Alaska Parks

1. Many of Alaks's parks can only be reached by plane or boat.

True

False

2. Klondike National Park was an important location for the events associated with _______.

WW I

The gold rush

The industrial revolution

Development of tourism in America

3. The Aurora Borealis is ________.

A type of brown bear

The name of Alaska's largest national park

The name of the tallest mountain in Alaska

A natural light show caused by the sun and a magnetic field

4. Among the fifty states in America, Alaska is the largest in terms of _______.

Commerce

Population

Square miles

Variety of cultures

5. Which best describes the relationship between people and bears in Katmai, Alaska?

People hunt bears

People and bears coexist peacefully

People train the bears to live domestically

People don't go there because they are afraid of bears

6. Which animals were described as the "nomads of the north"?

Buffalo

Salmon

Caribou

Sea otters

7. Over the past 200 years, Glacier Bay has become home to many types of ______.

Marine life

Bear species

Eskimo groups

Students and scientists

8. No humans can inhabitthe Far North region of Alaska due to its extreme weather conditions.

True

False

9. Why would someone say that a trip through Glacier Bay is like a trip through history?

The people that live there are still very primitive

The landscapes developed at different times due to glacial retreat

Many significcant historical events took place throughout Glacial Bay

Many of the species found there are extinct in most other parts of the world