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  • 1. Which of the following animals is not found in Sirmilik National Park?
A) Lions
B) Arctic foxes
C) Beluga whales
D) Polar bears
  • 2. What type of sanctuary was Bylot Island declared as in 1965?
A) Migratory Bird Sanctuary
B) Marine Mammal Sanctuary
C) Wildlife Conservation Area
D) National Wildlife Refuge
  • 3. Which bird species has the largest recorded population on Bylot Island's cliffs?
A) Greater snow geese
B) Thick-billed murre
C) Arctic hares
D) Black-legged kittiwake
  • 4. How many species of birds are known to breed in Sirmilik National Park?
A) Less than thirty
B) About forty
C) More than seventy
D) Exactly fifty
  • 5. Which type of vegetation is abundant in the wetlands of Sirmilik National Park?
A) Mountain avens (Dryas integrifolia)
B) Water sedge (Carex aquatilis)
C) Polar grass (Arctagrostis latifolia)
D) Northern foxtail (Alopecurus alpinus)
  • 6. What is the most abundant herbivore on Bylot Island?
A) Caribou
B) Large geese population
C) Arctic hares
D) Seals
  • 7. Which of these plants is not found in the upland areas of Sirmilik National Park?
A) Northern bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum)
B) Polar grass (Arctagrostis latifolia)
C) Mountain sorrel (Oxyria digyna)
D) Arctic heather (Cassiope tetragona)
  • 8. How many species of plants have been documented in the southern part of Bylot Island?
A) 360
B) 100,000
C) 40
D) 70
  • 9. Which animal is known to inhabit and roam Sirmilik National Park?
A) Elephants
B) Lions
C) Arctic wolves
D) Kangaroos
  • 10. Which species of bird is known to have a large colony and nesting area on Bylot Island?
A) Black-legged kittiwake
B) Thick-billed murre
C) Greater snow geese
D) Arctic hares
  • 11. What percentage of Sirmilik National Park's area is covered by wetlands?
A) 25%
B) 50%
C) 10%
D) 90%
  • 12. In which region is Sirmilik National Park located?
A) Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut
B) Northwest Territories
C) Yukon Territory
D) Nunatsiavut
  • 13. What does the name 'Sirmilik' mean in Inuktitut?
A) Glacial valley
B) Frozen land
C) The place of glaciers
D) Land of icebergs
  • 14. Which explorer named Lancaster Sound and Bylot Island in 1616?
A) Ferdinand Magellan
B) William Baffin and Robert Bylot
C) John Ross
D) James Cook
  • 15. When was Sirmilik National Park first established as a bird sanctuary?
A) 1965
B) 2001
C) 1999
D) 1930s
  • 16. What is the highest mountain in Bylot Island's Byam Martin Mountains?
A) Angilaaq Mountain, 1,951 m (6,401 ft)
B) Mount Logan
C) Mount Asgard
D) Mount Thor
  • 17. Which natural feature is a unique eroded formation found on Bylot Island and the Borden Peninsula?
A) Drumlins
B) Cirques
C) Hoodoos
D) Moraines
  • 18. What is the area of Bylot Island?
A) 5,000 km² (1,930 sq mi)
B) 15,000 km² (5,800 sq mi)
C) 11,067 km² (4,273 sq mi)
D) 20,000 km² (7,720 sq mi)
  • 19. Which body of water lies to the northeast of Sirmilik National Park?
A) Hudson Bay
B) Beaufort Sea
C) Labrador Sea
D) Baffin Bay
  • 20. Which mountain range is an extension of the Baffin Mountains?
A) Appalachian Mountains
B) Rocky Mountains
C) Saint Elias Mountains
D) Byam Martin Mountains
  • 21. What geological period's ice sheet scoured the area of Sirmilik National Park?
A) Weichselian Glaciation
B) Wisconsinan Glaciation
C) Laurentide Ice Sheet
D) Devensian Glaciation
  • 22. Which explorer's expedition in 1818 confirmed the accuracy of Baffin's charts?
A) John Ross
B) James Clark Ross
C) Franklin
D) Roald Amundsen
  • 23. What is the width range of the Borden Peninsula?
A) 30 km (19 mi) – 80 km (50 mi)
B) 150 km (93 mi) – 250 km (155 mi)
C) 100 km (62 mi) – 200 km (124 mi)
D) 64 km (40 mi) – 169 km (105 mi)
  • 24. What is the length of the Borden Peninsula?
A) 400 km (248 mi)
B) 100 km (62 mi)
C) 225 km (140 mi)
D) 300 km (186 mi)
  • 25. What is the primary composition of Byam Martin Mountains?
A) Limestone
B) Archean-Aphebian igneous crystalline rock and Proterozoic metasedimentary and metamorphic rock, such as gneiss
C) Sedimentary rock
D) Sandstone
  • 26. What is the length of time it took to complete the aerial mapping program of Northern Canada by the Canadian Government?
A) From the 1930s until the late 1950s
B) From the 1940s until the late 1960s
C) From the 1910s until the mid-1930s
D) From the 1920s until the early 1940s
  • 27. Which bay forms a western border of the Borden Peninsula?
A) Admiralty Inlet
B) Frobisher Bay
C) Baffin Bay
D) Hudson Bay
  • 28. What is the primary activity of modern-day inhabitants in Sirmilik National Park?
A) Agriculture
B) Hunting and fishing
C) Tourism
D) Mining
  • 29. Which film featured Sirmilik National Park in 2011's National Parks Project?
A) Directed by David Attenborough
B) Directed by Jacques Cousteau
C) Directed by Zacharias Kunuk
D) Directed by Werner Herzog
  • 30. Which of the following is not part of Sirmilik National Park?
A) Kangiqłuruluk
B) Borden Peninsula
C) Bylot Island
D) Baillarge Bay
  • 31. What type of formations are found along the coastline made up of Precambrian dolomite?
A) Coral reefs
B) Sand dunes
C) Vertical cliffs
D) Lava flows
  • 32. Which marine region is partly represented by Sirmilik National Park?
A) Lancaster Sound Marine Region
B) Chukchi Sea
C) Beaufort Sea
D) Gulf of St. Lawrence
  • 33. What is the primary reason for Sirmilik National Park's establishment as a national park in 2001?
A) To protect its seabird colonies
B) For urban development
C) For oil drilling
D) For mining exploration
  • 34. What is the primary geological feature of Bylot Island's coastline?
A) Salt flats
B) Sandy beaches
C) Mangrove forests
D) Vertical cliffs made up of Precambrian dolomite
  • 35. Which explorer's expedition ended due to the belief that mountains blocked Lancaster Sound?
A) Roald Amundsen
B) John Ross in 1818
C) William Baffin and Robert Bylot
D) James Clark Ross
  • 36. What is the primary reason for the abundance of flora in Sirmilik National Park?
A) Frequent wildfires
B) High temperatures
C) Rich soil
D) Relatively abundant rainfall
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