A) The lower Coachella Valley B) The higher and cooler Mojave Desert C) The Colorado Desert D) Desert saltbush scrub
A) Cylindropuntia chuckwallensis B) Joshua tree C) Piñon pine D) California juniper
A) Interesting geologic displays with hills of bare rock and loose boulders B) Sandy soil grasslands C) Natural gardens of cactus D) Desert saltbush scrub
A) 100 °F (38 °C) B) 60 °F (16 °C) C) 75 °F (24 °C) D) 85 °F (29 °C)
A) Fall B) Summer C) Winter D) Spring
A) 5 °F B) 8 °F C) 10 °F D) 12 °F
A) 50% B) 70% C) 60% D) 80%
A) Quercus cornelius-mulleri B) California fan palm C) Desert tortoise D) Cattle
A) Five oases where water occurs naturally year-round B) Below 3,000 feet (910 m) C) In desert dunes D) Throughout the entire park
A) Cheat grass and red brome B) Desert saltbush C) Ocotillo D) Cholla cactus
A) They die back but do not quickly decompose B) They thrive and grow rapidly C) They become dormant and survive underground D) They attract more wildlife
A) Cheat grass B) Cholla cactus C) Fountain grass D) Desert saltbush
A) Colorado Desert with creosote bush scrub and ocotillo B) Mojave Desert with Joshua trees C) Hills of bare rock D) Lower Coachella Valley with sandy soil grasslands
A) None of the above B) Quercus john-tuckeri (Tucker's oak) C) Quercus turbinella (desert scrub oak) D) Quercus cornelius-mulleri (Muller's oak)
A) It is sparsely forested with Joshua trees B) It is densely populated with piñon pine C) It features natural gardens of cactus D) It has abundant desert saltbush scrub
A) They have no effect on wildfires B) They reduce the intensity of wildfires C) They make wildfires hotter and more destructive D) They prevent wildfires from occurring
A) It creates more oases in the park B) It helps native grasses grow better C) It increases the number of Joshua trees D) It makes it harder for pine and oak seedlings to get a foothold
A) It improved the resilience of native plants B) It increased the number of Joshua trees C) Cattle grazing reduced natural cover, making it less resistant to changes D) Human development had no impact on the vegetation
A) Hills of bare rock B) Sandy soil grasslands and desert dunes C) Creosote bush scrub D) Natural gardens of cactus
A) Bird species have remained stable B) Bird populations have increased significantly C) Bird species have declined 43% according to studies conducted between 1908–1968 and 2013–2016 D) There has been no noticeable impact on bird species
A) John D. Dingell Jr. B) Franklin D. Roosevelt C) The Mojave Desert Land Trust D) Minerva Hoyt
A) 1906 Antiquities Act B) Desert Protection Act C) National Park Service Act D) John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act
A) 825,000 acres B) 4,518 acres C) 290,000 acres D) 234,000 acres
A) 1950 B) 1994 C) 1936 D) 2019
A) 234,000 acres B) 825,000 acres C) 290,000 acres D) 4,518 acres
A) 1936 B) 1950 C) 2019 D) 1994
A) 234,000 acres B) 25,801 acres C) 4,518 acres D) 10,290 acres
A) 1772 B) 1823 C) 1936 D) 1994
A) Chemehuevi B) Serrano C) Cahuilla D) Pinto Culture
A) 1936 B) 1848 C) 1776 D) 1823
A) Chemehuevi B) Cahuilla C) Serrano D) Mojaves
A) Indio B) Mojave C) Palm Springs D) Twentynine Palms
A) San Gabriel Mountains B) Sierra Nevada C) Little San Bernardino Mountains D) Santa Rosa Mountains
A) Pedro Fages B) Kit Carson C) John C. Frémont D) Jedediah Smith
A) San Bernardino B) Palm Springs C) Indio D) Los Angeles
A) 1848 B) 1776 C) 1823 D) 1936
A) 1945 B) 1900 C) 1870 D) 1888
A) Rainwater catchments B) Mining operations C) Settlements D) Cattle shelters
A) James B. McHaney B) Johnny Lang C) William 'Bill' Keys D) J.D. Ryan
A) 1888 B) 1900 C) 1975 D) 1945
A) 100 B) 500 C) About 300 D) 50
A) 8-stamp electric-powered mill B) 5-stamp diesel-powered mill C) Two-stamp gasoline-powered mill D) 10-stamp steam-powered mill
A) Gasoline-powered two-stamp mill, the Wall Street Mill B) Steam-powered ten-stamp mill C) Diesel-powered eight-stamp mill D) Electric-powered five-stamp mill
A) 1975 B) 1945 C) 1888 D) 1900
A) 1976 B) 1945 C) 1975 D) 1900
A) 8b B) 7a C) 9a D) 6b
A) 50% B) 25% C) 39% D) 10%
A) 75 million years old B) 100 million years old C) 1.7 billion years old D) 250 million years old
A) Isostatic rebound from glacial melting B) Continental drift causing rift valleys C) Oceanic crust subduction D) Tectonic plate movements forming granites
A) Buttes B) Canyons C) Inselbergs D) Mesas
A) Nine B) Twenty-one C) Fifteen D) Seven
A) Limestone B) Quartz monzonite C) Sandstone D) Basalt
A) Energy Crisis B) El Capitan C) Half Dome D) Yosemite Valley
A) World Wildlife Fund B) National Geographic Society C) International Dark-Sky Association D) United Nations Environment Programme
A) Less than 1,000 B) Over 3,000 C) Around 2,145 D) About 1,500
A) Kangaroo rat B) American barn owl C) Desert bighorn sheep D) Mountain lion
A) Hummingbird B) Monarch butterfly C) Honeybee D) Yucca moth (Tegeticula synthetica)
A) Desert tortoise B) Red-spotted toad (Bufo punctatus) C) Kingsnake D) Coyote
A) No special requirements B) Registration at specific locations called registration boards C) A permit for bicycles D) Open campfires
A) Camping with Leave No Trace techniques B) Hiking C) Open campfires D) Using a tent
A) An open fire B) Solar cookers C) A camp stove D) No cooking allowed
A) Camels B) Bicycles C) Walking D) Horses
A) A map B) A permit C) A guide D) No special requirements
A) A visitor during the 2018-2019 shutdown B) Casey Schreiner C) André, a graffiti artist D) A park ranger |