On-Line Geography Quiz Geography 417

Fradkin Chapter 2: Sierras

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	1.	Which of these groups of pioneers first crossed through the Donner Pass?
	a.	McClellan Party
	b.	Stanford Party
	c.	Stevens party
Answer 1:	d.	Donner Party
	2.	According to Fradkin, this animal became symbolic of the overwhelming nature of the Gold Rush
	a.	Tiger or Lion
	b.	Grizzly Bear
	c.	Elephant
Answer 2:	d.	Whale
	3.	What did John Muir call the Sierra Nevada range?
	a.	"The Range of Light"
	b.	"The Golden Mountains"
	c.	"God' Granite Gift"
Answer 3:	d.	"The Devil's Curse on California"
	4.	What Indian tribe inhabited the area near the Donner Pass when Europeans arrived?
	a.	Arapaho
	b.	Washo
	c.	Modoc
Answer 4:	d.	Klamath
	5.	What was the main factor in the extinction of the California Grizzly Bear?
	a.	Climate change since 1700
	b.	parasitic infection
	c.	pesticide poisoning (DDT)
Answer 5:	d.	over-hunting