5 Written Questions

1. Intermountain means?
2. This desert is in western Mexico, southern California, and Arizona.
3. This is the largest saltwater lake in North America and the largest natural lake west of the Mississippi River?
4. This is located in California and is known to be the hottest and driest part of North America.
5. The first white men to see this canyon were Spaniards exploring with ___________ and his expedition in 1540.

5 Matching Questions

1. bristlecone pine
2. Methuselah
3. Columbia Plateau
4. huge dunes of dazzling white sands
5. Southeastern Washington, most of eastern Oregon, and part of Idaho.

1. a The Great Basin __________ _________ lives longer than any other tree in the world.
2. b Which areas are covered by the Columbia Plateau?
3. c The largest lava plateau in the world is?
4. d The Chihuahuan Desert is especailly known for?
5. e This is the oldest known living tree. It is a bristle cone that is said to be over 4,700 years old.

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. This desrt lies partly in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, but mostly in the Mexican state of Chihuahua.
   1. Chihuahua
   2. Sonoran Desert
   3. Mojave Desert
   4. Chihuahuan Desert
2. Stretching for 200 miles along the Little Colorado River in the northeastern Arizona is this magnificent Desert?
   1. Chihuahuan Desert
   2. Sonoran Desert
   3. Mojave Desert
   4. Painted Desert
3. The Carlsbad Caverns covers area of about 70 square miles and houses the largest underground chamber in North America which is called the?
   1. sagebrush
   2. gypsum
   3. gorge
   4. Big Room
4. The largest desert area in the United States is?
   1. Great Basin Desert
   2. Sonoran Desert
   3. Great Salt Lake Desert
   4. Great Salt Lake
5. The deepest canyon in the United States?
   1. Grand Canyon
   2. mesas
   3. Death Valley
   4. Hells Canyon

5 True/False Questions

1. About one fourth → How much of the Sonaran Desert is below sea level?

   True        False

2. people of the blue-green water → Another name for the Havasupai Indians is?

   True        False

3. Carlsbad Caverns → The world's most spectacular limestone caverns and they lie in part of the Chihuahuan Desert?

   True        False

4. Colorado River → What river flows through the Grand Canyon?

   True        False

5. Retrified Forest National Park → This is the largest and most colorful desert in the world. It is located in Arizona.

   True        False