A) To prevent wildfires from spreading uncontrollably B) To create pathways through dense forests C) To attract wildlife to specific areas D) To clear areas for hunting game and encourage plant germination
A) It increased the number of wildfires in the park B) It led to a build-up of debris and tinder, interfering with sequoia reproduction C) It improved air quality by reducing smoke from fires D) It caused a decline in native plant species
A) 1958 B) 1972 C) 1963 D) 1940
A) Mining operations for gold and silver B) Summer livestock grazing, particularly sheep C) Logging activities by timber companies D) Frequent wildfires caused by natural factors
A) Big Arroyo and Mist Falls B) Tehipite Valley and the Roaring River valley C) Cedar Grove and Grant Grove D) General Sherman Tree area and Moro Rock
A) Due to the difficulty of accessing the bottom of Kings Canyon B) Because of a natural barrier like a waterfall C) Due to strict park regulations at that time D) Because of an abundance of predators in the area
A) Creation of new water sources B) Enhanced growth of native plant species C) Improved soil fertility due to manure deposits D) Increased erosion and watershed degradation
A) Introduction of invasive species that competed for food B) They were shot, trapped, and poisoned due to preying on livestock C) Natural habitat loss due to climate change D) Disease outbreaks among the bear and wolf populations
A) Following the park's creation in 1940 B) By 1917 with federal crackdowns on illegal grazing C) In 1972 with the establishment of a prescribed burn program D) In 1893 when the Sierra Forest Reserve was established
A) Pack horses and mules along major trails B) Off-road biking on designated paths C) Livestock grazing throughout the park D) Motorized vehicles for visitor convenience
A) To protect meadows while they are wet and soft B) To prevent soil compaction on popular hiking trails C) Because of increased bear activity during this time D) Due to high temperatures that can harm animals
A) Allowing bears to roam freely without human intervention B) Introducing natural predators to control the bear population C) Building fences around campgrounds to keep bears out D) Placing bear lockers, requiring bear canisters, and relocating problem bears
A) Leave them outside their tents overnight B) Feed them to bears from a safe distance C) Store them in lockers and dispose of trash in bearproof garbage cans D) Bury them deep in the ground
A) Complete elimination of human food from the park B) Introduction of bear-proof tents for campers C) Efforts in the backcountry where bears have largely ceased associating backpackers with food D) Relocation of all bears to less visited areas
A) Warm-summer Mediterranean (Csb) B) Hot-summer Mediterranean (Csa) C) Humid continental D) Tropical rainforest
A) 9a B) 6c C) 7b D) 8a
A) Over 1,200 B) Approximately 500 C) More than 2,000 D) About 800
A) 10 percent B) 30 percent C) 40 percent D) 20 percent
A) 2001 B) 1992 C) 1976 D) 1984
A) A redwood from Redwood Mountain Grove B) A giant sequoia from Converse Basin Grove C) General Grant D) The tallest known sequoia
A) General Grant Grove B) Redwood Mountain Grove C) Converse Basin Grove D) Big Stump Grove
A) 311 feet (95 m) B) 350 feet (107 m) C) 275 feet (84 m) D) 250 feet (76 m)
A) Talus slopes B) Alpine meadows C) Krummholtz formations D) Montane mixed-conifer forests
A) Carp B) Wild trout C) Bass D) Salmon
A) Great Western Divide B) The Palisades C) Goddard Divide D) Monarch Divide
A) The Monarch Divide B) Palisades C) Goddard Divide D) Great Western Divide
A) At least 100 million years old. B) Approximately 50 million years old. C) Around 200 million years old. D) Less than 10 million years old.
A) Over 100 million years old. B) Approximately 50 million years old. C) No more than 10 million years old. D) Less than 5 million years old.
