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Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Contributed by: Elliott
  • 1. How many acres does Glacier Bay National Park preserve?
A) Over 1 million acres
B) About 500,000 acres
C) Approximately 300,000 acres
D) Nearly 600,000 acres
  • 2. What is the significance of the Alsek River within Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve?
A) It only provides a setting for commercial fishing.
B) It is used exclusively for recreational boating.
C) It separates two Tlingit ancestral homelands.
D) It serves as a route of discovery and migration from the coastal mountain range to the Pacific Ocean.
  • 3. Which act allows subsistence uses, commercial fishing, and hunting within the preserve?
A) The Clean Water Act
B) The Endangered Species Act
C) The Marine Mammal Protection Act
D) The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA)
  • 4. How many tidewater glaciers are there in Glacier Bay National Park?
A) Twelve
B) Ten
C) Seven
D) Five
  • 5. Which glacier is no longer considered a tidewater glacier as of the 1990s?
A) Johns Hopkins Glacier
B) Gilman Glacier
C) Grand Pacific Glacier
D) Muir Glacier
  • 6. Who documented the retreat of glaciers in Glacier Bay during the 1791–95 Vancouver expedition?
A) John Muir
B) George Vancouver
C) La Perouse
D) Joseph Whidbey
  • 7. How far had the ice retreated by the time John Muir visited Glacier Bay in 1879?
A) The ice had not retreated significantly
B) A few miles from the mouth of the bay
C) Almost all the way up the bay, a distance of around 48 miles (77 km)
D) Halfway up the bay
  • 8. Which glacier was at the head of Tarr Inlet by 1916?
A) Johns Hopkins Glacier
B) Lituya Glacier
C) Grand Pacific Glacier
D) Margerie Glacier
  • 9. What is the rate of advance for Johns Hopkins Glacier as observed in 2012?
A) 10 to 15 ft (3.0 to 4.6 m) per day
B) 20 to 25 ft (6.1 to 7.6 m) per day
C) It was retreating at this rate
D) 5 to 7 ft (1.5 to 2.1 m) per day
  • 10. Which glacier is stable, neither advancing nor retreating?
A) Grand Pacific Glacier
B) Margerie Glacier
C) LaPerouse Glacier
D) Muir Glacier
  • 11. What type of forests are mainly found in the Lower bay?
A) Alpine tundra
B) Post-glacial meadows
C) Ice fields
D) Sitka spruce and Western hemlock forests
  • 12. What is a characteristic of the climate in regions closest to the Gulf of Alaska?
A) Hot and arid
B) Cold and snowy throughout the year
C) Relatively mild with significant rainfall and comparatively low snowfall
D) Dry with minimal precipitation
  • 13. What makes hiking difficult in some shoreline areas of Glacier Bay?
A) Rocky terrain without vegetation
B) Sandy beaches
C) Lack of trails
D) Densely vegetated alder and devils club
  • 14. In what year did President Calvin Coolidge proclaim Glacier Bay a national monument?
A) 1994
B) 1980
C) 1978
D) 1925
  • 15. Which U.S. president expanded the national monument by 523,000 acres in 1978?
A) Calvin Coolidge
B) Barack Obama
C) Jimmy Carter
D) Ronald Reagan
  • 16. When was Glacier Bay inscribed as a Biosphere Reserve?
A) 1986
B) 1994
C) 2000
D) 1979
  • 17. Which geological period do the oldest rocks in Glacier Bay belong to?
A) Middle Devonian
B) Early Cretaceous
C) Late Silurian
D) Paleozoic
  • 18. What type of glacial deposit extends up to 2000 feet up the mountain slopes?
A) Outwash
B) Moraines
C) Terminal moraine
D) Glacial gravels
  • 19. Which mineral deposit was mined on the western portion of Rendu Inlet?
A) Molybdenite
B) Gold
C) Silver
D) Copper
  • 20. What geological process is occurring in parts of Glacier Bay as the land rises after glacier removal?
A) Erosion
B) Tectonic uplift
C) Volcanic activity
D) Post-glacial rebound (isostatic rebound)
  • 21. What is the name of the hill in Glacier Bay that has metamorphosed rocks?
A) Muir Inlet
B) Dundas Bay
C) Tidal Inlet
D) The Nunatak
  • 22. Which island features quartz diorite outcrops in Glacier Bay?
A) Lemesurier Island
B) Sturgress Island
C) Gilbert Island
D) Sebree Island
  • 23. What type of mining began near Lituya Bay in 1894?
A) Silver mining
B) Copper mining
C) Placer gold mining
D) Quartz vein gold mining
  • 24. What is the primary reason for landslides in Glacier Bay?
A) Volcanic eruptions
B) Human activities
C) Earthquake-induced activity
D) Heavy rainfall
  • 25. Which mountain is the tallest peak in Glacier Bay National Park?
A) Mount Fairweather
B) Fairweather Range
C) Chilkat Range
D) Takhinsha Mountains
  • 26. What body of water lies to the east of Glacier Bay, forming part of its boundary?
