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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 The Douglas firs of the region can grow up to a height of 200 feet
C The maximum reported precipitation is around 150 inches
D There is a rain forest on the Olympic Peninsula
E The region extends down into Northern California
Question #2
A Forestry/logging, salmon fishing
B Cotton and tobacco farming
C Coffee and pineapple plantations
D Shrimping, rice farming
Question #3
A Spanish
B French
C British
D Russian
Question #4
A Portland
B Eugene
C Seattle
D Vancouver
Question #5
A They were both preplanned cities.
B They were both towns owned by private corporations.
C They are both centers for the nuclear energy industry.
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 Vancouver, British Columbia
D Seattle, Washington
Question #7
A The Willamette Valley
B The Central Valley
C The Frasier Valley
D The Santa Clara Valley
Question #8
A Abundance of workers
B Attractive natural environments
C Established, technology-oriented universities.
D Low cost of living
Question #9
A The Rocky Mountains
B The Pacific Northwest
C California
D Megalopolis
E The Intermontane
Question #10
A Columbia Valley
B Fraser Valley
C Willamette Valley
D Rogue Valley
Question #11
A Megalopolis
B The Intermontane
C California
D The Pacific Northwest
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 Gathering seeds, fruits, and berries.
B Hunting
C Agriculture
D Fishing and marine resources
Question #15
A Vancouver Island
B The Columbia Plateau
C California
D The Willamette Valley
Question #16
A There is no pattern, different ranges run in different directions
B Northeast to Southwest
C North – South
D East – West
Question #17
A Water
B Forests
C Gold
D Oil
Question #18
A Victoria and Vancouver were the two largest forts in B.C. and so drew a large population early.
B Most other cities in B.C. can only be reached by air or water travel.
C Victoria and Vancouver were two major trading ports and the commerce with Asia and Russia drew settlers.
D They were the two cities with the closest ties to the United States
Question #19
A Cascadia
B Pacifica
C Eutopia
D Ecotopia
Question #20
A Portland
B Seattle
C Victoria
D Vancouver
Question #21
A The British
B The French
C The Russians
D The Spanish
Question #22
A Near the coast
B In valleys between mountain ranges
C On the eastern side of mountain ranges
D On the western side of mountain ranges
Question #23
A Wheat, blueberries, and pears
B Wheat, apples, and grapes
C Blueberries, Oats, and grapes
D Pears, apples, and oats
Question #24
A City limits
B Road tolls
C Urban growth boundaries
D Wildlife conservation areas
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 Yukon Delta is the largest national park in Alaska
B Alaska statehood came in 1959
C The Federal government is the largest landowner in Alaska
D Petroleum was not discovered in Alaska until 1968 at Prudhoe Bay on the North Slope
E The Federal government, especially the Department of Defense, is the dominant employer 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 Most of the agricultural production is for consumption back in eastern Canada and the eastern U.S.
C The Willamette Valley produces both forage crops and dairy products
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 Seattle has been the region’s largest city since late 1800s
B Vancouver is Canada’s busiest port
C With more than 1.2 million people, Vancouver is now Canada’s largest city
D Portland has a more diversified economy than Seattle
E Founded as a logging center, Seattle’s regional dominance was due to the coming of railroads
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 Most of the region’s population lives in the lowlands from the Fraser River in Canada to the Willamette Valley in 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 Hudsons Bay Company was a fur-trading operation in Columbia River Basin in the early 1700s
B It was the Oregon Trail that brought settlers from Missouri to the Willamette Valley
C The U.S. purchased Alaska from the Russians in 1867
D Outside of the polar regions, this region was the last area to be explored by Europeans
E The first Russian settlements occurred in the late 1700s
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 pre-European American Indian population was relatively small considering the abundance of year-round food
D The American Indian economy was predominately hunting and gathering
E The purpose a totem pole is Totem pole is to provide a record of a persons life carved into vertical log
Question #33
A The Chugach and Kenai Mountains are along Alaska’s coast
B Mt. Logan is the highest mountain in Canada
C The Alaska panhandle is predominately mountains and islands
D Mount St. Helens is a volcanic peak located in the Cascades
E Alaska’s capital, Anchorage, is on a narrow coastal lowland in the Alaskan panhandle
Question #34
A The coast ranges of Washington and Oregon are low rounded mountains with maximum elevations of around 1200 feet
B At 20,300 feet, Mt. McKinley is the highest mountain in North America
C Snow is generally uncommon south of Vancouver
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 There is generally less rainfall north and west of Alaskas panhandle
B The heaviest precipitation falls on the windward side of the region’s mountains
C Most of the region’s precipitation occurs in the summer, especially in the north
D Regional storms move south and east
E The region’s lowlands are semi-arid
