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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VI, From Flaming Gorge To The Gate Of Lodore.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The northeast side of the Little Colorado can be described as _______.
(a) Tributaries, deserts, and valleys.
(b) Rocks, rivers, and peaks.
(c) Mesas, plateaus, and buttes.
(d) Mountains, canyons, and deserts.

2. Where do the Wind River, the Green River and the Gros Ventre River begin?
(a) San Juan Peak.
(b) Roswell Peak.
(c) Fremont Peak.
(d) Los Alimos Peak.

3. The Terrace Plateaus are a group of ______.
(a) Indian tribes.
(b) Rivers.
(c) Tablelands.
(d) Cliff dwellings.

4. The Colorado River forms a natural boundary between which two states?
(a) California and Arizona.
(b) Utah and Arizona.
(c) Califonria and Nevada.
(d) Nevada and Utah.

5. What is the height of the escarpment?
(a) 5,000 feet.
(b) 4,000 feet.
(c) 2,000 feet.
(d) 100 feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Apache and Navajo Indian tribes live?

2. What caused dangerous conditions in Flaming Gorge?

3. What feeds the Colorado in the high region during the summer months?

4. What kind of geographical feature is the Tavaputs?

5. Which reptile was worshiped as a deity in Chapter III?

(see the answer key)

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