A) Metamorphosed sandstones, phyllites, schists, and slate B) Granite and limestone C) Tectonic plates D) Marine sediments and igneous rock
A) Ocoee Supergroup rocks B) Precambrian gneiss and schists C) Cambrian sedimentary rocks D) Marine sediments
A) The advance of subarctic glaciers B) The expansion of the primordial ocean C) The collision of the North American and African tectonic plates during the Ordovician period D) The accumulation of eroding land mass onto the continental shelf
A) Cades Cove B) Raven Fork valley C) Upper Tuckasegee River D) The bottom of the foothills to the northwest
A) Spruce-fir forests B) Grasslands C) Tundra vegetation D) Deciduous forests
A) Marine sediments B) Tectonic plate boundaries C) Large blockfields at the base of large mountain slopes D) Sedimentary rock layers
A) Metamorphic gneiss B) Younger rocks made out of limestone C) Granite D) Older rocks made out of sandstone
A) The Paleozoic era B) The Precambrian era C) The Cenozoic era D) The Mesozoic era
A) The formation of the Appalachian range B) The creation of limestone coves C) Colder mean annual temperatures and an increase in precipitation throughout the range D) The deposition of marine sediments
A) Cambrian sedimentary rocks B) Ocoee Supergroup rocks C) Metamorphic gneiss, granite, and schist D) Marine sediments
A) The deposition of marine sediments B) The advance of glaciers C) The accumulation of eroding land mass onto the continental shelf D) The collision of tectonic plates
A) The Little Tennessee River B) The Oconaluftee River C) The Little River D) The Pigeon River
A) Abrams Falls B) Grotto Falls C) Rainbow Falls D) Laurel Falls
A) Cheoah Dam B) Calderwood Dam C) Fontana Dam D) Chilhowee Dam
A) Eagle Creek B) Cosby Creek C) Raven Fork D) Hazel Creek
A) 3,500 miles B) 5,000 miles C) 2,900 miles D) 4,700 kilometers
A) Ramsey Cascades B) Grotto Falls C) Laurel Falls D) Rainbow Falls
A) Hazel Creek B) Oconaluftee River C) Raven Fork D) Eagle Creek
A) 80 feet B) 110 feet C) 90 feet D) 100 feet
A) Elkmont Historic District B) Roaring Fork Historic District C) Cades Cove Historic District D) Mingus Mill Historic District
A) The Little River B) The Pigeon River C) The Oconaluftee River D) The Little Tennessee River
A) Hazel Creek B) Eagle Creek C) Raven Fork D) Cosby Creek
A) 50 B) More than 100 C) 75 D) 150
A) Smoky Mountain Hiking Club cabin B) Mountain Farm Museum C) Alex Cole Cabin D) Mingus Mill
A) Raven Fork B) Eagle Creek C) Cosby Creek D) Roaring Fork
A) 70 feet B) 90 feet C) 80 feet D) 100 feet
A) Smoky Mountain Hiking Club cabin B) Mountain Farm Museum C) Oconaluftee Baptist Church D) Mingus Mill
A) Laurel Falls B) Abrams Falls C) Hen Wallow Falls D) Grotto Falls
A) No specific district is mentioned for Cataloochee buildings B) Roaring Fork Historic District C) Cades Cove Historic District D) Elkmont Historic District
A) Cosby Creek B) Raven Fork C) Oconaluftee River D) Little Pigeon River
A) Cosby Creek B) Roaring Fork C) Hazel Creek D) Raven Fork
A) The Rocky Mountains B) The Sierra Nevada C) The Blue Ridge Mountains D) The Cascade Range
A) Kuwohi B) Mount Guyot C) Clingmans Dome D) Mount Le Conte
A) 12 B) 16 C) 6 D) 10
A) Mount Guyot B) Mount Le Conte C) Clingmans Dome D) Kuwohi
A) Cades Cove B) Greenbrier C) Ocanaluftee D) The Sugarlands
A) Mount Guyot B) Kuwohi C) Clingmans Dome D) Mount Le Conte
A) The Plott Balsams B) The Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians C) The Unicoi Mountains D) The Bald Mountains
A) 1934 B) 1988 C) 1940 D) 1983
A) Appalachian Trail B) Natchez Trace C) Continental Divide Trail D) Pacific Crest Trail
A) International Biosphere Reserve B) Natural World Heritage Site C) World Heritage Site D) Global Geopark
A) 500,000 acres B) 700,000 acres C) 600,000 acres D) 522,419 acres
A) U.S. Highway 441 (Newfound Gap Road) B) U.S. Highway 19 C) Interstate 40 D) State Route 73
A) Appalachian temperate rainforest B) Tropical rainforest C) Desert forest D) Boreal forest
A) 2020 B) 2023 C) 2025 D) 2019
A) Dollywood B) Six Flags Over Texas C) Universal Studios D) Graceland
A) 5b B) 6a C) 7b D) 4c
A) 20 °F (-6 °C) B) -14.3 °F (-25.7 °C) C) -10 °F (-23 °C) D) 32 °F (0 °C)
A) Monsoon winds B) La Niña C) El Niño D) Orographic lift
A) Asheville B) Knoxville C) Gatlinburg D) Chattanooga
A) The most polluted national park B) One of the least polluted national parks C) Unpolluted D) Moderately polluted
A) Drought conditions B) Heavy rain after orographic lift C) Strong winds D) Earthquakes
A) 7,000 ft (2,134 m) B) 6,500 ft (1,981 m) C) 5,048 ft (1,539 m) D) 3,000 ft (914 m)
A) Light drizzle B) Cold fronts C) Heatwaves D) Strong thunderstorms
A) Approximately 95 percent. B) Nearly 75 percent. C) About 50 percent. D) Less than 10 percent.
