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Everglades National Park - Quiz
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  • 1. Where is Everglades National Park located?
A) Alaska
B) Florida
C) Hawaii
D) California
  • 2. Which of the following animals is NOT commonly found in Everglades National Park?
A) Manatee
B) Polar bear
C) Florida panther
D) American alligator
  • 3. What is the name of the main highway that runs through Everglades National Park?
A) Tamiami Trail
B) Sunshine Parkway
C) Mangrove Boulevard
D) Everglade Expressway
  • 4. What is the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States?
A) Yellowstone National Park
B) Yosemite National Park
C) Everglades National Park
D) Great Smoky Mountains National Park
  • 5. What geological feature contributes to the park's distinct landscape?
A) Granite mountains
B) Basalt deposits
C) Sand dunes
D) Limestone bedrock
  • 6. What is the primary source of water flow that feeds the Everglades ecosystem?
A) Kissimmee River
B) Colorado River
C) Mississippi River
D) Columbia River
  • 7. What is the nickname of Everglades National Park due to its unique features?
A) Forest of Mangroves
B) Lake of Alligators
C) River of Grass
D) Swamp of Reeds
  • 8. Which Native American tribe historically inhabited the Everglades?
A) Miccosukee
B) Sioux
C) Cherokee
D) Navajo
  • 9. What is the main threat to the Florida panther population in the park?
A) Habitat loss and fragmentation
B) Climate change
C) Disease
D) Illegal hunting
  • 10. In which year was Everglades National Park declared a national park?
A) 1976
B) 1979
C) 1987
D) 1947
  • 11. How much of the original Everglades does the park protect?
A) The western half
B) The entire Everglades
C) The northern thirty percent
D) The southern twenty percent
  • 12. What is the primary reason Everglades National Park was created?
A) To promote tourism
B) To preserve unique geographic features
C) To protect a fragile ecosystem
D) To develop land for agriculture
  • 13. What is the average annual visitor count for Everglades National Park?
A) Half a million people
B) Five hundred thousand people
C) Two million people
D) One million people
  • 14. How many threatened or protected species inhabit the park?
A) Thirty-six
B) Fifty
C) Twenty
D) Forty
  • 15. Which of the following species is NOT mentioned as inhabiting the park?
A) American crocodile
B) Florida panther
C) West Indian manatee
D) Bald eagle
  • 16. What is the average speed of the river flowing through the Everglades?
A) 2 miles per day
B) 1 mile per day
C) 0.5 miles per day
D) 0.25 miles per day
  • 17. Which county is NOT part of the Everglades National Park area?
A) Monroe County
B) Orange County
C) Collier County
D) Dade County
  • 18. What significant event regarding Everglades National Park occurred in 1979?
A) It was declared a Biosphere Reserve
B) It was included in the Ramsar Convention
C) It was declared a national park
D) It was listed as a World Heritage Site
  • 19. What is the primary purpose of the Biscayne Aquifer in relation to the Everglades?
A) Providing drinking water to Miami
B) Supplying water to agricultural lands
C) Recharging South Florida's fresh water
D) Feeding the Gulf of Mexico
  • 20. What is the significance of the Calusa-built shell mound?
A) It is the highest point in the park
B) It is the oldest structure in the park
C) It rises 20 feet above sea level
D) It marks the park's southern boundary
  • 21. What is the typical elevation range of Everglades National Park?
A) 20 to 30 feet above sea level
B) 0 to 8 feet above sea level
C) 10 to 20 feet above sea level
D) 5 to 15 feet above sea level
  • 22. How many species of birds are found in the park?
A) 250
B) 400
C) 350
D) 300
  • 23. What type of climate does Everglades National Park have according to the Köppen climate classification system?
A) Desert climate (BWh).
B) Tropical rainforest climate (Af).
C) Tropical monsoon climate (Am).
D) Mediterranean climate (Csa).
  • 24. What happens to areas in the Everglades that remain flooded for more than nine months out of the year?
A) They are usually covered by peat.
B) They become dry and barren.
