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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What formed over time?
(a) Ice and snow.
(b) Whirlpools.
(c) More land bridges.
(d) More islands.

2. The Pacific Plate collided with the continental plate resulting in the formation of _____________.
(a) Mountains and lakes.
(b) Forests.
(c) Flat terrain.
(d) A new land bridge.

3. Varnak's people wandered for how many years?
(a) 25.
(b) 19.
(c) 40.
(d) 3.

4. What is a peninsula?
(a) An island very close to a large land mass.
(b) A piece of land that is connected to the mainland by an isthmus.
(c) A pathway through the mountains.
(d) A crater near the water.

5. When the plates shifted, how many continents could they have attached to?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) One.

Short Answer Questions

1. How large was Beringia?

2. As the book opened, the author addressed land formation from how many years ago?

3. The mastadon evolved to become _________.

4. Which natural force did not contribute to the formation of Alaska?

5. The landmass appeared to have what type of terrain?

(see the answer key)

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