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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Mogollon Escarpment separates the low desert regions from the ______.
(a) Upper plateau.
(b) Northern tributary.
(c) Lower plateau.
(d) Pacific Ocean.

2. What obstacle did the group encounter on June 1st?
(a) A waterfall.
(b) Illness.
(c) An Indian tribe.
(d) Stron rapids.

3. On the first day of the journey down the Colorado, what did the crew lose?
(a) Ammunition.
(b) Rifles.
(c) Oars.
(d) Flour.

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

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

6. What kind of geographical feature is the Tavaputs?
(a) A mesa.
(b) A plateau.
(c) A river.
(d) A mountain range.

7. The Colorado River forms where which two rivers meet?
(a) The Grand and the Green.
(b) The San Juan and the Gunnison.
(c) The Gila and the Gold.
(d) The Glenn Canyon and the Hoover.

8. What birds were found in a canyon after Brown's Park?
(a) Swallows.
(b) Vultures.
(c) Crows.
(d) Eagles.

9. Which boat was lost for a short time in the rapids near the end of the Canyon of Lodore?
(a) "Maid of the Canyon."
(b) "Kitty Clyde's Sister."
(c) "Emma Dean."
(d) "No Name."

10. What do the Terrace Plateaus not have?
(a) Mesas.
(b) Volcanos.
(c) Buttes.
(d) Canyons.

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

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

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

14. Some of the rock displacements in Chapter IV are flexures instead of ______.
(a) Breaks.
(b) Fractures.
(c) Rock slides.
(d) Carvings.

15. Which mountains extend into Yellowstone Park and are part of the Rocky Mountains?
(a) Wind River Mountains.
(b) The Black Mountains.
(c) The Painted Hills.
(d) Lonely Mountain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the men find near Henry's Fork?

2. Which of the following is a feature of the Plateau Province?

3. When Powell began his journey down the Colorado, how many boats did he have?

4. Who camped at the same location in the Canyon of Ladore where Powell's group was at?

5. What divides the Plateau Province?

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