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What is beach nourishment intended to address?

  • Erosion and loss of beach sand
  • Excess forest growth
  • Mountain rockfalls
  • Underground earthquakes
Correct answer(s):
  • Erosion and loss of beach sand

Where can hikers explore Appalachian landscapes near northwestern New Jersey?

  • Delaware Water Gap area
  • California Death Valley
  • Hawaiian volcanoes
  • Florida Everglades
Correct answer(s):
  • Delaware Water Gap area

What formed the Delaware Water Gap?

  • A tropical coral reef
  • An erupting active volcano
  • The Delaware River cutting through an Appalachian ridge
  • A man-made canal through desert sand
Correct answer(s):
  • The Delaware River cutting through an Appalachian ridge

Why did New Jersey become an important travel corridor?

  • It borders the Pacific Ocean
  • It is separated from all other states by ocean
  • It lies between New York and Philadelphia
  • It has no roads or rivers
Correct answer(s):
  • It lies between New York and Philadelphia

What is Barnegat Bay?

  • An alpine glacier in northwestern New Jersey
  • A coastal estuary behind Atlantic barrier islands
  • A deep inland canyon lake
  • A desert basin in Arizona
Correct answer(s):
  • A coastal estuary behind Atlantic barrier islands

Which part of New Jersey generally gets more winter snow?

  • Northern higher-elevation areas
  • The entire coast equally in every storm
  • Warmest Atlantic beaches only
  • Offshore ocean water
Correct answer(s):
  • Northern higher-elevation areas

How can the Atlantic Ocean affect nearby New Jersey temperatures?

  • It makes the state permanently dry
  • It keeps all inland towns tropical
  • It removes all seasonal changes
  • It can moderate temperatures in coastal communities
Correct answer(s):
  • It can moderate temperatures in coastal communities

What conditions commonly occur during New Jersey summers?

  • Permanent snow cover
  • Continual subzero temperatures
  • Warm to hot and humid weather
  • Polar darkness
Correct answer(s):
  • Warm to hot and humid weather

Which winter condition can occur in New Jersey?

  • Continuous midnight sunlight
  • Freezing temperatures and snowstorms
  • Only tropical heat waves
  • Year-round drought with no snow
Correct answer(s):
  • Freezing temperatures and snowstorms

What weather may a nor’easter bring to New Jersey?

  • Strong winds, precipitation, and coastal flooding
  • Sand dunes forming instantly
  • Erupting volcanoes
  • Daily tornadoes without rain
Correct answer(s):
  • Strong winds, precipitation, and coastal flooding

Which groundwater system is important in the New Jersey Pinelands?

  • Floridan aquifer only
  • Ogallala aquifer only
  • Great Artesian Basin
  • Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer
Correct answer(s):
  • Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer

What is notable about biodiversity in the New Jersey Pinelands?

  • It lacks any forests
  • It supports only domestic livestock
  • It supports rare plants and animals
  • It contains no wetlands
Correct answer(s):
  • It supports rare plants and animals

Which recreational activities are associated with Lake Hopatcong?

  • Downhill lava skiing
  • Boating and freshwater recreation
  • Deep-ocean fishing
  • Iceberg navigation
Correct answer(s):
  • Boating and freshwater recreation

What is a responsibility of the New Jersey Pinelands Commission?

  • Managing all Atlantic shipping worldwide
  • Balancing resource protection with compatible development
  • Operating every state airport
  • Setting federal interest rates
Correct answer(s):
  • Balancing resource protection with compatible development

What do coastal barrier islands often separate?

  • The open Atlantic and back-bay waters
  • Two desert plateaus
  • A river from its source
  • Two mountain peaks
Correct answer(s):
  • The open Atlantic and back-bay waters

Why can northern and southern New Jersey have different land uses?

  • Rocky uplands and sandy plains have different conditions
  • All land is underwater
  • Every county has identical soil
  • There are no relief differences
Correct answer(s):
  • Rocky uplands and sandy plains have different conditions