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Which statement best describes western Colorado’s settlement pattern?

  • It is one continuous city
  • It is more densely populated than Denver
  • It has no permanent communities
  • It has regional centers such as Grand Junction and large sparsely populated areas
Correct answer(s):
  • It has regional centers such as Grand Junction and large sparsely populated areas

Which description best fits many Colorado mountain counties?

  • Large coastal ports
  • Resort towns, historic communities, and low-density rural areas
  • Dense tropical cities
  • Flat rice-growing deltas
Correct answer(s):
  • Resort towns, historic communities, and low-density rural areas

What kind of communities are common on Colorado’s eastern plains?

  • Tropical plantation towns
  • Seaport communities
  • Fishing villages
  • Farming and ranching communities
Correct answer(s):
  • Farming and ranching communities

Why are Colorado’s largest population centers concentrated near the Front Range?

  • The area is Colorado’s ocean coast
  • The region is below sea level
  • Major cities and jobs developed near the plains-mountain transition
  • All state borders meet there
Correct answer(s):
  • Major cities and jobs developed near the plains-mountain transition

Where does a large share of Colorado’s population live?

  • Only on the Western Slope
  • Along the Atlantic Coast
  • Along the Front Range Urban Corridor
  • Only in the San Luis Valley
Correct answer(s):
  • Along the Front Range Urban Corridor

Which city serves as a major regional center for western Colorado?

  • Grand Junction
  • Castle Rock
  • Denver
  • Greeley
Correct answer(s):
  • Grand Junction

Which Colorado city has a long connection with steel and manufacturing?

  • Breckenridge
  • Pueblo
  • Vail
  • Boulder
Correct answer(s):
  • Pueblo

Which Colorado city is especially known for university research and technology?

  • Boulder
  • Lamar
  • Craig
  • Alamosa
Correct answer(s):
  • Boulder

Which city is home to Colorado State University?

  • Pueblo
  • Fort Collins
  • Grand Junction
  • Aspen
Correct answer(s):
  • Fort Collins

Which Colorado city is known for major healthcare and aerospace activity within the Denver metro area?

  • Durango
  • Aurora
  • Sterling
  • Trinidad
Correct answer(s):
  • Aurora

Which industries are especially important in Colorado Springs?

  • Commercial fishing, shipbuilding, and whaling
  • Cotton, sugarcane, and rice
  • Military, aerospace, and tourism
  • Automobile assembly only
Correct answer(s):
  • Military, aerospace, and tourism

Which set of activities best describes Denver’s statewide importance?

  • Commercial fishing and ocean shipping
  • Tropical farming and coral research
  • Deep-sea mining and shipbuilding
  • Government, transportation, finance, healthcare, technology, and tourism
Correct answer(s):
  • Government, transportation, finance, healthcare, technology, and tourism

Why is Denver called the Mile High City?

  • It is one mile from Colorado Springs
  • Its elevation is about one mile above sea level
  • It has one million mountain visitors each year
  • Its downtown is one mile long
Correct answer(s):
  • Its elevation is about one mile above sea level

Where is Denver located in relation to the Rocky Mountain foothills?

  • West of the Pacific Coast
  • East of the main foothills
  • Inside the Appalachian Mountains
  • North of the Great Lakes
Correct answer(s):
  • East of the main foothills

Which list contains only Colorado’s four national parks?

  • Glacier, Olympic, Mount Rainier, and Crater Lake
  • Rocky Mountain, Mesa Verde, Great Sand Dunes, and Black Canyon of the Gunnison
  • Yellowstone, Yosemite, Zion, and Acadia
  • Everglades, Biscayne, Dry Tortugas, and Congaree
Correct answer(s):
  • Rocky Mountain, Mesa Verde, Great Sand Dunes, and Black Canyon of the Gunnison

Which sports are Colorado’s official winter sports?

  • Surfing and sailing
  • Skiing and snowboarding
  • Baseball and softball
  • Tennis and golf
Correct answer(s):
  • Skiing and snowboarding

What is Colorado’s state grass?

  • Kentucky bluegrass
  • Bermuda grass
  • Blue grama
  • Buffalo grass
Correct answer(s):
  • Blue grama

What is Colorado’s state reptile?

  • Western painted turtle
  • Gila monster
  • Desert tortoise
  • American crocodile
Correct answer(s):
  • Western painted turtle