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