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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How is an escarpment formed?
2. Where do the Wind River, the Green River and the Gros Ventre River begin?
3. What birds were found in a canyon after Brown's Park?
4. When Powell began his journey down the Colorado, how long did they bring rations for?
5. Some of the rock displacements in Chapter IV are flexures instead of ______.
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the buttes of the Colorado River Valley?
2. Which Native American tribes lived in the Colorado River Valley?
3. Describe the rivers that feed the Colorado River.
4. What is the Mogollon Escarpment?
5. Describe the wreck at Disaster Falls.
6. How did the party get through difficult falls?
7. Describe the Pink and Gray Cliffs.
8. What is the most important salt lake?
9. Powell took ten men with him on the expedition down the Colorado. Describe one of these men.
10. What are the borders of the Terrace Plateaus?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
John Wesley Powell completed his dangerous explorations, despite his right forearm being amputated after his service in the Civil War. Using Powell as an example, examine how disabilities can be overcome to accomplish worthwhile feats. Are you more impressed with Powell's accomplishments knowing he had a disability?
Essay Topic 2
From what point of view is the book told? What advantages and disadvantages does this point of view provide? How might the book be different if told from an alternate point of view?
Essay Topic 3
The Exploration of the Colorado River and Its Canyons has many illustrations throughout the book. Analyze the use of illustrations in the book by answering the following questions: How do the illustrations add to or distract from Powell's writing? Why do you think the publisher wanted to include so many illustrations? Do you think the illustrations are realistic depictions of what Powell saw on his trip? How do the pictures correlate with the text around them?
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