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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Western Washington and Oregon get more precipitation than eastern Washington and Oregon
B There is a rain forest on the Olympic Peninsula
C The Douglas firs of the region can grow up to a height of 200 feet
D The maximum reported precipitation is around 150 inches
E The region extends down into Northern California
Question #2
A Cotton and tobacco farming
B Coffee and pineapple plantations
C Shrimping, rice farming
D Forestry/logging, salmon fishing
Question #3
A French
B British
C Spanish
D Russian
Question #4
A Portland
B Vancouver
C Eugene
D Seattle
Question #5
A They are both centers for the nuclear energy industry.
B They were both preplanned cities.
C They were both towns owned by private corporations.
D They are both owned and run by Native American tribes, while remaining part of the United States.
Question #6
A Portland, Oregon
B Olympia, Washington
C Seattle, Washington
D Vancouver, British Columbia
Question #7
A The Willamette Valley
B The Central Valley
C The Santa Clara Valley
D The Frasier Valley
Question #8
A Attractive natural environments
B Low cost of living
C Abundance of workers
D Established, technology-oriented universities.
Question #9
A Megalopolis
B The Rocky Mountains
C The Intermontane
D The Pacific Northwest
E California
Question #10
A Columbia Valley
B Rogue Valley
C Fraser Valley
D Willamette Valley
Question #11
A The Intermontane
B California
C The Pacific Northwest
D Megalopolis
Question #12
A They were political refugees
B They were escaping war
C They were envious of the Alaskan settlements they could see from Russia.
D They faced religious persecution
Question #13
A Donation Land Claims Act
B Dawes Act
C Homestead Act
D Expulsion Act
Question #14
A Fishing and marine resources
B Agriculture
C Gathering seeds, fruits, and berries.
D Hunting
Question #15
A California
B Vancouver Island
C The Columbia Plateau
D The Willamette Valley
Question #16
A There is no pattern, different ranges run in different directions
B North – South
C East – West
D Northeast to Southwest
Question #17
A Oil
B Forests
C Gold
D Water
Question #18
A Victoria and Vancouver were two major trading ports and the commerce with Asia and Russia drew settlers.
B Most other cities in B.C. can only be reached by air or water travel.
C Victoria and Vancouver were the two largest forts in B.C. and so drew a large population early.
D They were the two cities with the closest ties to the United States
Question #19
A Eutopia
B Cascadia
C Pacifica
D Ecotopia
Question #20
A Vancouver
B Portland
C Victoria
D Seattle
Question #21
A The French
B The Russians
C The British
D The Spanish
Question #22
A On the eastern side of mountain ranges
B In valleys between mountain ranges
C Near the coast
D On the western side of mountain ranges
Question #23
A Wheat, blueberries, and pears
B Blueberries, Oats, and grapes
C Pears, apples, and oats
D Wheat, apples, and grapes
Question #24
A Wildlife conservation areas
B Urban growth boundaries
C Road tolls
D City limits
Question #25
A Airplanes
B Salmon
C Timber
D Computers
Question #26
A The completion of transcontinental railroads in the United States and Canada
B The completion of transcontinental railroads in the United States and Canada
C Steamships drastically reduced the travel time over sailing ships.
D All of the above
Question #27
A Alaska statehood came in 1959
B Petroleum was not discovered in Alaska until 1968 at Prudhoe Bay on the North Slope
C The Federal government, especially the Department of Defense, is the dominant employer in Alaska
D The Federal government is the largest landowner in Alaska
E The Yukon Delta is the largest national park in Alaska
Question #28
A The area east of Cascades is predominately semi-arid, grasses and desert shrubs and supports the dry farming of wheat
B Japan is the primary customer for British Columbia and Alaska lumber
C Most of the agricultural production is for consumption back in eastern Canada and the eastern U.S.
D The Willamette Valley produces both forage crops and dairy products
E Washington, Oregon, and California supply more than 50% of the U.S. total timber production
Question #29
A Vancouver is Canada’s busiest port
B Portland has a more diversified economy than Seattle
C Seattle has been the region’s largest city since late 1800s
D Founded as a logging center, Seattle’s regional dominance was due to the coming of railroads
E With more than 1.2 million people, Vancouver is now Canada’s largest city
Question #30
A The Modoc and Klamath native peoples inhabited Oregon while the Palouse and Yakima tribes inhabited Washington
B The U.S.-Canadian border was set by agreement at 49* N latitude
C The first railroad to Seattle stimulated large numbers of immigrants, especially Scandinavians, into Washington
D Because of its remoteness, there was much slower population growth in this region than the national averages in U.S. and Canada
E Most of the region’s population lives in the lowlands from the Fraser River in Canada to the Willamette Valley in Washington
Question #31
A The first Russian settlements occurred in the late 1700s
B The U.S. purchased Alaska from the Russians in 1867
C Outside of the polar regions, this region was the last area to be explored by Europeans
D It was the Oregon Trail that brought settlers from Missouri to the Willamette Valley
E The Hudsons Bay Company was a fur-trading operation in Columbia River Basin in the early 1700s
Question #32
A The pre-European American Indian population was relatively small considering the abundance of year-round food
B Among American Indians, potlatch is known as the ritual giving of gifts
C The purpose a totem pole is Totem pole is to provide a record of a persons life carved into vertical log
D The American Indian economy was predominately hunting and gathering
E There were a number of distinct ethnic groups clustered in small valleys along the coast
Question #33
A Mt. Logan is the highest mountain in Canada
B The Chugach and Kenai Mountains are along Alaska’s coast
C The Alaska panhandle is predominately mountains and islands
D Alaska’s capital, Anchorage, is on a narrow coastal lowland in the Alaskan panhandle
E Mount St. Helens is a volcanic peak located in the Cascades
Question #34
A At 20,300 feet, Mt. McKinley is the highest mountain in North America
B The Cascades are an uplifted plateau topped with volcanic peaks
C The coast ranges of Washington and Oregon are low rounded mountains with maximum elevations of around 1200 feet
D The region’s winters are usually mild and the summers generally are cool
E Snow is generally uncommon south of Vancouver
Question #35
A The region’s lowlands are semi-arid
B Most of the region’s precipitation occurs in the summer, especially in the north
C There is generally less rainfall north and west of Alaskas panhandle
D Regional storms move south and east
E The heaviest precipitation falls on the windward side of the region’s mountains
