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