A) To establish trade routes with indigenous tribes. B) To explore new territories for settlement. C) To create a direct path to Santa Fe. D) To connect the salt deposits with the Camino Real and silver mines in Durango, Mexico.
A) An economic downturn affecting mineral mining. B) The discovery of oil in the Tularosa Basin. C) A legal dispute with Hispanic settlers over land boundaries. D) His use of military force during the Magoffin Salt War.
A) To build fences around their properties. B) As a decorative element for interior design. C) For constructing furniture and household items. D) To create plaster for adobe walls, which helped deflect summer sun rays.
A) Discovering significant mineral deposits. B) Establishing permanent settlements in the Tularosa Basin. C) Negotiating peace treaties with local Apache tribes. D) Mapping a potential military wagon route to the Sierra Blanca.
A) Farming, with a focus on crop cultivation. B) Tourism, attracting visitors to the natural beauty of the area. C) Ranching, due to the return of lush grasslands. D) Mining, driven by the discovery of new mineral deposits.
A) Extraction of oil and coal deposits. B) Glauberite salt mining along the southern shore of Lake Lucero. C) Production of soda ash for industrial use. D) Development of a tourist attraction.
A) It expanded operations after discovering new gypsum deposits. B) It was shut down due to the establishment of the national monument. C) It relocated to a different part of the Tularosa Basin. D) It became a tourist attraction showcasing industrial history.
A) Sand and lime. B) Gypsum sand from the dunefield. C) Clay and straw. D) Cement and gravel.
A) It was considered sacred by indigenous tribes. B) It lacked any reliable water sources and was a stronghold of local Apaches. C) The terrain was too difficult for settlement. D) There were no known mineral resources.
A) Exclusive rights for Hispanic populations to gather salt. B) Military control over the Tularosa Basin. C) Private ownership of all mineral resources in the basin. D) Free public access to salt deposits.
A) The family's ranches into a 20,000-acre property. B) A series of agricultural farms throughout New Mexico. C) A mining company with extensive operations in the basin. D) A network of trade routes connecting different settlements.
A) To explore new territories in the Tularosa Basin. B) To facilitate the transport of salt to silver mines and the Camino Real. C) To establish trade with indigenous tribes. D) To create a defensive perimeter against Apache attacks.
A) Trading with indigenous tribes. B) Farming and agriculture. C) Profiting from the mining of minerals on their property. D) Establishing educational institutions.
A) The return of lush grasslands after a period of heavy rainfall. B) The discovery of new water sources. C) The decline of mining activities. D) Government incentives for cattle farming.
A) To utilize gypsum sand from the dunefield for plastering adobe homes. B) To create a defensive network against Apache attacks. C) To explore new agricultural techniques. D) To establish trade routes with other settlements.
A) Government incentives for mineral exploration. B) The discovery of oil, coal, silver, gold, and other precious mineral deposits. C) The establishment of new trade routes. D) The decline of ranching activities.
A) January 18, 1933 B) 1986 C) December 20, 2019 D) 1941
A) Earthquake B) Drought C) Evaporation as the ice sheet receded D) Human intervention
A) Bow and arrow B) Throwing stick C) Atlatl D) Sling
A) Squash B) Corn C) Beans D) Indian ricegrass
A) 350 °F (177 °C) B) 300 °F (149 °C) C) 212 °F (100 °C) D) 400 °F (204 °C)
A) 1000 BCE B) 4,000 years ago C) 1350 CE D) Around 200 CE
A) Pine Ridge Reservation B) Fort Apache Reservation C) Navajo Nation D) Mescalero Apache Indian Reservation
A) Iran-Contra affair B) Teapot Dome scandal C) Watergate scandal D) Whiskey Ring scandal
A) Stephen Mather B) Tom Charles C) Albert B. Fall D) Bronson M. Cutting
A) Senator Bronson M. Cutting B) Albert B. Fall C) Tom Charles D) Stephen Mather
A) Steve Pearce B) Pete Domenici C) Martin Heinrich D) Jeff Bingaman
A) Mescalero Apache Tribal Council B) National Parks Conservation Association C) Alamogordo City Commission D) Otero County commissioners
A) National Parks Conservation Association B) The Senate C) Otero County Commission D) Alamogordo City Commission
A) My Name Is Nobody B) Transformers C) The Man Who Fell to Earth D) Independence Day
A) 50,000 acres. B) 100,000 acres. C) 200,000 acres. D) 148,588 acres.
A) White Sands (1992). B) Yoga Mind & Body (1994). C) Bite the Bullet (1975). D) The Hired Hand (1971).
