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History of the American Rocky Mountains

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains?

  1. Mount Elbert
  2. Mount Rainier
  3. Mount Whitney
  4. Grand Teton
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When were the Rocky Mountains formed?

  1. During the Precambrian Era
  2. During the Paleozoic Era
  3. During the Mesozoic Era
  4. During the Cenozoic Era
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the mountain range that runs along the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains?

  1. The Front Range
  2. The Sangre de Cristo Mountains
  3. The Wasatch Range
  4. The Sierra Nevada
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the mountain range that runs along the western edge of the Rocky Mountains?

  1. The Cascade Range
  2. The Sierra Nevada
  3. The Wasatch Range
  4. The Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the river that flows through the Rocky Mountains?

  1. The Colorado River
  2. The Rio Grande
  3. The Missouri River
  4. The Mississippi River
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the national park that is located in the Rocky Mountains?

  1. Rocky Mountain National Park
  2. Yellowstone National Park
  3. Grand Teton National Park
  4. Glacier National Park
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the mountain pass that was used by pioneers to cross the Rocky Mountains?

  1. South Pass
  2. Independence Pass
  3. Loveland Pass
  4. Berthoud Pass
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the treaty that was signed between the United States and Mexico in 1848, which gave the United States control of the Rocky Mountains?

  1. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
  2. The Treaty of Paris
  3. The Treaty of Ghent
  4. The Treaty of Versailles
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the gold rush that occurred in the Rocky Mountains in the 1850s?

  1. The California Gold Rush
  2. The Colorado Gold Rush
  3. The Black Hills Gold Rush
  4. The Klondike Gold Rush
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the railroad that was built through the Rocky Mountains in the 1860s?

  1. The Union Pacific Railroad
  2. The Central Pacific Railroad
  3. The Northern Pacific Railroad
  4. The Southern Pacific Railroad
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the national park that was established in the Rocky Mountains in 1872?

  1. Yellowstone National Park
  2. Rocky Mountain National Park
  3. Grand Teton National Park
  4. Glacier National Park
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the mountain range that is located in the southern Rocky Mountains?

  1. The Sangre de Cristo Mountains
  2. The Jemez Mountains
  3. The San Juan Mountains
  4. The Mogollon Rim
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the mountain range that is located in the central Rocky Mountains?

  1. The Front Range
  2. The Park Range
  3. The Sawatch Range
  4. The Elk Mountains
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the mountain range that is located in the northern Rocky Mountains?

  1. The Bitterroot Range
  2. The Cabinet Mountains
  3. The Purcell Mountains
  4. The Selkirk Mountains
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the mountain range that is located in the eastern Rocky Mountains?

  1. The Black Hills
  2. The Laramie Range
  3. The Medicine Bow Mountains
  4. The Bighorn Mountains
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