Take the Everglades Quiz

EVERGLADES QUIZ

1. The Everglades ecosystem is the:

a. Largest wetlands in the United States
b. Largest river in the Southeast
c. Largest area below sea-level in North America

2. The Everglades is actually a:

a. Very slow-moving river
b. Very slow-moving swamp
c. Very shallow lake

3. Lake Okeechobee is the world’s largest freshwater lake:

a. True
b. False

4. The Everglades ecosystem reaches as far north as:

a. Fort Lauderdale
b. Orlando
c. West Palm Beach

5. Congress passed legislation to help drain the Everglades in:

a. 1945
b. 1890
c. 1850

6. The Everglades also is known as:

a. The River of Grass
b. The Grassy Swamp
c. The River Swamp

7. Mosquitoes were brought to the Everglades after hiding aboard ships from Europe:

a. True
b. False

8. Pythons are native to the Everglades:

a. True
b. False

9. America’s Everglades are home to:

a. 15 types of alligators
b. 11 species of threatened pear trees
c. 67 threatened or endangered species

10. Canals dug throughout South Florida were intended to drain the Everglades:

a. True
b. False

11. Water in the Everglades ecosystem is unsuitable to be converted into drinking water.

a. True
b. False

12. The most serious water quality problem facing the greater Everglades and the coastal estuaries is the pollution of Lake Okeechobee.

a. True
b. False

13. When the southern edge of the Hoover Dike was completed it:

a. Improved water flow to the Everglades
b. Improved the quality of water in the Everglades
c. Had no significant impact on water flow or its quality
d. Drastically reduced water flow

14. One of the most crucial things needed to help save the Everglades is:

a. Improved water storage
b. Building bridges to raise Tamiami Trail to improve water-flow
c. A continuing state and federal commitment to fund Everglades research and projects
d. Greater public awareness
e. All of the above.

ANSWERS:

1-a, 2-a, 3-b (it is the second-largest freshwater lake contained entirely in the United States), 4-b, 5-c, 6-a, 7-b, 8-b, 9-c, 10-a, 11-b, 12-a, 13-d, 14-e

12-14 correct answers: Everglades Genius! Congrats, you have enough knowledge of the Glades to be a tour guide!

9-11 correct answers: Budding Gladesman

7-10 correct answers: Swamp Seer

5-9 correct answers: Novice Needing Knowledge

0-4 correct answers: Lost Tourist