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