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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A There is a rain forest on the Olympic Peninsula
B The Douglas firs of the region can grow up to a height of 200 feet
C Western Washington and Oregon get more precipitation than eastern Washington and Oregon
D The region extends down into Northern California
E The maximum reported precipitation is around 150 inches
Question #2
A Shrimping, rice farming
B Forestry/logging, salmon fishing
C Cotton and tobacco farming
D Coffee and pineapple plantations
Question #3
A Spanish
B French
C Russian
D British
Question #4
A Vancouver
B Eugene
C Portland
D Seattle
Question #5
A They were both towns owned by private corporations.
B They are both centers for the nuclear energy industry.
C They are both owned and run by Native American tribes, while remaining part of the United States.
D They were both preplanned cities.
Question #6
A Olympia, Washington
B Vancouver, British Columbia
C Portland, Oregon
D Seattle, Washington
Question #7
A The Frasier Valley
B The Central Valley
C The Willamette Valley
D The Santa Clara Valley
Question #8
A Low cost of living
B Abundance of workers
C Attractive natural environments
D Established, technology-oriented universities.
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 California
B The Pacific Northwest
C Megalopolis
D The Intermontane
Question #12
A They faced religious persecution
B They were escaping war
C They were political refugees
D They were envious of the Alaskan settlements they could see from Russia.
Question #13
A Expulsion Act
B Dawes Act
C Donation Land Claims Act
D Homestead Act
Question #14
A Agriculture
B Hunting
C Gathering seeds, fruits, and berries.
D Fishing and marine resources
Question #15
A Vancouver Island
B California
C The Willamette Valley
D The Columbia Plateau
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 Oil
B Forests
C Gold
D Water
Question #18
A Victoria and Vancouver were the two largest forts in B.C. and so drew a large population early.
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 Most other cities in B.C. can only be reached by air or water travel.
Question #19
A Cascadia
B Ecotopia
C Eutopia
D Pacifica
Question #20
A Portland
B Victoria
C Seattle
D Vancouver
Question #21
A The Russians
B The French
C The British
D The Spanish
Question #22
A On the western side of mountain ranges
B On the eastern side of mountain ranges
C In valleys between mountain ranges
D Near the coast
Question #23
A Wheat, apples, and grapes
B Wheat, blueberries, and pears
C Pears, apples, and oats
D Blueberries, Oats, and grapes
Question #24
A Road tolls
B City limits
C Wildlife conservation areas
D Urban growth boundaries
Question #25
A Computers
B Timber
C Salmon
D Airplanes
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 The Federal government, especially the Department of Defense, is the dominant employer in Alaska
B The Yukon Delta is the largest national park in Alaska
C Petroleum was not discovered in Alaska until 1968 at Prudhoe Bay on the North Slope
D The Federal government is the largest landowner in Alaska
E Alaska statehood came in 1959
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 Japan is the primary customer for British Columbia and Alaska lumber
D The area east of Cascades is predominately semi-arid, grasses and desert shrubs and supports the dry farming of wheat
E Washington, Oregon, and California supply more than 50% of the U.S. total timber production
Question #29
A With more than 1.2 million people, Vancouver is now Canada’s largest city
B Seattle has been the region’s largest city since late 1800s
C Founded as a logging center, Seattle’s regional dominance was due to the coming of railroads
D Portland has a more diversified economy than Seattle
E Vancouver is Canada’s busiest port
Question #30
A The Modoc and Klamath native peoples inhabited Oregon while the Palouse and Yakima tribes inhabited Washington
B Most of the region’s population lives in the lowlands from the Fraser River in Canada to the Willamette Valley in Washington
C The first railroad to Seattle stimulated large numbers of immigrants, especially Scandinavians, into Washington
D The U.S.-Canadian border was set by agreement at 49* N latitude
E Because of its remoteness, there was much slower population growth in this region than the national averages in U.S. and Canada
Question #31
A Outside of the polar regions, this region was the last area to be explored by Europeans
B The Hudsons Bay Company was a fur-trading operation in Columbia River Basin in the early 1700s
C The U.S. purchased Alaska from the Russians in 1867
D The first Russian settlements occurred in the late 1700s
E It was the Oregon Trail that brought settlers from Missouri to the Willamette Valley
Question #32
A The pre-European American Indian population was relatively small considering the abundance of year-round food
B The purpose a totem pole is Totem pole is to provide a record of a persons life carved into vertical log
C There were a number of distinct ethnic groups clustered in small valleys along the coast
D The American Indian economy was predominately hunting and gathering
E Among American Indians, potlatch is known as the ritual giving of gifts
Question #33
A Mt. Logan is the highest mountain in Canada
B Mount St. Helens is a volcanic peak located in the Cascades
C The Chugach and Kenai Mountains are along Alaska’s coast
D The Alaska panhandle is predominately mountains and islands
E Alaska’s capital, Anchorage, is on a narrow coastal lowland in the Alaskan panhandle
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 region’s winters are usually mild and the summers generally are cool
E The Cascades are an uplifted plateau topped with volcanic peaks
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 The heaviest precipitation falls on the windward side of the region’s mountains
D There is generally less rainfall north and west of Alaskas panhandle
E Regional storms move south and east