A) 75%. B) 100%. C) About 42%. D) 25%.
A) Lake Lucero. B) The Twin Buttes. C) The San Andres Mountains. D) Holloman Air Force Base.
A) About 30 feet below the interdunal surface. B) 10 feet. C) 100 feet. D) 50 feet.
A) 500 years old. B) 100,000 years old. C) 20,000 years old. D) About 7,000–10,000 years old.
A) 30 feet high. B) 100 feet high. C) About 60 feet high. D) 10 feet high.
A) Bite the Bullet (1975). B) My Name Is Nobody (1973). C) Transformers 2 (2009). D) The Hired Hand (1971).
A) Holloman Air Force Base. B) A rock formation called Twin Buttes. C) Lake Lucero. D) The San Andres Mountains.
A) Transformers (2007). B) The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976). C) Young Guns II (1990). D) White Sands (1992).
A) 50 miles. B) 150 miles. C) 100 miles. D) 85 miles.
A) Cold desert (BWk) B) Humid subtropical (Cfa) C) Continental or cold semi-arid (BSk) D) Tropical rainforest
A) 9.81 inches B) 20 inches C) 15 inches D) 5 inches
A) July B) September C) August D) June
A) January through May B) June through August C) April through October D) November through March
A) Parabolic dunes B) Dome dunes C) Transverse dunes D) Barchan dunes
A) Laser scanning B) Seismic reflection C) Ground-penetrating radar D) Aerial photography
A) Nutrient-poor alkaline soil B) Fertile loamy soil C) Peaty soil D) Sandy clay soil
A) Cane cholla B) Mormon tea C) Purple sand verbena D) Soaptree yucca
A) Soaptree yucca B) Claret cup cactus C) Cane cholla D) Skunkbush sumac
A) Cane cholla B) Mormon tea C) Soaptree yucca D) Rio Grande cottonwood (Populus deltoides wislizeni)
A) Skunkbush sumac B) Soaptree yucca C) Cane cholla D) Purple sand verbena
A) Producing dyes from tannin B) Making a tart drink C) Using as a mild sedative D) Treating stings, bites, rashes, and sunburn
A) Producing dyes from tannin B) Making a mild sedative C) Treating stings, bites, rashes, and sunburn D) Seasoning foods
A) Apache pocket mouse B) pallid bat C) Maricopa harvester ant D) sand-treader camel cricket
A) blue jay B) mourning dove C) sparrowhawk D) eagle owl
A) side-blotched lizard B) southwestern fence lizard C) bleached earless lizard D) little white whiptail
A) pallid bat B) hoary bat C) little brown bat D) big brown bat
A) 40 mph (64 km/h) B) 50 mph (80 km/h) C) 60 mph (96 km/h) D) 20 mph (32 km/h)
A) red-spotted toad B) barred tiger salamander C) Great Plains toad D) spadefoot toads
A) catfish B) bass C) rainbow trout D) White Sands pupfish
A) Sonoran gopher snake B) western diamondback rattlesnake C) coachwhip D) None, all listed snakes are venomous
A) chameleon B) bleached earless lizard C) gecko D) iguana
A) Insects B) Nectar C) Small mammals D) Fruits
A) gopher tortoise B) common snapping turtle C) desert box turtle D) red-eared slider
A) Tigers B) Dire wolves C) Columbian mammoths D) Saber-toothed cats
A) The wind rapidly erodes them B) Rain washes them away C) They are buried by sand dunes D) Human activity disturbs them
A) Saber-toothed cat B) Dire wolf C) Columbian mammoth D) Ground sloth
A) Climbing ability B) Small size C) Oversized canine teeth D) Long, slender legs
A) 200–250 pounds B) 50–70 pounds C) 130–150 pounds D) 300–350 pounds
A) Modern human artifacts B) Paleolithic human footprints C) Dinosaur fossils D) Bird nests
A) Desert regions B) Tropical rainforests C) Grasslands D) Colder regions
A) Africa B) Europe C) North America D) Asia
A) Two-humped Bactrian camels B) Horses C) One-humped dromedary camels D) Giraffes
A) Carnivores B) Omnivores C) Opportunistic herbivores D) Insectivores
A) Square B) Kidney-bean-shaped C) Triangular D) Circular
A) Two B) One C) Five D) Three
A) Two weeks B) A month C) One week D) 24 hours
A) $10 million B) $30 million C) $22.5 million D) $15 million
A) Junior Ranger Program B) Youth Adventure Initiative C) Kids Nature Club D) Senior Explorer Program |