The Rockies are called the backbone of this continent
What is North America?
100
The wild sheep of North America live here.
What is Bighorn sheep?
100
What is the vast arid region that spreads into 11 states and parts of Mexico and is so big it is divided into 5 parts.
What is The North American Desert?
100
This is a vulture and largest bird in North America
What is the California Condor?
100
Sometimes called the gooney bird this bird has the greatest wingspan of any bird.
What is the wandering albatross?
200
This is the highest peak in the Rockies, located in Colorado.
What is Mt. Elbert?
200
Their hooves have suction like cups and they have two coats of fur in the winter time.
What is mountain goats?
200
What is the largest desert area in the United States?
What is The Great Basin Desert?
200
This cactus has prickly fruit and is the most widespread cactus.
What is the Prickly Pear?
200
At least five kinds of this fish are found in the Pacific Ocean.
What is salmon?
300
Peaks and ridges of the Rockies form America's continental divide given this name.
What is The Great Divide?
300
This animal is considered to be the most dangerous in North America.
What is the grizzly bear?
300
This is the hottest and driest part of the US located between The Great Basin and Mojavo Deserts
What is Death Valley?
300
This poisonous lizard is found in the deserts of North America
What is the Gila Monster?
300
These trees in California are considered the tallest trees.
What are the redwood trees?
400
This river begins in the northern Rockies and is the largest river flowing into the Pacific Ocean from North America.
What is the Columbia River?
400
This is the most widely distributed animal in the New World ranging from Alaska to the tip of South America.
What is a mountain lion?
400
The Havasupai Indians, an isolated tribe, and one of the smallest tribes, that can only be reached by helicopter, horseback or on foot live near the bottom of this.
What is the Grand Canyon?
400
This cactus is found in the Sonoran Desert and is the largest in the world.
What is the Saguaro Cactus?
400
What is the deepest lake in the US that fills a crater at the top of a volcano?
What is Crater Lake?
500
This famous geyser at Yellowstone National Park erupts every 80 minutes or so.
What is Old Faithful?
500
This robin sized bird is just at home in the water as flying over it.
What is the water ouzel?
500
This is considered the most spectacular limestone caverns in the world.
What is Carlsbad Caverns?
500
This animal is known as the "fat little farmer of the mountain slopes" and does not hibernate.