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100
What is the capital of Colorado? 
Denver
100
define "paleo"
very old
100
What year did the Ute people arrive in Colorado? 
1100
100
Who was the first European to set foot in Colorado? Where? 
Diego de Vargas, San Luis Valley
100
Give an example of a human resource 
teacher
200
What are the 4 regions of Colorado? 
Western Plateau

Mountains

Mountain Parks

Piedmont

High Plains 

200
What was a critical natural resource that the Plano, Folsom, and Clovis cultures settled around? 
Water
200
what 4 states are part of Ute lands? 
Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico
200
Who was sent to explore the Louisiana Purchase? 
Lewis and Clark
200
Give an example of a negative incentive related to driving 
Speeding ticket 
300
In which of the 5 Colorado Regions is the Urban Corridor (and 80% of Colorado's residents) located?

A. Western Plateau

B. Mountains

C. Mountain Parks

D. Piedmont

E. High Plains

D. Piedmont

300
Name the 3 paleo-indain cultures that settled in Colorado
Clovis

Folsom

Plano

300
For what reason did Ute people not pick all the cherries off a chokecherry tree? 
" So we have to share with the little birds and the little animals at the bottom"

They would share the food with the animals too. 

300
Who is Pikes Peak named for? 
Zebulon Pike
300
About how many Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians were killed at Sand Creek? 
About 100
400
What are the names of the 5 Colorado Life zones? 
Alpine Tundra

Sub alpine Forest 

Montane Forest

Shrub and Woodland

Grasslands


400
What tool allowed paleo and archaic hunters to hunt faster, smaller prey? 
The atlatl 
400
How did getting horses from the Spanish change the way of life for the Plains Indians? 
Horses allowed them to hunt specific bison, instead of killing an entire herd. They were able to kill only that which they would use. 
400
What caused the end of the "mountain man" era? 
Beaver pelts were so popular, that they had killed most of the beavers and had no more to hunt. 
400
Why were tensions high between miners and Native Americans? 
The miners came in huge numbers and built permanent settlements on Native American land.

The miners destroyed the land in placer and hard rock mining. 

500
Which of the Colorado Life Zones cannot support trees and permanent human settlement? 
The Alpine Tundra

* It's above tree line at over 12,000 ft. 

500
What was the key element in living situation that separates the Basketmakers and Pueblo-dwellers from their previous ancestors? 
permanent housing- in essence they changed their environment to better support their way of life

Farming 

500
What was the main source of conflict for the Plains Indians before 1840? 
Hunting rights- they fought for land, specifically land on which they could hunt. 
500
What was the primary house-building material for Hispanic settlers? 
Adobe (mud) bricks
500
What continues to be a popular hobby related to mining in the present day? 
Placer mining- panning for gold in streams and rivers