A) Dry Bay
B) Icy Strait
C) Gulf of Alaska
D) Lynn Canal
  • 27. Which of these is not a climate zone in Glacier Bay National Park?
A) Subarctic With Cool Summers and Year Around Rainfall (Dfc)
B) Subpolar Oceanic (Cfc)
C) Warm Summer Mediterranean (Csb)
D) Temperate Oceanic (Cfb)
  • 28. What is the plant hardiness zone at Glacier Bay Visitor Center?
A) 5b
B) 7a
C) 8b
D) 6a
  • 29. Which mode of transportation does not lead directly to Glacier Bay National Park?
A) Air travel
B) Ferry service
C) Road travel
D) Sea travel
  • 30. What is the average annual number of recreational visitors to the park from 2012 to 2021?
A) About 443,975
B) About 600,000
C) About 500,000
D) About 300,000
  • 31. What is the primary way most visitors arrive at Glacier Bay National Park?
A) Air travel
B) Cruise ships
C) Ferry service
D) White-water rafting trips
  • 32. Which river do white-water rafting trips start on in the Yukon Territory?
A) Chilkat River
B) Tatshenshini River
C) Alsek River
D) Fairweather River
  • 33. Which area is excluded from the park boundary?
A) Mount Fairweather
B) Dry Bay
C) Hoonah
D) Gustavus
  • 34. Which marine mammal is not found offshore in Glacier Bay?
A) Dolphins
B) Harbor seal
C) Sea otter
D) Orca
  • 35. Which activity is not allowed in the park but permitted in the preserve?
A) Subsistence hunting
B) Bird-watching
C) Kayaking
D) Hiking
  • 36. Which animal is common in the preserve and campers should be prepared to avoid?
A) Mountain goats
B) Moose
C) Brown bears
D) Wolves
  • 37. What type of fishing requires a license for nonresidents 16 and older in Glacier Bay?
A) Sport fishing
B) Deep-sea fishing
C) Ice fishing
D) Recreational fishing
  • 38. What should hikers carry due to the presence of brown bears?
A) Flashlight
B) A whistle
C) Insect repellent
D) Bear spray
  • 39. Who was the first European to explore the Alaskan coast in the region of Glacier Bay?
A) Edward Harriman
B) Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse
C) John Muir
D) George Vancouver
  • 40. In which year did John Muir visit Glacier Bay?
A) 1900
B) 1885
C) 1899
D) 1879
  • 41. Who organized the Harriman Alaska Expedition of 1899?
A) John Muir
B) George Vancouver
C) William Skinner Cooper
D) Edward Harriman
  • 42. What was the primary concern of Russians in Glacier Bay until the 1880s?
A) Settlement
B) Fur trading
C) Whaling
D) Gold mining
  • 43. Who was assigned to examine Glacier Bay and canvass local residents in 1924?
A) Edward Harriman
B) John Muir
C) George Alexander Parks
D) William Skinner Cooper
  • 44. What was established at Dundas Bay in 1900?
A) A gold mine
B) A salmon cannery
C) A fur trading post
D) A whaling station
  • 45. In which decade did Alaska game managers face criticism for not protecting Alaskan brown bears?
A) 1940s
B) 1950s
C) 1930s
D) 1920s
  • 46. Who suggested protecting the entire region extending up the Saint Elias Range to the Wrangell Range?
A) Ernest Gruening
B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
C) Lee Metcalf
D) The U.S. Army
  • 47. When was Glacier Bay expanded using the Antiquities Act?
A) 1966
B) 1955
C) 1945
D) April 18, 1939
  • 48. When were Park Service personnel first assigned to Glacier Bay?
A) 1966
B) 1939
C) 1953
D) 1949
  • 49. When did cruise ships start visiting Glacier Bay regularly?
A) 1958
B) 1969
C) 1978
D) 1949
  • 50. What legislation allowed mineral exploitation in Glacier Bay?
A) 1945 legislation
B) 1936 legislation
C) 1969 legislation
D) 1958 legislation
  • 51. Who proposed the Mining in the Parks Act to prohibit mining at Glacier Bay?
A) Montana senator Lee Metcalf
B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
C) Ernest Gruening
D) The U.S. Army
  • 52. Has any mining activity been proposed in Glacier Bay since the 1970s?
A) Only small-scale prospecting was allowed.
B) Mining operations began in the 1980s.
C) No
D) Yes, several proposals were made.
  • 53. When was the final ANILCA legislation signed into law by President Carter?
A) November 15, 1978
B) December 2, 1980
C) January 3, 1981
D) October 10, 1979
  • 54. In what year was the Kluane-Wrangell-St. Elias-Glacier Bay-Tatshenshini-Alsek transborder park system declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A) 1992
B) 1985
C) 2001
D) 1979
  • 55. What was Glacier Bay added to in 1992?
A) The National Park Service
B) The UNESCO World Heritage Site
C) The Antiquities Act
D) The ANILCA legislation
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