C) They are covered by sand dunes.
D) They are covered by marl.
  • 25. What type of climate is characterized by long, hot, and very wet summers and warm, dry winters in the Everglades?
A) Temperate oceanic climate.
B) Mediterranean climate.
C) Tropical monsoon climate.
D) Continental climate.
  • 26. What geological feature lies approximately 1,000 feet below the surface of South Florida?
A) The Rocky Mountains.
B) The Grand Canyon.
C) The Floridan aquifer.
D) The Appalachian Mountains.
  • 27. Which of the following animals is NOT typically found in the hardwood hammocks?
A) American green tree frogs
B) Northern cardinals
C) Southern bald eagles
D) Florida black bears
  • 28. What is the shape of sloughs when seen from above in the Everglades?
A) Triangular
B) Circular
C) Square
D) Teardrop
  • 29. Which plant is NOT mentioned as part of the scrub bushes in hardwood hammocks?
A) Poisonwood
B) White indigoberry
C) Wild tamarind
D) Wild coffee
  • 30. What do plants in pinelands typically do about 16 weeks after a fire?
A) Bloom
B) Grow taller
C) Die off
D) Shed leaves
  • 31. Which of the following animals is NOT mentioned as living in pinelands?
A) Black bears
B) Eastern meadowlarks
C) Woodpeckers
D) Florida panthers
  • 32. What type of trees are adapted to live in standing fresh water in the Everglades?
A) Mangrove trees
B) Oak trees
C) Pine trees
D) Cypress trees
  • 33. What purpose do the 'knees' of cypress trees serve?
A) Provide oxygen for root systems
B) Store water
C) Support the tree trunk
D) Attract pollinators
  • 34. Which of the following is NOT an epiphyte found on cypress trees?
A) Orchids
B) Spanish moss
C) Bromeliads
D) Pine needles
  • 35. How many species of orchids are found in Everglades National Park?
A) Thirty
B) Fifteen
C) Twenty-five
D) Ten
  • 36. Which bird uses tall cypress trees for nesting?
A) Dove
B) Belted kingfisher
C) Pigeon
D) Sparrow
  • 37. Which mammal is NOT mentioned as living in cypress regions?
A) Raccoon
B) Bobcat
C) White-tailed deer
D) River otter
  • 38. What type of trees cover the coastlines of South Florida?
A) Oak trees
B) Palm trees
C) Cypress trees
D) Mangrove trees
  • 39. Which species of mangrove tree is NOT found in the Everglades?
A) White mangrove
B) Red mangrove
C) Black mangrove
D) Yellow mangrove
  • 40. How many species of fish live within the Florida mangrove systems?
A) 220
B) 300
C) 100
D) 150
  • 41. What was the estimated number of Calusa at first contact with the Spanish?
A) 10,000
B) 2,000
C) 5,000
D) 800
  • 42. When was Everglades National Park designated as an International Biosphere Reserve?
A) June 4, 1987
B) October 24, 1979
C) November 10, 1978
D) October 26, 1976
  • 43. What type of birds use mangroves as nurseries?
A) Pigeons
B) Pelicans
C) Doves
D) Sparrows
  • 44. Which large bird is commonly found in the coastal lowlands?
A) Wood stork
B) Penguin
C) Ostrich
D) Flamingo
  • 45. What was the wind speed that damaged the original lodge at Flamingo in 2005?
A) 125 mph
B) 90 mph
C) 150 mph
D) 100 mph
  • 46. Which community developed on the largest piece of dry ground on Cape Sable?
A) Flamingo.
B) Chokoloskee.
C) Ten Thousand Islands.
D) Everglades City.
  • 47. When was the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) approved by Congress?
A) 2005
B) 2010
C) 1995
D) 2000
  • 48. Who was nicknamed the 'Father of Everglades National Park'?
A) Ernest F. Coe
B) Spessard Holland
C) Marjory Stoneman Douglas
D) John Pennekamp
  • 49. In which administrative region was the park placed in 1937?
