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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IV, Cliffs and Terraces.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Mogollon Escarpment separates the low desert regions from the ______.
(a) Upper plateau.
(b) Northern tributary.
(c) Lower plateau.
(d) Pacific Ocean.

2. The Colorado River forms where which two rivers meet?
(a) The Gila and the Gold.
(b) The Grand and the Green.
(c) The San Juan and the Gunnison.
(d) The Glenn Canyon and the Hoover.

3. What previously unknown features in the high country did the Colorado River Exploring Expedition discover?
(a) Canyons and gorges.
(b) Forests and lakes.
(c) Plains and plateaus.
(d) Tributaries and feeder lakes.

4. What is the height of the escarpment?
(a) 4,000 feet.
(b) 2,000 feet.
(c) 100 feet.
(d) 5,000 feet.

5. The northeast side of the Little Colorado can be described as _______.
(a) Mountains, canyons, and deserts.
(b) Mesas, plateaus, and buttes.
(c) Tributaries, deserts, and valleys.
(d) Rocks, rivers, and peaks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Powell compared the Terrace Plateaus to what?

2. What is the Bill Williams River also known as?

3. How is an escarpment formed?

4. How many Indian locations did Powell describe in Arizona?

5. What do the Terrace Plateaus not have?

(see the answer key)

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