Ecologists divide the Rocky Mountains into a number of __________. Each _______ is defined by whether it can support trees, and the presence of one or more indicator species
What is zone
100
True or False. Rocky Mountains attract many tourists, but only from the United States and Canada.
What is false. The Rocky Mountains attract tourists from all over the world.
100
The Rocky Mountains (or the Rockies) are a major mountain range in
What is North America
100
Name one of the states the Rocky Mountains are found in?
What is Colorado
100
If you want to see elk, bighorns, big mountains, and big marmots, the _______ ____________ are great
What is the Rocky Mountains
200
What is timberline?
What is the edge of the habitat at which trees are capable of growing.
200
One winter activity while visiting the Rocky Mountains
What is skiing
200
The Rocky Mountains stretch more than 3,000 _________from the northernmost part of British Columbia, in western Canada, to New Mexico, in the southwestern United States.
What is miles
200
The state furthest north (in North America) that has part of the Rocky Mountains
What is Montana
200
This is another name for the Rocky Mountains
What is the Rockies
300
True or False. Most peaks are covered with snow all year round?
What is true
300
A person who works at the Rocky Mountain National Park and teachers visitors about the mountains.
What is a ranger
300
The _________ _________ lie to the east of the Rockies
What is Great Plains
300
True or False. The Rocky Mountains stretch clear over to our state of Kansas!
What is false
300
Most famous peak in the Rocky Mountains
What is Pikes Peak
400
Many Rocky Mountain peaks rise above _____________.
What is timberline
400
While visiting the Rocky Mountain National Park, are you allowed to feed the animals you may see?
What is no you may not
400
Rain or melting snow on one side ( rivers and streams) flows west to the _________ Ocean
What is Pacific
400
________ are common in the Rockies, and make a bit of a nuisance of themselves in Estes Park sometimes.
What is elk
400
__________ tundra occurs in regions above the tree line for the Rocky Mountains
What is Alpine
500
Beyond the timberline, trees are unable to grow because of inappropriate environmental conditions usually __________temperatures, insufficient air pressure, or lack of moisture
What is cold
500
________ ______ are also found there, and often come right down by the road near Sheep Lakes in Horseshoe Park
What is big horn sheep
500
The Continental Divide runs from northwestern Canada, south along the crests of the Rocky Mountains in the United States, then on into ___________, where it follows the peaks of the Sierra Madre Occidental.
What is Mexico
500
True or False. Marmots, moose, and otter are just a few of the animals found in the Rocky Mountains
What is true
500
The __________ _________ is located in the Rocky Mountains and designates the line at which waters flow either to the Atlantic or Pacific Oceans.