A) Chihuahuan Desert topography and ecology B) Great Plains grasslands C) Rocky Mountain ecosystems D) Appalachian forests
A) Colorado River B) Red River C) Rio Grande/Río Bravo D) Mississippi River
A) Appalachian Mountains B) Sierra Nevada C) Rocky Mountains D) Chisos Mountains
A) 8,500 feet (2,591 m) B) 7,832 feet (2,387 m) C) 5,000 feet (1,524 m) D) 6,500 feet (1,981 m)
A) Mediterranean B) Hot arid (BWh) C) Oceanic D) Humid subtropical
A) Ponderosa pine B) Chisos oak (Quercus graciliformis) C) Redwood D) Douglas fir
A) Pueblo B) Navajo C) Apache D) Chisos Indians
A) They were allies of the Spanish settlers. B) They began invading the region around the early 18th century. C) They lived peacefully with the Chisos Indians. D) They established trade routes through the park.
A) To protect the northern frontier of New Spain B) To promote agricultural development C) To explore new territories for settlement D) To establish trade with Native American tribes
A) Mexican cavalry units B) African American soldiers C) Spanish conquistadors D) Native American warriors
A) A border skirmish near Presidio B) A mining dispute at Terlingua C) An attack on Fort Davis D) A raid on Glenn Springs
A) Mariscal B) Grand Canyon C) Boquillas D) Santa Elena
A) Ice age mammals B) Sea fossils and dinosaur bones C) Petrified wood D) Mammoth tusks
A) Chihuahua and Coahuila B) Sonora and Sinaloa C) Baja California and Baja California Sur D) Nayarit and Jalisco
A) 900,000 acres (3,645.8 km²) B) 801,163 acres (3,242.2 km²) C) 750,000 acres (3,037.5 km²) D) 500,000 acres (2,023.5 km²)
A) Treaty of Versailles B) North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) C) Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo D) Treaty of Paris
A) 1935 B) 1944 C) 1933 D) 1949
A) 300,000 B) 450,000 C) 377,154 D) 400,000
A) Marathon orogeny B) Paleozoic Marathon event C) Chihuahua trough event D) Laramide orogeny
A) Laramide orogeny effects B) Marathon orogeny effects C) Chihuahua trough formation D) Cretaceous rifting
A) Middle Cenozoic B) Neogene to Quaternary C) Late Cretaceous D) Paleozoic
A) Lindsey Graham B) John Cornyn C) Ted Cruz D) Marco Rubio
A) Big Bend National Park B) Chisos Mountains State Park C) Rio Grande State Park D) Texas Canyons State Park
A) Neogene to Quaternary B) Marathon orogeny C) Laramide orogeny D) Cretaceous rifting
A) Cretaceous rifting B) Laramide orogeny uplifts C) East-west striking normal faulting D) Marathon orogeny effects
A) Agricultural farming lifestyle B) Nomadic, hunting-and-gathering lifestyle C) Sedentary trading lifestyle D) Maritime fishing lifestyle
A) Less than 800 species B) Over 2,000 species C) More than 1,200 species D) About 500 species
A) A mammal B) A reptile C) An insect D) A bird species (Geococcyx californianus)
A) Exactly 100 sightings B) About 150 sightings C) Over 300 sightings D) Less than 50 sightings
A) Wildflowers are in full bloom, including bluebonnets B) Most plants remain dormant C) Only cacti bloom D) No significant changes occur
A) Barnum Brown's finch B) Colima warbler C) Roland Bird's sparrow D) Northern tufted flycatcher
A) Early June B) Early March C) Late May D) Mid-April
A) April 2000 B) November 1991 C) September 1978 D) June 1985
A) The Works Progress Administration B) Barnum Brown C) Roland 'R.T.' Bird D) Johan Udden
A) Alamosaurus, a giant sauropod B) Triceratops C) Velociraptor D) Tyrannosaurus rex
A) 1990 B) 2017 C) 1957 D) 1941
A) An early bird species B) A large hippo-like animal that lived during the Eocene C) A marine reptile D) A small rodent from the Pleistocene
A) 72–67 million years ago B) After 66 million years ago C) 83-72 million years ago D) 67–66 million years ago
A) Pteranodon B) Quetzalcoatlus C) Rhamphorhynchus D) Dimorphodon
A) The Triassic-Jurassic extinction event B) The Jurassic-Cretaceous transition C) The Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) extinction event D) The Permian-Triassic extinction event
A) Chimneys Trail B) South Rim trail C) Marufo Vega trail D) Outer Mountain Loop trail
A) 75 miles B) 200 miles C) 50 miles D) 118 miles
A) June 2009 B) September 11, 2001 C) 2002 D) April 2013
A) 21 miles B) 28 miles C) 30 miles D) 23 miles
A) 2018 B) 1996 C) 2012 D) 2005
A) Platinum Tier B) Silver Tier C) Bronze Tier D) Gold Tier
A) Big Bend National Park headquarters B) Panther Junction area C) Terlingua D) Alpine
A) 1985 B) 1996 C) 2000 D) 2010 |