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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter III, Mountains and Plateaus.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is an escarpment formed?
(a) A fault.
(b) A sandstorm.
(c) A glacier.
(d) A volcano.

2. Approximately how many miles long is the Colorado River?
(a) 500.
(b) 1000.
(c) 200.
(d) 800.

3. Which border of the Plateau Province is Castle Valley on?
(a) Eastern.
(b) Western.
(c) Northern.
(d) Southern.

4. How many Indian locations did Powell describe in Arizona?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

5. What divides the Plateau Province?
(a) The Wind River Mountains.
(b) The Wasatch Mountains.
(c) The Black Mountains.
(d) The Great Salt Lake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal is found in the great timber region of Arizona?

2. The northeast side of the Little Colorado can be described as _______.

3. The Colorado River forms where which two rivers meet?

4. Where do the Wind River, the Green River and the Gros Ventre River begin?

5. The Mogollon Escarpment separates the low desert regions from the ______.

(see the answer key)

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