- 1. In which year's census did Yosemite Valley first appear as a census-designated place?
A) 1990
B) 2020
C) 2000
D) 2010
- 2. What was the population of Yosemite Valley reported in the 2020 census?
A) 511
B) 1,035
C) 337
D) 323
- 3. What was the population density of Yosemite Valley in 2020?
A) 163.8 inhabitants per square mile
B) 105.4 inhabitants per square mile
C) 488.1 inhabitants per square mile
D) 63.2 inhabitants per square mile
- 4. What percentage of the population in Yosemite Valley was White in the 2020 census?
A) 5.0%
B) 12.8%
C) 80.3%
D) 74.8%
- 5. What was the median age of the population in Yosemite Valley in 2020?
A) 45.0 years
B) 36.3 years
C) 30.5 years
D) 37.6 years
- 6. What was the average household size in Yosemite Valley according to the 2020 census?
A) 2.84
B) 1.81
C) 1.99
D) 2.05
- 7. How many housing units were reported in Yosemite Valley in the 2020 census?
A) 282
B) 163
C) 323
D) 217
- 8. What percentage of housing units were owner-occupied in Yosemite Valley in 2020?
A) 0.7%
B) 14.7%
C) 99.3%
D) 85.3%
- 9. In 2020, how many people in Yosemite Valley were aged 65 or older?
A) 23
B) 7
C) 22
D) 12
- 10. What was the population of Yosemite Valley in the 2010 census?
A) 337
B) 1,035
C) 524
D) 511
- 11. What was the population density of Yosemite Valley in 2010?
A) 488.1 inhabitants per square mile
B) 163.8 inhabitants per square mile
C) 105.4 per square mile
D) 152.3 per square mile
- 12. In 2010, what percentage of the population lived in non-institutionalized group quarters?
A) 50.6%
B) 3.6%
C) 49.4%
D) 96.4%
- 13. What was the average family size in Yosemite Valley according to the 2010 census?
A) 3.20
B) 2.84
C) 1.99
D) 1.81
- 14. For every 100 females in the 2010 census, how many males were there?
A) 87.2
B) 100.0
C) 157.1
D) 148.8
- 15. Which political party does Marie Alvarado-Gil belong to?
A) Independent
B) Democrat
C) Republican
D) Green Party
- 16. In which California senatorial district is Yosemite Valley located?
A) 10th
B) 4th
C) 5th
D) 8th
- 17. Who represents Yosemite Valley in the United States House of Representatives?
A) Marie Alvarado-Gil
B) David Tangipa
C) Gavin Newsom
D) Tom McClintock
- 18. What percentage of households in 2020 had children under the age of 18?
A) 15.6%
B) 35.0%
C) 44.8%
D) 23.3%
- 19. How many families were there in Yosemite Valley in 2020?
A) 163
B) 86
C) 73
D) 282
- 20. What was the rental vacancy rate in Yosemite Valley in 2010?
A) 14.7%
B) 85.3%
C) 1.8%
D) 0%
- 21. Which river flows westward through the center of Yosemite Valley?
A) San Joaquin River
B) Kings River
C) Tuolumne River
D) Merced River
- 22. What is the Köppen climate classification for Yosemite?
A) BWk
B) Dfb
C) Csb
D) Csa
- 23. What is the elevation of the Wawona Entrance?
A) 4,018 feet
B) 5,130 feet
C) 8,600 feet
D) 3,966 feet
- 24. What is the record high temperature recorded in Yosemite?
A) 112 °F
B) 98 °F
C) 105 °F
D) 120 °F
- 25. What is the record low temperature recorded in Yosemite?
A) -20 °F
B) -15 °F
C) -7 °F
D) 0 °F
- 26. In which month did the record low temperature occur?
A) February
B) January
C) December
D) March
- 27. What is the average annual snowfall in inches?
A) 39.4
B) 60.0
C) 25.7
D) 50.2
- 28. What was the wettest year on record for Yosemite?
A) 1955
B) 1993
C) 2009
D) 1983
- 29. How many days per year does Yosemite typically experience highs of 90 °F or higher?
A) 105.6
B) 20.2
C) 67.0
D) 45.5
- 30. Which of these factors contributes to frequent lightning-caused fires?
A) Dry vegetation
B) High humidity
C) Mild winters
D) Constant rain
- 31. In what month does snow typically start to persist on the ground in the high country?
A) September
B) October
C) December
D) November
- 32. What does the word 'Yosemite' mean in the Miwok language?
A) Killer
B) Beautiful
C) Valley
D) Giant
- 33. In which California county is Yosemite Valley located?
A) Tuolumne County
B) Mariposa County
C) Madera County
D) Fresno County
- 34. What is the ZIP code for the post office in Yosemite Valley?
A) 95389
B) 95388
C) 95300
D) 95310
- 35. Where is the Yosemite Valley Lodge located?
A) In the center of the village
B) At the east end of the village
C) At the west end of the village
D) Near the park entrance
- 36. Which architectural style characterizes the buildings of Yosemite Village?
A) Modernist style
B) Victorian style
C) Colonial revival
D) Shed style
- 37. Who was one of the landscape architects that shaped the character of Yosemite Village in the late 1910s?
A) Gustavus Adolphus Hite
B) Charles Punchard Jr.
C) James Mason Hutchings
D) Major H.C. Benson
- 38. Which band of the Southern Sierra Miwok inhabited the valley for centuries?
A) Ahwahneechee
B) Costanoan
C) Paiute
D) Modoc
- 39. Who organized the first recreational visit to Yosemite Valley in 1855?
A) Major H.C. Benson
B) James Mason Hutchings
C) Charles Punchard Jr.
D) Gustavus Adolphus Hite
- 40. What was the first permanent structure in the area that became Yosemite Village?
A) A visitor center
B) A military fort
C) A two-story hotel
D) A post office
- 41. In what year was the Yosemite Grant Act passed by Congress?
A) 1890
B) 1855
C) 1906
D) 1864
- 42. When was Yosemite National Park established by Congress?
A) 1916
B) 1922
C) 1890
D) 1864
- 43. What was the name of the military base built in the valley in 1906?
A) Yosemite Outpost
B) Fort Yosemite
C) Camp Ahwahnee
D) Hite's Garrison
- 44. What school level is provided within the facilities of Yosemite Village?
A) Preschool through high school
B) High school only
C) Elementary school only
D) Kindergarten through eighth grade
- 45. Which lodging facility is located at the east end of the valley?
A) Curry Village
B) Hutchings Hotel
C) Yosemite Valley Lodge
D) The Ahwahnee Hotel
- 46. When was the National Park Service established to administer Yosemite?
A) 1890
B) 1906
C) 1916
D) 1922
- 47. What was the original name of the Yosemite post office when it opened in 1869?
A) Hite's Station
B) Ahwahnee
C) Mariposa
D) Yo Semite
- 48. Which landmark is the Yosemite Valley Lodge located near?
A) The Ahwahnee Hotel
B) The Post Office
C) Mariposa Grove
D) Yosemite Falls
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