Monarch Butterfly Migration

A

100

_{Monarch butterflies travel approximately _____ miles each year.}

3,000

200

Protected areas for wildlife are called _____.

reserves

300

The life span of Methuselah monarchs is equal to how many human years?

600

400

The population of migrating monarchs is (lower or higher) today than it was in the 1990s.

lower

B

100

_{The monarchs born in the United States and Canada only live about _____ weeks.}

five

200

How long do the Methuselah monarchs live?

8-9 months

300

_{Monarchs from the eastern United States and _____ migrate south for the winter.}

Canada

400

Name two reasons why the monarch population is decreasing.

storms / extreme temperatures habitat loss / pesticides

C

100

_{What word means moving from one place to another?}

migration

200

_{The monarch butterfly migration is one of nature’s great unsolved _____.}

mysteries

300

In what year did we discover that the monarchs were traveling to Mexico?

1975

400

The Methuselah monarchs live a (shorter or longer) life than the monarchs born in the United States and Canada.

longer

D

100

Monarchs gather in how many reserves in Mexico?

14

200

True/False: We have no idea how the monarchs know to go to Mexico for the winter.

True

300

_{It is the 3rd generation of monarchs that will finally arrive in Mexico at the birthplace of their great, great _____.}

grandparents

400

Name one reason why monarchs gather in the trees in the reserves.

shelter / warmth