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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IV, Cliffs and Terraces.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Powell compared the Terrace Plateaus to what?
(a) Steps in a staircase.
(b) A wooden roller coaster.
(c) Tall buildings.
(d) A pair of shoes.

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

3. What color rock is unique to the Plateau Province?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Green.
(d) White.

4. What were the dwellings of the Ute known as?
(a) Teepees.
(b) Rancherias.
(c) Casas.
(d) Casitas.

5. In Chapter IV, east-west cliffs are formed by what?
(a) Rivers.
(b) Differential degradation.
(c) Erosion.
(d) Glacier carving.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the cause of the north-south lines in between the cliffs and plateaus in Chapter IV?

2. The Terrace Plateaus are a group of ______.

3. What is the cause of the cliffs in the Terrace Plateaus?

4. How many people could the dwellings of the Ute accommodate?

5. Some of the rock displacements in Chapter IV are flexures instead of ______.

(see the answer key)

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