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