The Great Basin

Question 1

What is a nut that the Great Basin Indians eat?

Accepted Answer

All of the above.

Question 2

What were all the names of the Great Basin Native American Tribes?

Accepted Answer

Bannocks, Shoshone, the Utes, and Paiutes

Question 3

How many Native American tribes lived in the Great Basin?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 4

What did the Great Basin Indians live in?

Accepted Answer

They were nomadic

Question 5

Why is the Great Basin called the "Great Basin"

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 6

How many states does the Great Basin touch?

Accepted Answer

7

Question 7

How many square miles is the Great Basin?

Accepted Answer

209,162

Question 8

Is the Great Basin is the largest area of contiguous endorheic watersheds in North America?

Accepted Answer

True.

Question 9

What is the elevation of the Great Basin?

Accepted Answer

4,000 to 5,000

Question 10

Which mountain range rain shadows the Great Basin?

Accepted Answer

Sierra Nevada Range.

Question 11

Which state holds the highest amount of land in the Great Basin?

Accepted Answer

Nevada

Question 12

What is a shaman?

Accepted Answer

A person who can communicate with the Great Spirit

Question 13

What is the maximum temperature on a summer day along with the lowest on a winter day in the GB

Accepted Answer

120 degrees Fahrenheit on a summer day and -20 in winter

Question 14

What dances did the Great Basin Indians perform?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 15

What mountain ranges give the Great Basin its bowl-like shape?

Accepted Answer

Sierra and Rocky

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