Yukon Territory Notes Quiz
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- 1.From the Gold Rush Notes: People who rushed to the Yukon to seek gold were called "__________________".
- A.
Seekers
- B.
Yukon Jacks
- C.
Stampeders
- D.
Mountain Men
- 2.From the Gold Rush Notes: ___________________ sprang up overnight that were happy to sell prospectors needed supplies.
- A.
Outfitters
- B.
Gold-seekers
- C.
Prospector Suppliers
- D.
Equippers
- 3.From the Gold Rush Notes: The easiest and more ______________________ route to the gold fields was by boat upstream from the western mouth of the Yukon River
- A.
Scenic
- B.
Leisurely
- C.
Expensive
- D.
Tedious
- 4.From the Gold Rush Notes: The most common route taken by gold seekers was by boat from the west coast of continental U.S. to ______________ in Alaska, and then inland to the gold fields in the Yukon Territory of Canada..
- A.
Dawson City
- B.
Seattle
- C.
Olympia
- D.
Skagway
- 5.From the Gold Rush Notes: The __________________ Pass trail was steep and hazardous. Rising 1000 feet in the last half mile, it was known as the " ______________________ _______________________"
- A.
White / Snowy Staircase
- B.
Chilkoot / Golden Staircase
- C.
Chilkoot / Icy Staircase
- D.
White / Steep Staircase
- 6.From the Gold Rush Notes: Those who made it across the passes found themselves at _________________ Lake where boats had to built to run the final 500 miles down the Yukon River to the gold fields
- A.
Glacier
- B.
Golden
- C.
Bennett
- D.
Great
- 7.From Quick Facts and Yukon History Notes: The floral emblem of the Yukon is the __________________.
- A.
Lady Slipper
- B.
Yukon Rose
- C.
Fireweed
- D.
Milkweed
- 8.From Quick Facts and Yukon History Notes: The __________________ Pass and Yukon Route 110.7 miles long.
- A.
White
- B.
Chilkoot
- C.
Crawford
- D.
Dawson
- 9.From Quick Facts and Yukon History Notes: The _____________________ is the only public highway in North America to cross the Arctic Circle.
- A.
Bennett
- B.
Dawson
- C.
Dempster
- D.
Yukon
- 10.From Quick Facts and Yukon History Notes: _________________ is the third largest city in Canada by area (square miles).
- A.
Dawson
- B.
Olympia
- C.
Skagway
- D.
Whitehorse
- 11.From Quick Facts and Yukon History Notes: A gold nugget was unearthed in the Klondike that weighed _________ ounces.
- A.
20
- B.
35
- C.
72
- D.
77
- 12.From Quick Facts and Yukon History Notes: One of the first women to cross Chilkoot Trail in 1897 was Belinda Mulroney from _______________________.
- A.
Portland, Oregon
- B.
Scranton, Pennsylvania
- C.
Oakland, California
- D.
Denver, Colorado
- 13.From Beringia, Bridge to the Americas Notes: Changes in ______________ enabled people to migrate to the Americas from Western Siberia.
- A.
Transportation
- B.
Ocean currents
- C.
Climate
- D.
Food sources
- 14.From Beringia, Bridge to the Americas Notes: The ice sheets that covered present day Canada were __________________ feet thick.
- A.
Tens of
- B.
Hundreds of
- C.
500
- D.
Thousands of
- 15.From Beringia, Bridge to the Americas Notes: Sea levels on earth were lower during the Ice Age 15000 years ago because:
- A.
There wasn't as much water on earth then
- B.
So much water was frozen in ice sheets
- C.
Much of the water was in cloud cover
- D.
None of the above are correct
- 16.From Beringia, Bridge to the Americas Notes: At the end of the Pleistocene Geologic Epoch, the Earth's climate was ________________.
- A.
Cooling
- B.
Warming
- C.
Moderating
- D.
None of the above are correct
- 17.From Beringia, Bridge to the Americas Notes: The average temperature of Idaho 10,000 years ago was:
- A.
30 degrees
- B.
40 degrees
- C.
50 degrees
- D.
60 degrees
- 18.From Beringia, Bridge to the Americas Notes: The following animals now live in the area known as "Beringia" EXCEPT:
- A.
Grizzly bear
- B.
Musk ox
- C.
Wolf
- D.
Prairie dog
- 19.From Beringia, Bridge to the Americas Notes: What is the difference between an Elephant, a Mastodon, and a Woolly Mammoth?
- A.
There is no difference except size
- B.
These mammals are members of different species
- C.
These mammals are all elephants
- D.
None of the above answers are correct
- 20.From The List of Supplies at the end of The Gold Rush Notes: Prospectors had to take 20 pounds of ______________ potatoes.
- A.
Yukon
- B.
Maine
- C.
Evaporated
- D.
Condensed
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