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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 The region extends down into Northern California
E There is a rain forest on the Olympic Peninsula
Question #2
A Forestry/logging, salmon fishing
B Shrimping, rice farming
C Cotton and tobacco farming
D Coffee and pineapple plantations
Question #3
A British
B Russian
C Spanish
D French
Question #4
A Vancouver
B Seattle
C Portland
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 were both preplanned cities.
D They are both centers for the nuclear energy industry.
Question #6
A Portland, Oregon
B Seattle, Washington
C Olympia, Washington
D Vancouver, British Columbia
Question #7
A The Santa Clara Valley
B The Central Valley
C The Willamette 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 California
B The Intermontane
C The Pacific Northwest
D The Rocky Mountains
E Megalopolis
Question #10
A Willamette Valley
B Rogue Valley
C Fraser Valley
D Columbia Valley
Question #11
A The Pacific Northwest
B California
C The Intermontane
D Megalopolis
Question #12
A They were political refugees
B They were envious of the Alaskan settlements they could see from Russia.
C They were escaping war
D They faced religious persecution
Question #13
A Dawes Act
B Expulsion 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 Columbia Plateau
D The Willamette Valley
Question #16
A North – South
B Northeast to Southwest
C There is no pattern, different ranges run in different directions
D East – West
Question #17
A Gold
B Oil
C Forests
D Water
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 the two largest forts in B.C. and so drew a large population early.
D Victoria and Vancouver were two major trading ports and the commerce with Asia and Russia drew settlers.
Question #19
A Ecotopia
B Eutopia
C Pacifica
D Cascadia
Question #20
A Victoria
B Portland
C Seattle
D Vancouver
Question #21
A The Russians
B The French
C The Spanish
D The British
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 Pears, apples, and oats
B Blueberries, Oats, and grapes
C Wheat, apples, and grapes
D Wheat, blueberries, and pears
Question #24
A Road tolls
B Urban growth boundaries
C City limits
D Wildlife conservation areas
Question #25
A Computers
B Salmon
C Airplanes
D Timber
Question #26
A The completion of transcontinental railroads in the United States and Canada
B Steamships drastically reduced the travel time over sailing ships.
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 Alaska statehood came in 1959
C The Federal government, especially the Department of Defense, is the dominant employer in Alaska
D Petroleum was not discovered in Alaska until 1968 at Prudhoe Bay on the North Slope
E The Yukon Delta is the largest national park 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 Seattle has been the region’s largest city since late 1800s
B Vancouver is Canada’s busiest port
C Portland has a more diversified economy than Seattle
D With more than 1.2 million people, Vancouver is now Canada’s largest city
E Founded as a logging center, Seattle’s regional dominance was due to the coming of railroads
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 Hudsons Bay Company was a fur-trading operation in Columbia River Basin in the early 1700s
B The U.S. purchased Alaska from the Russians in 1867
C It was the Oregon Trail that brought settlers from Missouri to the Willamette Valley
D The first Russian settlements occurred in the late 1700s
E Outside of the polar regions, this region was the last area to be explored by Europeans
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 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 Among American Indians, potlatch is known as the ritual giving of gifts
E The pre-European American Indian population was relatively small considering the abundance of year-round food
Question #33
A The Alaska panhandle is predominately mountains and islands
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 Mount St. Helens is a volcanic peak located in the Cascades
E Mt. Logan is the highest mountain in Canada
Question #34
A The coast ranges of Washington and Oregon are low rounded mountains with maximum elevations of around 1200 feet
B Snow is generally uncommon south of Vancouver
C The region’s winters are usually mild and the summers generally are cool
D The Cascades are an uplifted plateau topped with volcanic peaks
E At 20,300 feet, Mt. McKinley is the highest mountain in North America
Question #35
A There is generally less rainfall north and west of Alaskas panhandle
B The region’s lowlands are semi-arid
C The heaviest precipitation falls on the windward side of the region’s mountains
D Regional storms move south and east
E Most of the region’s precipitation occurs in the summer, especially in the north
