financial investment D) Overabundance of ore
A) Some of the first trails and roads, including bridges and dynamited rock ledges B) Airports C) Underground tunnels D) Railroads
A) To irrigate crops B) To transport lumber and supply water for hydraulic mining operations C) For recreational boating D) To provide drinking water to miners
A) Iron and coal B) Silver, lead, and gold C) Copper and zinc D) Tin and nickel
A) Mining technology was advanced B) The demand for metals fluctuated greatly, affecting prices C) Miners had too much financial investment D) There was an oversupply of minerals
A) They were sold to foreign companies B) They were converted into tourist attractions C) All were immediately closed down D) Some remained, such as the Thunder Creek mine
A) It led to extensive deforestation within the park boundaries B) It had little impact due to rugged terrain and more viable timber resources elsewhere C) Logging was the primary industry in the area D) The entire region was logged for commercial purposes
A) The discovery of gold B) A severe drought C) The establishment of the national park D) The commencement of the Skagit River Hydroelectric Project by Seattle City Light in the 1920s
A) 5,000 acres (2,023 ha) B) Almost 12,000 acres (4,900 ha) C) 20,000 acres (8,094 ha) D) 50 acres (20.23 ha)
A) In 1920 B) In 1935 C) In 1945 D) In 1958
A) Yes, all logging occurred within the park B) Only partially, some areas were within the park C) The entire region was converted into a national park D) No, they are in the adjoining Ross Lake National Recreation Area
A) Rocky Mountains B) Appalachian Mountains C) The North Cascades Range D) Sierra Nevada
A) Olympic Mountains B) Coastal Range C) Cascade Range D) North Cascades Range
A) July 4, 1976 B) September 1, 1950 C) October 2, 1968 D) June 15, 1985
A) U.S. Highway 2 B) Washington State Route 97 C) State Route 20 D) Interstate 90
A) Flint B) Hozomeen chert C) Obsidian D) Quartzite
A) 150 feet (45 m) B) 50 feet (15 m) C) 200 feet (61 m) D) 100 feet (30 m)
A) 1882 B) 1804 C) 1853 D) 1811
A) US Army B) North West Company C) Hudson's Bay Company D) Pacific Fur Company
A) 1887 B) 1853 C) 1814 D) 1806
A) 49th parallel B) 48th parallel C) 47th parallel D) 46th parallel
A) Lieutenant Henry Hubbard Pierce B) Alexander Ross C) US Army Captain George B. McClellan D) Henry Custer
A) Henry Custer B) Alexander Ross C) George B. McClellan D) Lieutenant Henry Hubbard Pierce
A) 1853 B) 1882 C) 1901 D) 1846
A) 1887 B) 1968 C) 1972 D) 1853
A) 1906 B) 1872 C) 1890 D) 1897
A) 1892 B) 1921 C) 1906 D) 1916
A) Primitive Areas B) National Parks C) Wilderness areas D) National Recreation Areas
A) President John F. Kennedy B) Forester Bob Marshall C) The Mazamas Alpine Club D) Julian Itter
A) Dwight D. Eisenhower B) Richard Nixon C) John F. Kennedy D) Lyndon B. Johnson
A) 1988 B) October 2, 1968 C) January 1966 D) January 1, 1969
A) Bob Marshall Wilderness B) North Cascade Primitive Area C) Stephen Mather Wilderness D) Lake Chelan Recreation Area
A) Olympia, Washington B) Sedro-Woolley, Washington C) Spokane, Washington D) Seattle, Washington
A) 93 percent B) 80 percent C) 50 percent D) 75 percent
A) 16,485 B) 50,000 C) 971,173 D) 30,815
A) 50 percent B) 90 percent C) 83 percent D) 70 percent
A) 200 B) 100 C) 250 D) 81
A) $10 million B) $7.5 million C) $8 million D) $6 million
A) Stehekin B) Chelan C) Winthrop D) Sedro-Woolley
A) 120 mi (190 km) B) 190 mi (310 km) C) 150 mi (240 km) D) 100 mi (160 km)
A) State Route 20 B) Thornton Lakes Road C) North Cascades Highway D) Cascade River Road
A) Winthrop B) Sedro-Woolley C) Marblemount D) Chelan
A) Mount Baker B) Goode Mountain C) Diobsud Lookout D) Glacier Peak
A) Exactly 500 B) Over 300 C) About 100 D) Less than 50
A) 600 B) 150 C) 300 D) 450
A) Black Peak B) Eldorado Peak C) Forbidden Peak D) Boston Peak
A) 15 B) 30 C) 25 D) 21
A) Mount Shuksan B) Mount Spickard C) Mox Peaks D) Mount Redoubt
A) Mineral deposits B) Fish scales C) Glacial flour D) Algae blooms
A) Mount Spickard B) Mount Redoubt C) Mox Peaks D) Mount Shuksan
A) 70% B) 100% C) Nearly 90% D) 50%
A) 150 B) 200 C) 312 D) 450
A) East Nooksack Glacier B) McAllister Glacier C) Sulphide Glacier D) Boston Glacier
A) 1960 B) 1971 C) 1984 D) 1955
A) 2009 B) 1993 C) 1971 D) 1984
A) Five B) Twelve C) Eight D) Ten
A) Whitebark pine B) Douglas fir C) Western hemlock D) Red cedar
A) Lynx B) Black bear C) Grey wolf D) Coyote
A) Peregrine falcon B) Golden eagle C) Northern spotted owl D) Clark's nutcracker
A) Chinook (king) salmon B) Pink salmon C) Atlantic salmon D) Coho salmon
A) 100 B) 75 C) 50 D) 30
A) Ferns B) Whitebark pine seeds C) Red alder berries D) Bigleaf maple sap
A) 10 B) At least 28 C) 15 D) 50
A) Rough-skinned newt B) Western toad C) Pacific giant salamander D) Eastern newt
A) 113 B) 150 C) 300 D) 264
A) Mid-June B) Early March C) Late September D) Late November
A) A parking pass may be required. B) No requirements are needed C) A wilderness permit D) An entrance fee
A) No limit as long as they are hikers B) Up to 20 people C) Less than a dozen. D) Exactly ten people
A) Yvon Chouinard B) John Muir C) Ansel Adams D) Fred Beckey.
A) The 'Beckey Bible'. B) The Cascade Climbing Guide C) Alpine Adventures of Fred Beckey D) North Cascades Mountaineering Manual |