12 March 2010, 4:15 am
1.Washington state’s northern boundary is formed by the ___ parallel. A.45th B.54th C.49th D.51st 2.Washington’s most populated geographical region is the A.Coastal Region. B.Western Lowlands C.Columbia Plateau Region. D.Basin Region. 3.Washington state is a small segment of the vast Pacific Ocean’s A.Ring of Fire. B.Mariana Trench. C.western coastline. D.southern coastline. 4.With an elevation of 14,411 feet, this scenic volcano is the tallest mountain in the state: A.Mt. Shasta B.Mt. Hood C.Mt. Adams D.Mt. Rainier 5.Washington state‘s physical environment is geographically divided into a humid western region and an arid eastern region by the A.Rocky Mountains. B.49th parallel. C.Columbia River. D.Cascade Mountains. 6.The western slope of the Cascade Mountains that receives the heaviest amounts of rainfall and snowfall is also known as the A.semiarid slope. B.Chinook slope C.windward slope. D.leeward slope. 7.Which agricultural commodity is NOT produced in large quantities in the Columbia Plateau? A.wheat B.potatoes C.apples D.milk 8.During the early geologic history of Washington state, the Blue Mountains and the __________Mountains formed the western coastline along the Pacific Ocean. A.Rocky B.Olympic C.Cascade D.Okanogan Highlands 9.During the Ice Age, the Columbia River’s course was blocked by an ice lobe named A.Polson. B.Okanogan C.St. Laurentian. D.Missoula 10.What Cascade volcano experienced a violent and destructive volcanic eruption on May 18, 1980? A.Mt. Baker B.Mt. Hood C.Mt. St. Helens D.Mt.Shasta 11.This physical landform in the Pacific Northwest formed as a result of 55 major lava flows: A.Cascade Mountains B.Olympic Mountains C.Grand Coulee D.Columbia Plateau 12.Molten lava, when cooled to form solidified rock on the earth’s surface, is called A.sandstone B.granite C.basalt D.loess 13.Which one of the following state of Washington physical features was formed as result of glaciation? A.Dry Falls B.Channeled Scablands C.San Juan Islands D.Crater Lake 14.This physical feature was formed by wind deposited glacial till during the Ice Age: A.Channeled Scablands B.Horse Heaven Hills C.San Juan Islands D.Palouse Hills 15.The Polson Lobe created __________ that subsequently flooded eastern Washington and formed the Channeled Scablands. A.Lake Roosevelt B.Lake Missoula C.Lake Chelan D.Crater Lake 16.Mount Rainier's Emmons and Nisqually glaciers are good examples of: A.ice crevasses. B.ice sheets. C.alpine glaciers. D.continental glaciers. 17.Washington state can be divided into ______ major environmental realms. A.two B.three C.four D.five 18.This deciduous tree in Washington produced almost one billion dollars of income in 1996. A.oak B.apple C.walnut D.cherry 19.Extensive forested areas exist in all of the following geographical regions EXCEPT in the _____. A.Basin Region B.Coastal Region C.Western Lowlands D.Cascades Region 20.Most people in Washington live in the ____ climatic region. A.highland B.semiarid C.west coast marine D.arid... Read More »
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