A) Administrative Region III
B) Administrative Region IV
C) Administrative Region II
D) Administrative Region I
  • 50. What was Region I retitled in 1962?
A) The Southeast Region
B) The Central Region
C) The Western Region
D) The Northern Region
  • 51. Which endangered species is supported by the mangroves?
A) Elephant
B) Green turtle
C) Polar bear
D) Koala
  • 52. What was the main focus of the Army Corps of Engineers after 1990?
A) Building airports
B) Constructing purely environmental projects
C) Constructing dams and canals
D) Developing agricultural areas
  • 53. Which of the following mammals is NOT mentioned as living along the shoreline of Everglades National Park?
A) Bobcats
B) Raccoons
C) Opossums
D) Alligators
  • 54. When did Everglades City connect to the mainland via a causeway?
A) In 1920.
B) In 1956.
C) In 1922.
D) In 1890.
  • 55. Who signed the Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act?
A) President Bill Clinton
B) President Ronald Reagan
C) President George H. W. Bush
D) President Barack Obama
  • 56. What was the main reason for the park's creation being delayed?
A) World War II
B) The Great Depression
C) The Dust Bowl
D) The Cold War
  • 57. What is the total number of projects combined in the CERP?
A) 30
B) 50
C) 70
D) 100
  • 58. What was destroyed by Hurricane Irma in 2017?
A) The park headquarters
B) The visitor center at Flamingo
C) The main park entrance
D) The original Gulf Coast Visitor Center
  • 59. What did Hurricane Donna leave in the mangroves in the 1960s?
A) Standing dead snags
B) Saltwater intrusion
C) Freshwater pools
D) New plant growth
  • 60. What was the primary focus of Marjory Stoneman Douglas's activism?
A) Ecology conservation
B) Agricultural expansion
C) Tourism promotion
D) Urban development
  • 61. What was the effect of the 1939 drought in South Florida?
A) Serious wildfires occurred
B) Increased rainfall
C) Stabilized water levels
D) Improved agricultural yields
  • 62. Which bird species is known to have a unique subpopulation largely restricted to Florida Bay?
A) Cormorants
B) Roseate spoonbills
C) Pelicans
D) Bald eagles
  • 63. What percentage of the park was declared a wilderness area in 1978?
A) About 86%
B) 50%
C) 95%
D) 75%
  • 64. Which organization listed Everglades National Park as a Wetland of International Importance?
A) National Park Service
B) International Union for Conservation of Nature
C) UNESCO
D) World Wildlife Fund
  • 65. How many hurricanes directly hit Everglades National Park in 2005?
A) Two
B) Four
C) Three
D) One
  • 66. What did the Calusa tribe successfully resist?
A) French invasion
B) Spanish attempts at conquest
C) British colonization
D) Creek incursions
  • 67. How many jobs were sustained or created within or by the park?
A) More than 700
B) More than 1,000
C) More than 900
D) More than 800
  • 68. What natural disaster in 1926 caused the failure of Lake Okeechobee levees?
A) The Great Miami Flood
B) The 1926 Miami Hurricane
C) The 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane
D) The Florida Tornado Outbreak
  • 69. In which year was Royal Palm State Park created?
A) 1947
B) 1923
C) 1934
D) 1916
  • 70. Which U.S. President dedicated Everglades National Park?
A) John F. Kennedy
B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
C) Dwight D. Eisenhower
D) Harry Truman
  • 71. When was the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness renamed?
A) 1997
B) 1987
C) 1976
D) 1978
  • 72. Who was instrumental in raising $2 million to purchase private land inside the park boundaries?
A) Spessard Holland
B) Ernest F. Coe
C) John Pennekamp
D) Marjory Stoneman Douglas
  • 73. Who based their 1904 campaign for governor on Everglades drainage?
A) Napoleon Bonaparte Broward
B) Michael Grunwald
C) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
D) Marjory Stoneman Douglas
  • 74. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a stressor to seagrass communities?
A) Warming waters
B) Declining water quality
C) Altered salinity
D) Overfishing
  • 75. Which year marked the establishment of the Tropical Everglades National Park Commission?
