Chapter 2 "Exploring Idaho's Land" UNIT TEST STUDY SET
Describe the portion of Idaho that is part of the Great Basin.
Aka the Bear River Basin. Land where rivers can't drain into the ocean. Instead, water runs into saltwater lakes and dries up.
Describe how lakes are formed by glaciers.
Behind "darns" of rick and earth that the glaciers left behind.
Where is Idaho's largest prairie?
Clearwater Plateau in northern Idaho
What is the Idaho state motto (in Latin)?
Esto Perpetua
What is (was) Lake Missoula?
Formed by the waters of melting glaciers and covered about 3,000 square miles in Montana.
Describe the Clearwater Valley.
Formed where the Clearwater River cuts deeply across the Clearwater Plateau in northern Idaho.
How can you tell the difference between a glacial valley and a river valley?
Glacial valleys are shaped like a "U" and river valleys are shaped like a "V".
Long ago, what covered large parts of the earth's surface from Canada as far south as Lake Coeur d' Alene?
Glaciers / Ice
Describe Idaho's desert plateaus.
Higher lands that lie between the valleys and mountains of Southern Idaho. Most of these are on the Snake River Plain.
According to Jedediah and Hank, what is "the greatest state, of all the states"?
Idaho
Describe the Snake River Valley.
Idaho's largest farming area. About 2/3 of Idaho's population lives in this valley. More than 400 miles long, and in most places is 50-75 miles wide.
Describe Idaho's Snake River Plain.
In southern Idaho, on the Columbia Plateau, this area of desert land stretches 400 miles from Oregon almost to Wyoming.
Where was the coldest temperature ever recorded in Idaho?
Island Park "Darn"
Describe Idaho's rich prairie lands.
Land on the Columbia Plateau in northern Idaho. This area gets lots of rain and snow, making it great farmland.
Where is Idaho's inland seaport?
Lewiston
Where is the lowest place in Idaho?
Lewiston
Describe the portion of Idaho that is part of the Columbia Plateau.
Lies mostly in Oregon and Washington, but parts of it reach into Idaho.
Describe the Bear River Basin.
Located in the southeast corner of our state, this part of Idaho is part of the Great Basin. Rich in phosphate rock.
What does the Idaho state motto mean (in English)?
May It Be Forever
Where is the highest place in Idaho?
Mount Borah
Why can trees in northern Idaho grow twice as fast as trees in southern Idaho?
Northern Idaho gets much more rain.
Where was the hottest temperature ever recorded in Idaho?
Orofino
Which area of Idaho holds the world record for the most wheat grown on an acre of land?
Palouse Country
When was Idaho made a territory?
1863
When was Idaho made a state?
1890
What is the elevation of the lowest place in Idaho?
728 feet above sea level
What is (was) Lake Bonneville?
A lake that covered about 20,000 square miles, filling much of the Great Basin in Idaho, Utah, and Nevada.
Describe the portion of Idaho that is part of the Rocky Mountains.
A land of mountains, forests, lakes, ans streams -- and many kinds of wild animals. North of the Snake River Plateau and reaches to Canada.
What is the elevation of the highest place in Idaho?
12,662 feet above sea level
How is the Snake River Valley divided?
Upper, Magic, and Lower Snake River Valleys
Describe a river valley and how it is formed.
V-shaped, cut by flowing water.
What is the average elevation for all of Idaho?
+/- 5,000 feet above sea level
What was the hottest temperature ever recorded in Idaho?
+118° F
What was the coldest temperature ever recorded in Idaho?
-60° F
Idaho is divided among what three geographic regions?
Rocky Mountains, Columbia Plateau, and the Great Basin.
Describe a glacial valley and how it is formed.
U-shaped, made when a glacier cuts a path through the mountains.
