A) The sand sheet B) The sabkha C) The dune field D) The mountain watershed
A) 10% moisture content B) No moisture content C) 5% moisture content D) 7% moisture content
A) Reversing dunes B) Parabolic dunes C) Star dunes D) Transverse dunes
A) The dune field B) The mountain watershed C) The sand sheet D) The sabkha
A) Star dunes B) Reversing dunes C) Nabkha Dunes D) Transverse dunes
A) The sabkha becomes deeper with more plants and animals B) Sand is blown away by wind C) Minerals cement sand grains into a hard, white crust D) Water rises to form new dunes
A) Maple tree B) Eucalyptus C) Ponderosa pine D) Birch tree
A) Blue grama grass B) Ryegrass C) Inland saltgrass D) Buffalo grass
A) Rocky Mountain iris B) Alpine phlox C) Paintbrush flowers D) Dwarf clover
A) Reversing dunes B) Star dunes C) Small parabolic dunes D) Transverse dunes
A) They create new mountain ranges. B) They prevent sand from moving. C) They only provide water for vegetation. D) They carry sand back toward the valley and then to the dune field.
A) The mountain watershed B) The sabkha C) The sand sheet D) The dune field
A) Ponderosa pine B) Aspen C) Eucalyptus D) Douglas fir
A) Deserts and rainforests B) Alpine tundra and warm water wetlands C) Tropical beaches and swamps D) Urban areas
A) Reversing dunes B) Star dunes C) Parabolic dunes D) Transverse dunes
A) Alpine phlox B) Paintbrush flowers C) Rocky Mountain iris D) Dwarf clover
A) Warm-summer humid continental (Dfb) B) Mediterranean (Csa) C) Cold semi-arid (BSk) D) Tropical rainforest (Af)
A) Above 90 °F (32 °C) B) Below 60 °F (16 °C) C) Slightly above 80 °F (27 °C) D) Around 70 °F (21 °C)
A) About 25–30 °F (14–17 °C) B) 10–15 °F (6–8 °C) C) 40–45 °F (22–25 °C) D) 5–10 °F (3–6 °C)
A) 8 inches (203 mm) B) 20 inches (508 mm) C) 15 inches (381 mm) D) 11.13 inches (283 mm)
A) March B) January C) April D) December
A) Late spring B) Mid-summer C) Fall D) Early winter
A) 150 °F (66 °C) B) 120 °F (49 °C) C) 90 °F (32 °C) D) 100 °F (38 °C)
A) Afternoon thundershowers B) Snowstorms C) Fog D) Tornadoes
A) Spring B) Winter C) Summer D) Fall
A) Below 32 °F (0 °C) B) Just above freezing C) Above 50 °F (10 °C) D) Around 40 °F (4 °C)
A) 35,528 acres (143.8 km2) B) 107,342 acres (434.4 km2) C) 65,1 sq mi D) 149,028 acres (603.1 km2)
A) Dune field B) Volcanic plateau C) Mountain watershed D) Sand sheet
A) Navajo B) Apache C) Southern Ute Tribe D) Zuni
A) Zebulon Pike B) Diego de Vargas C) Juan Bautista de Anza D) John C. Frémont
A) No, it is prohibited at all times B) Only in designated areas C) Yes, with a special permit D) Yes, during specific seasons
A) Seven times B) Twelve times C) Nine times D) Five times
A) 300,000 visitors B) 600,000 visitors C) 400,000 visitors D) 527,546 visitors
A) Ute B) Tewa/Tiwa-speaking pueblos C) Jicarilla Apaches D) Navajo
A) Sisnaajini B) Sei-anyedi C) Sip'ophe (Sandy Place Lake) D) Saa waap maa nache
A) 1694 B) 1776 C) 1807 D) 1848
A) Bison B) Elk C) Deer D) Antelope
A) 1853 B) 1776 C) 1848 D) 1807
A) The sea in a storm B) A desert oasis C) A mountain range D) A forest
A) Summer B) Fall C) Spring D) Winter
A) 1776 B) 1848 C) 1853 D) 1807
A) 1852 B) 1911 C) 1932 D) 1875
A) The Wellington family B) The Volcanic Mining Company C) The Herard family D) The Trujillo family