A) 1965 B) 1940 C) 2017 D) 1890
A) President Theodore Roosevelt B) Franklin D. Roosevelt C) Local politicians D) John Muir
A) 1940 B) 2017 C) 1965 D) 1890
A) Yosemite B) Sequoia C) Kings Canyon D) Lassen Volcanic
A) Three B) Four C) One D) Two
A) Only by foot and horse trails B) Via a boat ride on the Kings River C) By road via Highway 180 D) Through an underground tunnel
A) 60 miles (97 km) B) 50 miles (80 km) C) 30 miles (48 km) D) 44 miles (71 km)
A) U-shaped B) Oval-shaped C) Circular D) V-shaped
A) Steep slopes B) Flat floors C) Rough terrain D) Rocky surfaces
A) Rockfalls B) Erosion by wind C) River carving D) Volcanic activity
A) Volcanic ash B) Lava flows C) Sediment behind a terminal moraine D) Glacial ice
A) Roaring River Falls B) Mist Falls C) Silver Spray Falls D) Grizzly Falls
A) Fish B) Rice C) Acorns D) Corn
A) Sierra Miwok B) Monaches (Western Mono) C) Mono Lake Tribe D) Eastern Yokuts
A) Ten B) Eight C) Three D) As many as six
A) Cholera B) Smallpox C) Tuberculosis D) Influenza
A) 1776 B) 1900 C) 1815 D) 1866
A) Major John J. Pershing B) General Ulysses S. Grant C) Colonel Robert E. Lee D) Superintendent Charles Young
A) Holy River B) Moraga's Stream C) River of Gold D) Rio de los Santo Reyes
A) 1840s B) 1850s C) 1830s D) 1820s
A) Copper Canyon B) Silver Creek C) Gold Mine D) Giant Forest
A) General Grant tree B) Boole tree C) Hale Tharp tree D) Moraga tree
A) Joseph H. Thomas B) Gabriel Moraga C) Israel Gamlin D) Hale Tharp
A) A government survey disclosing its remarkable quality B) Pressure from fur trappers C) An order from Gabriel Moraga D) The discovery of gold in the area
A) William Brewer B) Thomas Keough C) Frank Dusy D) John Muir
A) Tehipite Valley B) Yosemite C) Mount Brewer D) Kearsarge Pass
A) Thomas Keough B) John Muir C) William Brewer D) Sheepherder Frank Dusy
A) Daniel K. Zumwalt B) William Vandever C) John Muir D) George W. Stewart
A) 1914 B) 1916 C) 1890 D) 1907
A) Harold Ickes B) The city of Los Angeles C) Franklin D. Roosevelt D) Ansel Adams
A) 1935 B) 1939 C) 1940 D) 1929
A) Franklin D. Roosevelt B) Harry S. Truman C) Dwight D. Eisenhower D) Herbert Hoover
A) 1965 B) 1943 C) 1951 D) 1974
A) 44,000 B) 450,000 C) 82,000 D) 1,216,800
A) 1974 B) 1984 C) 1963 D) 1948
A) 1966 B) 1973 C) 1951 D) 1984
A) 1966 B) 1973 C) 1984 D) 1951
A) 2009 B) 2016 C) 1995 D) 1970
A) Princess Meadow B) Hume Lake C) Cedar Grove D) Grant Grove
A) 314 B) 200 C) 633 D) 319
A) Boyden Caverns B) Knapp Cabin C) Rae Lakes Cabin D) Gamlin Cabin
A) 1900 B) 1930 C) 1925 D) 1872
A) Reservations B) Wilderness permits C) Day passes D) Ranger-led snowshoe walks
A) Jennie Lakes Wilderness Trail B) The Rae Lakes Loop C) Pacific Crest Trail/John Muir Trail D) Tehipite Valley Trail
A) Tehipite Valley Trail B) Onion Valley Road C) The Kearsarge Pass Trail D) Rae Lakes Loop
A) North Palisade B) Tehipite Dome C) Charlito Dome D) Charlotte Dome
A) Canyoneering B) Hiking C) Boating D) Swimming
A) A California state fishing license B) No requirement C) A national park pass D) A special fishing permit from the park service
A) Pine Flat Reservoir B) Tehipite Valley C) Cedar Grove D) Hume Lake
A) Three days B) About five days C) One day D) Two days
A) Charlito Dome B) Tehipite Dome C) The Obelisk D) Charlotte Dome |