A) Pueblo III Era B) Chacoan system era C) Pueblo II Era D) Pueblo I Period
A) Protokiva B) Check dam C) Sipapu D) Kiva
A) Pueblo Bonito B) Peñasco Blanco C) Chetro Ketl D) Far View House
A) Discovery of new farming techniques B) Expansion of Chacoan influence C) Collapse of the Chacoan system and drought in San Juan Basin D) Introduction of masonry construction
A) Decline in agricultural labor B) Decreased reliance on domesticated crops C) Increased mobility of dwellings and fields D) Expanded tree felling that reduced habitat for wild species
A) 50,000 people B) 15,000 people C) 8,000 people D) 22,000 people
A) 30 years B) 100 years C) 50 years D) 69 years
A) Pueblo II Era B) Pueblo III Era C) Chacoan system era D) Pueblo I Period
A) 1281 B) 1300 C) 1275 D) 1260
A) Check dams B) Protokivas C) Post and mud jacal-style buildings D) Towers and multi-walled structures
A) Two hundred years B) Twenty years C) One hundred years D) Approximately fifty years
A) Collapse of Chacoan influence B) Population decline C) Drought stress D) Introduction of masonry reservoirs
A) Dramatic increases B) Stable population C) Gradual decline D) Moderate decreases
A) 1130 to 1180 B) 900 to 1150 C) 1276 to 1299 D) 1300 to 1350
A) Relying solely on imported goods B) Relocating dwellings and fields as part of their agriculture strategy C) Staying in fixed locations near water sources D) Building large multi-story buildings
A) Stable trade relations with surrounding regions B) Increase in imported goods C) Expansion of Chacoan influence D) Decline in imported goods and isolation from surrounding regions
A) Sipapu, a hole dug in the north of the chamber B) Terraces near drainages C) Check dams D) Masonry reservoirs
A) Expansion of Chacoan influence B) Collapse of the Chacoan system C) Introduction of masonry construction D) Severe drought from 1130 to 1180
A) Increased population growth B) Rapid depopulation in many parts of the San Juan Basin C) Expansion of Chacoan influence D) Stable agricultural conditions
A) Decreased dependency on domesticated crops B) Stable population levels C) Reduced habitat for wild plant and animal species D) Increased mobility of dwellings
A) Decreased dependency on domesticated crops B) Proximity to water sources and fields C) Expansion of Chacoan influence D) Introduction of masonry construction
A) Introduction of masonry construction B) Collapse of the Chacoan system C) Increased local production D) Expansion of Chacoan influence
A) Post and mud jacal-style buildings B) Protokivas C) Check dams D) Construction of massive, multi-story buildings
A) Expansion of Chacoan influence B) Decreased dependency on domesticated crops C) Introduction of masonry construction D) Migration due to collapse of Chacoan system and drought
A) Introduction of masonry construction B) Expansion of Chacoan influence C) 69 years of below-average rainfall and cold temperatures D) Increased agricultural prosperity
A) San Juan County B) Dolores County C) La Plata County D) Montezuma County
A) President Franklin D. Roosevelt B) President Theodore Roosevelt C) President Woodrow Wilson D) President Harry S. Truman
A) 75,000 acres B) 52,485 acres (212 km2) C) 100,000 acres D) 30,000 acres
A) White canyon B) Red cliff C) Green table mountain D) Blue mesa
A) Basketmaker culture B) Ancestral Puebloans C) Archaic people D) Foothills Mountain Complex
A) Ancestral Puebloans B) Paleo-Indians C) Basketmaker culture D) Archaic people
A) Clovis culture B) Folsom tradition C) Ancestral Puebloans D) Basketmaker culture
A) Albuquerque Basin B) Pajarito Plateau C) The Rio Grande Valley D) Rio Chama
A) Basketmaker points B) Clovis points C) Puebloan points D) Folsom points
A) 6000 BCE B) 4000 BCE C) 5000 BCE D) 7000 BCE
A) Urban B) Agricultural C) Primarily nomadic D) Fully sedentary
A) Artificial reservoirs B) Desert oases C) Increased snowpack coupled with spring rains D) River systems
A) Birds B) Human figures C) Fish D) Usually resembled sheep or deer
A) The Pacific coast via Arizona B) Gulf of California via Utah C) Atlantic coast via New Mexico D) Caribbean Sea via Colorado
A) It remained unchanged B) No, it declined C) It disappeared completely D) Yes, it flourished
A) Animal hide containers B) Gourds C) Pitch-lined baskets D) Ceramic vessels
A) 775 CE B) 700 CE C) 500 CE D) 600 CE
A) 750 B) 900 C) 600 D) 800
A) 850 B) Sometime after 650 C) 750 D) 900
A) 860 B) 850 C) 800 D) 880
A) 500 square feet B) 1000 square feet C) 800 square feet D) 1200 square feet
A) Chaco Canyon B) Great Plains C) San Juan River D) Mesa Verde
A) Cannibalism B) Trading with neighboring tribes C) Hunting large game D) Fishing in nearby rivers
A) Monsoon season B) El Niño events C) Bimodal precipitation pattern D) Tropical storms
A) Overdependence on maize crops B) Use of stone tools C) Reliance on hunting and gathering D) Construction of large communal buildings
A) East B) North C) West D) South
A) Clay B) Wood C) Brick D) Hard sandstone
A) A marketplace for trading goods. B) An astronomical observatory. C) A residential structure for the elite. D) A defensive fortification.