A) A concrete manufacturing plant B) A gold mill C) A trout hatchery D) An irrigation ditch
A) The P.E.O. Sisterhood B) The Nature Conservancy C) The Herard family D) The Volcanic Mining Company
A) President Theodore Roosevelt B) President Franklin D. Roosevelt C) President Herbert Hoover D) President George Washington
A) 1999 B) 1932 C) 1911 D) 2004
A) Rocky Mountains B) Cascade Range C) San Juan Mountains D) Sierra Nevada
A) Radiometric dating B) Carbon dating C) Potassium-argon dating D) Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL)
A) Opposing wind directions during storms B) Erosion from mountain streams C) Volcanic activity D) Constant unidirectional winds
A) Quartz B) Feldspar C) Calcite D) Magnetite
A) Opposing wind directions balance each other out over time B) Human intervention C) Lack of vegetation D) Constant rainfall
A) 35.00° north B) 30.50° north C) 40.00° north D) 37.75° north
A) Baca National Wildlife Refuge B) San Luis Lakes State Wildlife Area C) Rio Grande National Forest D) San Juan Mountains
A) Mosca B) Blanca C) Crestone D) Alamosa
A) Colorado State Highway 17 B) Rio Grande Road C) U.S. Route 285 D) U.S. Route 160
A) 80% B) 70% C) 50% D) 90%
A) Baca National Wildlife Refuge B) San Luis Lakes State Wildlife Area C) Sangre de Cristo Range D) Rio Grande National Forest
A) A few hours by car B) Two days by bus C) Half a day by train D) An hour by car
A) Gardner B) Crestone C) Mosca D) Hooper
A) kangaroo rat B) bison C) pika D) porcupine
A) Less than 1000 B) About 1500 C) More than 2000 D) Approximately 2500
A) sandhill crane B) great blue heron C) American avocet D) white-tailed ptarmigan
A) fence lizard B) garter snake C) short-horned lizard D) bullsnake
A) spadefoot toad B) Great Plains toad C) tiger salamander D) chorus frog
A) sandhill crane B) western tanager C) red-breasted nuthatch D) hummingbird
A) fence lizard B) Werner's ant-like flower beetle C) bullsnake D) garter snake
A) northern leopard frog B) spadefoot toad C) Woodhouse's toad D) tiger salamander
A) sandhill crane B) peregrine falcon C) golden eagle D) bald eagle
A) Cottonwood B) Krummholz C) Aspen D) Ponderosa pine
A) Pronghorn B) Cougars C) Elk D) Bighorn sheep
A) American avocet B) Peregrine falcon C) Hawk D) Eagle
A) Horse B) Elephant C) Kangaroo D) Elk
A) Dune fields B) Riparian zones along creeks C) Montane woodlands D) Subalpine forests
A) Prairie dogs B) Squirrels C) Burrowing owls D) Groundhogs
A) Street-licensed 4WD motor vehicles B) Standard bicycles C) Motorcycles D) Fat tire bikes
A) Mosca Pass Trail B) A trail off Medano Pass Road C) Sand Creek Trail D) Medano Ramp Trail
A) 10 miles B) 22 miles (35 kilometers) C) 30 miles D) 15 miles
A) Zapata Partners B) The Nature Conservancy C) National Park Service D) Great Sand Dunes Adventure Company
A) Hunting with dogs only B) No hunting C) Commercial hunting D) Sport hunting
A) 1932 B) 2000 C) 1976 D) 1999
A) Protected landscape (V) B) National park (II) C) Natural monument (III) D) Wilderness area (Ib)
A) National Park Service B) The Nature Conservancy C) U.S. Forest Service D) Department of the Interior
A) $31.28 million B) $15 million C) $50 million D) $20 million
A) International Dark Sky Park B) World Heritage Site C) Biosphere Reserve D) National Historic Landmark
A) Longs Peak B) Pikes Peak C) Kit Carson Peak D) Mount Elbert |