A) 1947
B) 1928
C) 1934
D) 1916
  • 76. Which year did Everglades National Park become a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A) 1976
B) 1979
C) 1987
D) 1993
  • 77. Which of the following fish is NOT mentioned as a recreational fishing ground in Florida Bay?
A) Snook
B) Redfish
C) Catfish
D) Bonefish
  • 78. Which of the following is NOT a stressor to seagrass communities mentioned in the text?
A) Declining water quality
B) Warming waters
C) Altered salinity
D) Pollution from industrial runoff
  • 79. Which town was settled as a result of the drainage efforts in the Everglades?
A) Miami
B) Davie
C) Tampa
D) Orlando
  • 80. What agricultural product was grown in fields created by the canals in the Everglades?
A) Cotton
B) Tobacco
C) Sugarcane
D) Rice
  • 81. In what year was the park placed on the List of World Heritage in Danger for the second time?
A) 2007
B) 2010
C) 1987
D) 1993
  • 82. What was the price per acre for land sold by developers after Broward's drainage efforts?
A) $75
B) $50
C) $100
D) $30
  • 83. Which bird species is commonly found in the coastal lowlands?
A) Cape Sable seaside sparrow
B) Bald eagle
C) Hummingbird
D) Peregrine falcon
  • 84. Which tribe lived in 30 villages along the western side of the Everglades?
A) Tequesta
B) Seminole
C) Creek
D) Calusa
  • 85. Which vehicle was banned from the Everglades National Park by the 1989 Act?
A) Bicycles
B) All motor vehicles
C) Boats
D) Airboats
  • 86. What was the consequence of replacing mangrove trees with palm trees?
A) Improved soil quality
B) Increased biodiversity
C) Enhanced water retention
D) Better views but ecological damage
  • 87. Which group incorporated the dwindling numbers of the Tequesta in the 18th century?
A) British
B) Spanish
C) French
D) Creeks
  • 88. Which of the following is NOT a type of mangrove found in the Everglades?
A) Blue mangrove
B) Black mangrove
C) White mangrove
D) Red mangrove
  • 89. What was added to the eastern side of the Everglades National Park by the 1989 Act?
A) 75,000 acres
B) 109,506 acres
C) 50,000 acres
D) 200,000 acres
  • 90. What type of environment are coastal lowlands in Everglades National Park?
A) Mountainous regions
B) Desert
C) Saltwater marshes
D) Tropical rainforests
  • 91. Which of the following plants can survive in the coastal lowlands?
A) Pine trees
B) Oak trees
C) Cacti
D) Saltwort
  • 92. Which U.S. Senator helped establish the park by negotiating its size?
A) John Pennekamp
B) Ernest F. Coe
C) Harry Truman
D) Spessard Holland
  • 93. What environmental issue has been a significant concern for the park, leading to its listing on the World Heritage in Danger?
A) Deforestation
B) Eutrophication
C) Desertification
D) Ozone depletion
  • 94. When was the dirt road to Flamingo completed?
A) In 1890.
B) In 1920.
C) In 1956.
D) In 1922.
  • 95. What does the Watershed Assessment Model (WAM) help analyze?
A) Nutrient concentrations
B) Wildlife populations
C) Tourist numbers
D) Visitor satisfaction
  • 96. Which of the following animals is NOT mentioned as residing in Florida Bay?
A) Stingrays
B) Manatees
C) Bottlenose dolphins
D) Sharks
  • 97. Which mammal is supported by the mangroves and is endangered?
A) Panda
B) West Indian manatee
C) Kangaroo
D) Giraffe
  • 98. What is the cost of a backcountry permit per night?
A) $10
B) $20
C) $25
D) $16
  • 99. Which amphibian species are supported by the mangroves?
A) 24 species
B) 10 species
C) 50 species
D) 30 species
  • 100. What type of birds are arboreal and supported by mangroves?
A) Mangrove cuckoos
B) Penguins
C) Swans
D) Flamingos
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