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