Idaho Geography

How should a student assess a claim involving contrasting the northern panhandle and snake river plain in Idaho?

• The Panhandle is a tropical coastline.
• Every region has identical elevation and climate.
• Southern Idaho consists entirely of ocean islands.
• Northern Idaho is narrower and often forested; southern Idaho includes broad valleys and the Snake River Plain.

Which principle is most relevant to understanding the rocky mountains’ influence on idaho geography?

• Physical terrain and the way it is measured affect settlement, travel, and comparisons.
• Rocky landscapes are always more densely settled than cities.
• All square-mile measures include exactly the same features.
• Elevation has no effect on transportation costs.

For an Idaho case study of topographic relief in central idaho, which statement is best supported?

• Elevation has no effect on transportation costs.
• Physical terrain and the way it is measured affect settlement, travel, and comparisons.
• All square-mile measures include exactly the same features.
• Rocky landscapes are always more densely settled than cities.

In studying borah peak’s elevation in feet and meters, which conclusion can be justified?

• Rocky landscapes are always more densely settled than cities.
• All square-mile measures include exactly the same features.
• Physical terrain and the way it is measured affect settlement, travel, and comparisons.
• Elevation has no effect on transportation costs.

Which explanation is defensible for an investigation of hells canyon’s location along the idaho-oregon region?

• Northern Idaho is narrower and often forested; southern Idaho includes broad valleys and the Snake River Plain.
• Every region has identical elevation and climate.
• The Panhandle is a tropical coastline.
• Southern Idaho consists entirely of ocean islands.

When evaluating river erosion in the formation of deep canyons, which interpretation is most accurate?

• The Snake River Plain is an ocean coral reef.
• Volcanic deposition and river erosion have both shaped parts of Idaho over geological time.
• All Idaho canyons were excavated by glaciers last year.
• Volcanic rock forms only from river mud.

How should a student assess a claim involving shoshone falls as an example of a river waterfall in Idaho?

• River systems cannot cross state boundaries.
• Irrigation eliminates the need to manage water shortages.
• Seasonal river flows and managed water supplies support farms, energy, habitats, and communities.
• Snowmelt has no connection to summer streamflow.

Which principle is most relevant to understanding the columbia river drainage basin and idaho?

• River systems cannot cross state boundaries.
• Snowmelt has no connection to summer streamflow.
• Irrigation eliminates the need to manage water shortages.
• Seasonal river flows and managed water supplies support farms, energy, habitats, and communities.

For an Idaho case study of the snake river’s route toward the columbia river, which statement is best supported?

• Seasonal river flows and managed water supplies support farms, energy, habitats, and communities.
• River systems cannot cross state boundaries.
• Irrigation eliminates the need to manage water shortages.
• Snowmelt has no connection to summer streamflow.

What does the evidence suggest when considering salmon habitat in idaho river systems in Idaho?

• Snowmelt has no connection to summer streamflow.
• Irrigation eliminates the need to manage water shortages.
• Seasonal river flows and managed water supplies support farms, energy, habitats, and communities.
• River systems cannot cross state boundaries.

Which principle is most relevant to understanding huckleberries as a regional food and state symbol?

• The Panhandle is a tropical coastline.
• Northern Idaho is narrower and often forested; southern Idaho includes broad valleys and the Snake River Plain.
• Every region has identical elevation and climate.
• Southern Idaho consists entirely of ocean islands.

What does the evidence suggest when considering using a compass rose to describe idaho’s borders in Idaho?

• Idaho has interstate borders and a northern boundary with British Columbia.
• Idaho is entirely within California.
• Idaho shares a border with Mexico.
• Idaho is separated from all states by ocean.

Which explanation is defensible for an investigation of the significance of idaho’s border with canada?

• Idaho is entirely within California.
• Idaho has interstate borders and a northern boundary with British Columbia.
• Idaho shares a border with Mexico.
• Idaho is separated from all states by ocean.

In studying nampa and caldwell in canyon county, which conclusion can be justified?

• The Snake River Plain is an ocean coral reef.
• Volcanic deposition and river erosion have both shaped parts of Idaho over geological time.
• All Idaho canyons were excavated by glaciers last year.
• Volcanic rock forms only from river mud.