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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the river like in the Canyon of Lodore?
(a) Rapids.
(b) Fast moving current.
(c) Calm water.
(d) Sandbars.

3. Fill in the following: ______ Half Mile.
(a) Hell's.
(b) Powell's.
(c) Heaven's.
(d) Canyon's.

4. What canyon after Flaming Gorge is named for its unique shape?
(a) Diamond Canyon.
(b) Whirlwind Canyon.
(c) Boomerang Canyon.
(d) Horseshoe Canyon.

5. What task did Powell describe in detail in the beginning of Chapter VII?
(a) Setting up camp.
(b) Starting a fire.
(c) Navigating rapids and falls.
(d) Skinning a bear.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Terrace Plateaus not have?

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

3. Who went to retrieve the lost items in the Canyon of Lodore?

4. Powell compared the Terrace Plateaus to what?

5. What divides the Plateau Province?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened at camp on June 16th, resulting in the moving of camp down shore and the loss of several items?

2. What plateaus represent the boundary of the Plateau Province?

3. What piece of equipment was lost in the wreck at Disaster Falls and how was it retrieved?

4. What is the Mogollon Escarpment?

5. What were the names of the boats in Powell's journey?

6. What are the north-south lines in between the cliffs and plateaus?

7. Describe the Pink and Gray Cliffs.

8. Describe the high region of the Colorado River Valley.

9. Describe the rivers that feed the Colorado River.

10. Describe the Plateau Province.

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