Vocab
Forest
Bosque
Pronghorn
Berrendo
What is the national symbol (bird) of the United States?
The bald eagle (águila calva)
American Bison can weigh up to 2,000 pounds
True.
Swamp
Pantano
What are American Bison also known as?
The buffalo.
The Rocky Mountains encompass six states known as the "mountain states." The abbreviations are MT, ID, WY, CO, UT, and NM. What are these states?
Black bears are not herbivores or carnivores. They are ____.
Omnivores.
Pronghorns are capable of reaching speeds up to 55 miles per hour.
True.
88km/hr
To hunt
Cazar
Black Bears
Oso negro
Mountaingoats are found in the following states: ID, WY, UT, NV, OR, CO, SD, WA. What states do the abbreviations represent?
ID=Idaho, WY=Wyoming, UT=Utah, NV=Nevada, OR=Oregon, CO=Colorado, SD=South Dakota, and WA=Washington.
Do ocelots hunt in a group or alone?
Alone. They are solitary hunters.
Solos. Son cazadores solitarios.
Wolves hunt alone.
False.
Wolves are known for their pack dynamics and group hunting dynamics
Los lobos son conocidos por su dinámica de manada y su dinámica de caza en grupo.
A pack of wolves
Una manada de lobos
_____ are considered engineers. Why?
Beaver (castores)
They build dams (Los castores construyen presas)
There are four major deserts in the United States: Great Basin Desert (NV, CA, ID, UT, OR), Chihuahuan Desert (TX, NM, AZ), Sonoran Desert (CA, AZ), and Mojave Desert (NV, CA, AZ).
What do the abbreviations stand for? 100 point bonus for each ____ you name.
The abbreviations stand for States.
They are all located in the country's western portion and receive less than ten inches of precipitation (rain, snow, etc.) a year
NV=Nevada; CA=California; ID=Idaho; UT=Utah; OR=Oregon; TX=Texas; NM=New Mexico; AZ=Arizona
Are wolves currently endangered?
No. In October 2020, wolves were removed from the Endangered Species Act across the contiguous U.S.
American alligators are not distant relatives of the dinosaurs.
False.
Environment
Ambiente
What animal from the video we just watched is rarely spotted by humans?
Wolverines
Glotonas
Alligators are usually found in freshwater, slow-moving rivers. They also live in swamps, marshes and lakes. They can only tolerate salt water briefly because they do not have salt glands. They are typically found in 10 states: LA, FL, TX, GA, SC, AL, MS, AR, NC, and OK.
Louisiana (2,000,000); Florida (1,300,000); Texas (400,000); Georgia (200,000); South Carolina (100,000); Alabama (70,000); Mississippi (32,000); Arkansas (2,000); North Carolina (1,000); Oklahoma (100)
Why have Bison been endangered?
During the 19th century, when European American settlement was expanding into the Great Plains, bison were systematically slaughtered to the brink of extinction. American military commanders ordered troops to kill buffalo to deny Native Americans an important source of food.
The ocelot (ocelote) is a small wild cat native to the southern United States and parts of México.
True.