The Rocky Mountains
Animals of the Rockies
The Intermountain Region
Desert Flora & Fauna/Pacific Coast
Indians of the West
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the highest peak in the Rockies
What is Mt. Elbert?
100
the most widely distributed carnivore in the New World
What is the mountain lion?
100
the largest canyon in the world
What is the Grand Canyon?
100
the poisonous lizard found in the North American Desert
What is the gila monster?
100
the missionary to the Cayuse who was martyred for Christ
Who is Marcus Whitman?
200
the longest mountain chain on the earth
What is the Cordilleran Chain?
200
a relative of the antelope that has hooves like suction cups
What is the mountain goat?
200
the largest saltwater lake in North America
What is Great Salt Lake?
200
the largest cactus in the world
What is the saguaro cactus?
200
the famous Apache who resisted the settlement of the Southwest until he surrendered and was exiled to Fort Pickens in Pensacola, Florida
Who is Geronimo?
300
the largest river flowing into the Pacific Ocean from North America
What is the Columbia River?
300
the wild sheep of North America
What is the bighorn?
300
the largest desert area in North America
What is the Great Basin Desert?
300
the most widespread cactus
What is the prickly pear?
300
the Indian tribe that lived in multi-room houses cut into solid rock
What is the Pueblo?
400
the largest high - altitude lake in North America
What is Yellowstone Lake?
400
the most dangerous animal in North America
What is the grizzly bear?
400
the world's oldest known living tree
What is a bristlecone pine?
400
the largest land bird in North America
What is the California condor?
400
the most famous leader of the Nez Perce
Who is Chief Joseph?
500
the most famous geyser in Yellowstone National Park
What is Old Faithful?
500
the fat little farmer of the mountain slopes
What is the American pika?
500
the deepest canyon in the United States
What is Hells Canyon?
500
the deepest lake in the United States
What is Crater Lake?
500
the Indian tribe that lives near the bottom of the Grand Canyon
What is the Havasupai?
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