Scavenger+Hunt+Answer+Key

**Scavenger Hunt Answer Key **
 * The Regions of the United States **


 * Sub-Topic: The Pacific Northwest (Kelly) **

1. Question: The [|climate] of the Pacific Northwest is varied, depending largely on a region’s location on either the west or east side of the Cascades Mountains. In millimeters, what is the highest average monthly precipitation in the Pacific Northwest, West of Cascades? East of Cascades? Regional average? Answer: b. 240, 50, 90 [graph-reading]

2. Question: Pacific salmon have a complex life-cycle. Born in inland streams and rivers, the salmon migrate to coastal estuaries, and then into ocean waters to mature. After maturation, they reverse this course, returning to the very stream they were born in to reproduce and then die. In what year did the NOAA Fisheries Service receive a petition to list Pacific Northwest [|salmon runs] under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)? Answer: c. 1991. “In 1991, NOAA Fisheries Service received a petition to list Pacific Northwest salmon runs under the (ESA).”

3. Question: According to the US Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, approximately how many [|newspapers] does it take to save a tree? Round your answer to the nearest ten. Answer: c. 750. “N = 26,553.6 / 35.2 = 754.4 newspapers per tree.”


 * Sub-Topic: The Southwest (Maleya) **

1. Question: What states are included [|Southwest U.S. region]? Answer: Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Wyoming. [List on Webpage]

2. Question: What is the severe [|Southwest Weather] like right now? Include the date and EST that you accessed the site listed at the bottom of the map. Answer: Answers will vary depending on the time and date accessed, but should look similar to the following: Mostly clear around the southwest, however some states toward the east are experiencing a winter weather alert and wind advisories at 3:43pm EST on February 6, 2011. [Map-reading]

3. Question: List the [|World Heritage Sites] that are in the Southwest region. Answer: Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico; Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico; Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona; Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado; Redwood National Park, California; Taos Pueblo, New Mexico; Yosemite National Park, California. [List on Webpage]


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Sub-Topic: The Midwest (Amy) **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">1. Question: Name the six states that share a [|border] with Iowa. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Answer: Clockwise from top: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota. [Map-reading]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">2. Question: What is the 2009 estimated [|population] in Wisconsin? In the USA? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Answer: Wisconsin: 5,654,774 people; USA: 307,006,550 people. [Chart-reading]

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">3. Question: What [|country] emits about the same amount of greenhouse gases as the Midwest United States? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Answer: India. [Map-reading]


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Sub-Topic: The Northeast (Maleya for Alex) **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">1. Question: What states are included [|Northeastern U.S.]? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Answer: "The Northeastern map includes the New England states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, as well as New York, northern New Jersey, and northern Pennsylvania."

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">2. Question: Name the [|geographical rivers] in the Northeastern U.S. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Answer: "Delaware River, Hudson, Connecticut River, Kennebec River, and the Susquehanna River."

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">3. Question: What are the [|environmental issues] of the Northeastern region? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Answer: "Earthquakes, land subsidence, landslides and radon."


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Sub-Topic: The Southeast (Tiffany) **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">1. Question: What is [|Florida’s] state bird? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Answer: c. Mockingbird. “Bird: Mockingbird.”

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">2. Question: What is the highest point in [|Alabama]? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Answer: d. Cheaha Mountain. “Highest Point: Cheaha Mountain.”

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">3. Question: What is the [|elevation]? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Answer: a. "Cheaha Mountain. 2,407 feet."

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">4. Question: If [|South Carolina] was divided into three sections of land masses, what three would make up South Carolina? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Answer: "The Blue Ridge Mountains, the Piedmont Providence, the Coastal Plains."

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