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