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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

Which seasons occur in New Jersey?

  • Only summer and winter
  • Only wet and dry seasons
  • Only spring and autumn
  • Spring, summer, autumn, and winter
Correct answer(s):
  • Spring, summer, autumn, and winter

Which set correctly names New Jersey’s four major physiographic provinces?

  • Desert, Tundra, Prairie, and Taiga
  • Valley and Ridge, Highlands, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain
  • Alpine, Tropical, Polar, and Savannah
  • Great Plains, Basin and Range, Plateau, and Delta
Correct answer(s):
  • Valley and Ridge, Highlands, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain

What landscape best describes northwestern New Jersey’s Valley and Ridge province?

  • Long ridges and broad valleys
  • Flat coral atolls
  • Extensive lava fields
  • Wide desert dunes
Correct answer(s):
  • Long ridges and broad valleys

What kind of terrain is typical of the New Jersey Highlands?

  • Coral reefs and lagoons
  • Flat sand deserts
  • Rocky uplands and forested hills
  • Bare ice sheets
Correct answer(s):
  • Rocky uplands and forested hills

Why are Highlands forests and reservoirs important to nearby New Jersey communities?

  • They stop all rainfall
  • They protect drinking-water sources
  • They create volcanic islands
  • They produce ocean tides
Correct answer(s):
  • They protect drinking-water sources

Which terrain characterizes much of New Jersey’s Piedmont?

  • Rolling land with extensive development
  • High desert salt flats
  • Permanent glaciers
  • Tropical mangrove islands
Correct answer(s):
  • Rolling land with extensive development

How does the Atlantic Coastal Plain generally compare with New Jersey’s Appalachian regions?

  • It contains more alpine glaciers
  • It has higher mountain peaks
  • It is entirely underwater
  • It is lower and flatter
Correct answer(s):
  • It is lower and flatter

How does elevation generally change across New Jersey toward the Atlantic coast?

  • It drops below sea level across the entire state
  • It tends to decrease from northwest to southeast
  • It stays the same throughout the state
  • It increases everywhere toward the coast
Correct answer(s):
  • It tends to decrease from northwest to southeast

Which activity is supported by the Delaware River in New Jersey?

  • Transportation and recreation
  • Oceanic volcano building
  • Tropical coral harvesting
  • Permanent ice mining
Correct answer(s):
  • Transportation and recreation