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

2. What do the Ute Indians have a wealth of?
(a) Written burial accounts.
(b) Mythic stories.
(c) Pottery pieces.
(d) Tools.

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

4. What did Powell find in the Indian dwellings?
(a) Tools.
(b) Bones.
(c) Baskets.
(d) Pottery pieces.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many Indian locations did Powell describe in Arizona?

3. Where is the source of the Gila River?

4. What is the highest elevation of the high region?

5. How is an escarpment formed?

(see the answer key)

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