A) Cactus and desert shrubs. B) Coniferous trees like pine and spruce. C) Deciduous leafy trees. D) Bamboo and tropical plants.
A) It covers less than 5 percent of the park. B) It includes many trees that predate European settlement. C) It was planted by early settlers. D) It consists entirely of non-native species.
A) Heath balds. B) Desert balds. C) Grassy balds. D) Mixed oak-pine forests.
A) 101 species. B) 200 species. C) 50 species. D) 500 species.
A) Over 490 species. B) Less than 100 species. C) Exactly 300 species. D) More than 1,000 species.
A) Silverbells (Halesia carolina) B) Mountain maple (Acer spicatum) C) Cucumber magnolia (Magnolia acuminata) D) Yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis)
A) Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) B) Coneflower C) Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) D) Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis)
A) Rugels ragwort B) Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) C) Smooth hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens) D) Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis)
A) Silverbells (Halesia carolina) B) American beech (Fagus grandifolia) C) White basswood (Tilia heterophylla) D) Yellow buckeye (Aesculus flava)
A) Bloodroot B) Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) C) Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) D) Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)
A) Unknown B) Lack of sunlight C) Soil acidity D) High winds
A) alpine tundra B) "boreal" or "Canadian" forest C) deciduous forest D) temperate rainforest
A) red spruce B) white pine C) hemlock D) Fraser fir
A) hobblebush B) thornless blackberry C) catawba rhododendron D) mountain ash
A) Aquatic plants. B) Shade-tolerant plants such as ferns. C) Grasses and sedges. D) Sun-loving flowering plants.
A) Pine B) Maple C) Cedar D) Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis)
A) Rosebay rhododendron B) Mountain laurel C) Flame azalea D) Catawba rhododendron
A) Rosebay rhododendron B) Solomon's seal C) Bee balm D) Dutchman's breeches
A) Big brown bat B) Eastern pipistrelle C) Little brown bat D) Indiana bat
A) White-tailed deer B) American black bear C) Raccoon D) Elk
A) Bobcats B) White-tailed deer C) Raccoons D) Elk
A) Tree kangaroo B) Virginia opossum C) Bandicoot D) Kangaroo rat
A) About 90 B) Less than 50 C) Over 200 D) Nearly 120
A) Peregrine falcon B) Raven C) Red-eyed vireo D) Bald eagle
A) Wild turkey B) Tufted titmouse C) Black-capped chickadee D) Ruby-throated hummingbird
A) Northern parula B) Ruby-throated hummingbird C) Wood thrush D) Red-tailed hawks
A) Great horned owl B) Snowy owl C) Barn owl D) Barred owl
A) Eastern red-spotted newt B) Red-cheeked salamander C) Blackbelly salamander D) Shovelnose salamander
A) 21 B) 10 C) 30 D) 15
A) Copperhead B) Black rat snake C) Timber rattlesnake D) Corn snake
A) Rainbow trout B) Brook trout C) Atlantic salmon D) Brown trout
A) Honeybee B) Dragonfly C) Monarch butterfly D) Photinus carolinus firefly
A) Bees B) Spiders C) Moths D) Butterflies
A) 15 B) 10 C) 8 D) 12
A) 5 people per night B) 24 people per night C) 12 people per night D) 50 people per night
A) Bicycling B) Horseback riding C) Fishing, especially fly fishing D) Water tubing
A) 10,000 years B) 5,000 years C) 14,000 years D) 8,000 years
A) Kuwohi B) Tsitsuyi C) Shaconage D) Atagahi
A) Chilhowee B) Oconaluftee C) Tallassee D) Kittowa
A) Tanasi B) Chota C) Kittowa D) Tallassee
A) The British B) The Cherokee C) The Spanish D) The French
A) General Griffith Rutherford B) General George Washington C) General John Sevier D) General Andrew Jackson
A) 1805 B) 1776 C) 1821 D) 1838
A) Andrew Jackson B) William Holland Thomas C) John Sevier D) Griffith Rutherford
A) 1770s B) 1810s C) 1790s D) 1850s |