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Wyoming geographical information.
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1
The lowest point in Wyoming is _____________________.
Rock River
<p>Powell</p>
Laramie River
Belle Fourche River
2
What is the narrow strip of land that rises from the plains to the Laramie Range called?
<p>Gangplank</p>
Wagon Trail
<p>Slope</p>
Lodgepole
3
What is the area of Wyoming called that covers the Great Divide Basin and south of the basin?
<p>Sage Desert</p>
<p>Bush Desert</p>
Red Desert
Goose Berry Desert
4
Human characteristics include all the following except _____________.
parks.
Heart Mountian.
houses.
bridges.
5
Relative location is ________________?
a locationin relation to a familiar landmark.
near a unfamiliar place.
is an exact place.
the same as abolute location.
6
Wyoming's highest recorded temperature is ____degrees F.
111
115
108
101
7
The lowest temperature in Wyoming is ____ degrees F.
-55
-10
-38
-66
8
Which mountian range fronts the Great Plains in Wyoming?
Tetons
Beartooth Range
Big Horn Mountians
Laramie Range
9
Wyoming's major lakes include all the following except _________.
Keyhole Reservoir
Yellowtail Reservoir
Alcova Lake
Yellowstone Lake
10
How many states border Wyoming?
ten
four
one
seven
11
The mean elevation of Wyoming is 6,700 feet making Wyoming the _________ highest state.
1st
6th
10th
2nd
12
Wyoming is divided into three geographical land areas which of the following is one of those?
Big Horn Basin
Intermontane Basin
Death Valley
Rocky Plains
13
Natural resources in Wyoming are
cars.
peas.
coal and natural gas.
cows.
14
Physical characteristics include all the following except ____________.
natural vegetable.
political systems.
bodies of water
climate.
15
What famous line goes through Wyoming that separates the direction rivers flow?
Continential Line
Continential Drift
Continential Flow
Continential Divide
16
<p>Bell Fourche River, Wyoming's lowest point is ______________ feet above sea level.</p>
9,076
3,099
2,606
13,804
17
What famous monument is located near the Belle Fourche River?
Independence Rock
Devils Tower
Hells Half Acre
Natural Bridge
18
Rivers west of the divide flow into what major body of water?
Atlantic Ocean
<p>Pacific Ocean</p>
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
19
<p>What state has a higher mean elevation than Wyoming?</p>
Colorado
Rhode Island
Alaska
Montana
20
All of the following are major rivers in Wyoming except ______________.
Green River
Bell Fourche River
Shoshone River
Powder River
21
What two landforms meet at the State of Wyoming?
<p>Valley and Plains</p>
River and Desert
River and Plains
Plains and Mountians
22
How many miles of Wyoming are covered in water?
714 miles
15 miles
217 miles
10,214 miles
23
What is the highest peak in Wyoming?
Gannett Peak
Teton Peak
Wind River Range
Beartooth Peak
24
Wyoming covers 97,818 square miles, making it the _______________ largest of the 50 states.
14th
3rd
5th
10th
25
Wyoming's highest point is ____________ feet above sea level.
6,700
18
7,303
13,804
26
Wyoming has many interior basins which of these is not one?
Powder River Basin
Washakie Basin
Intermountain Basin
Big Horn Basin
27
Essentially Wyoming is a large _________ broken by mountain ranges.
Prarie
Divide
Plain
Plateau
28
The _____________ influences the eastern part of Wyoming.
Intermontane Basin
Great Plains
Big Horn Mountains
Rocky Mountains
29
What mountian range in Wyoming has nine peaks above 13,000 feet?
Laramie Range
Absoraka Range
Wind River Range
Medicine Bow Range
30
Absoulute location is ____________ ?
the point on the map marks the spot.
Point on the Earth shown by latitude and longitude.
the point close to the biggest city.
the exact latitude.