A) A solar eclipse. B) The major lunar standstill. C) The equinox. D) The summer solstice.
A) A large stone marker. B) The entrance to Cliff Palace. C) The Sun Temple fire pit. D) A ceremonial altar within the Sun Temple.
A) Archaeological Wonders of the World. B) National Civil Engineering Historic Landmarks. C) World Heritage Sites. D) Protected Natural Reserves.
A) 12th century B) 13th century C) 14th century D) 11th century
A) They were difficult to catch B) They were poisonous C) Archaeological evidence suggests they were rarely eaten D) They were considered sacred animals
A) Pigweed B) Goosefoot C) Juniper berries D) Prickly pear fruits
A) Mexico B) Mogollon Rim area C) The Four Corners region D) Canyon de Chelly
A) Black-on-white wares B) Gray wares C) Corrugated jars D) Brown-paste bowls
A) Grey B) White C) Black D) Red
A) The Zuni B) The Navajo C) The Hopi D) The Apache
A) Mediterranean climate B) Tropical rainforest climate C) Dry-summer humid continental climate (Dsa) D) Humid subtropical climate
A) 5a B) 8a C) 6b D) 7b
A) -10 °F (-23 °C) B) -0.1 °F (-17.8 °C) C) 32 °F (0 °C) D) 20 °F (-6 °C)
A) Five degrees Fahrenheit (2.5 °C) cooler B) No significant difference C) Typically ten degrees Fahrenheit (5 °C) cooler D) Fifteen degrees Fahrenheit (8 °C) warmer
A) Tropical rainforest B) Deciduous forest C) Juniper/Pinyon (23) D) Grassland
A) Valley Floor B) Park Point C) Mesa Top D) Canyon Base
A) Butte B) Cuesta C) Hill D) Plateau
A) High sand content B) High silt content C) High gravel content D) High clay content
A) Fossiliferous invertebrates B) Yellow canyon faces C) Massive sandstone layers D) Thin coal seams
A) Permian period B) Cretaceous period into the early Tertiary C) Jurassic period D) Quaternary period
A) Vast canyons B) Mountain ranges C) Large lakes D) Flat plains
A) 1776 B) 1868 C) 1885 D) 1873
A) The Hayden Survey agreement B) The 1873 treaty C) The 1868 treaty D) The New Mexico Accord
A) Silvestre Vélez de Escalante B) Virginia McClurg C) John Moss D) Francisco Atanasio Domínguez
A) John Moss B) William Henry Jackson C) Francisco Atanasio Domínguez D) Virginia McClurg
A) John Moss B) Francisco Atanasio Domínguez C) Virginia McClurg D) Geologist William H. Holmes
A) The New York Daily Graphic Expedition B) The 1876 Hayden Survey C) The Mesa Verde Exploration D) The 1868 Ute Treaty Report
A) 1891 B) December 18, 1888 C) 1893 D) 1889
A) Photographic techniques B) Historical narratives C) Scientific methods D) Commercial sales strategies
A) Theodore Roosevelt B) Robert Heyder C) Virginia McClurg D) Lucy Peabody
A) Jesse Walter Fewkes B) Theodore Roosevelt C) Lucy Peabody D) Virginia McClurg
A) 1906 B) 1915 C) 1889 D) 1976
A) Wetherill Mesa Archaeological Project team B) National Park Service C) Jesse Walter Fewkes D) Civilian Conservation Corps workers
A) 1966 B) 2015 C) 1978 D) 1987
A) 1978 B) 1966 C) 2015 D) 1987
A) Spruce Tree House B) Cliff Palace C) Sun Temple D) Mesa Verde Administrative District
A) During the 1920s with the introduction of Indian ceremonies B) In 1911 when the US government wanted to secure more land C) Even before the park's official establishment D) After the park was officially established in 1906
A) Non-Indigenous environmentalists B) James McLaughlin C) The Ute Indians D) Jesse L. Nusbaum
A) 81530 B) 81330 C) 81230 D) 81430
A) 20 miles (32 km) B) 10 miles C) 30 miles D) 25 miles
A) Shared federal and state jurisdiction B) Local jurisdiction C) State jurisdiction D) Federal exclusive jurisdiction
A) Four B) Five C) Two D) Three
A) 2000 B) 1995 C) 1987 D) 1975
A) Culturally appropriate design B) Art Deco design C) Colonial Revival design D) Modernist design
A) 300 B) 800 C) 1000 D) 593
A) 45 B) 20 C) 60 D) 30
A) 1910 B) 1905 C) 1920 D) 1899 |