Animals in the Pacific West Region

Activity 7

 

 

1.    Which Pacific West state is the endangered species capital of the world?

 

 

 

2.    What are the two main reasons for this?

 

 

 

3.    What foreign invaders did the Polynesian people bring to Hawaii?

 

 

 

4.    What did these foreign invaders do to the native animals?

 

 

 

5.    What did the Polynesian people do to habitats? Why?

 

 

 

6.    What foreign animal did the most harm?

 

 

 

7.    What other 2 foreign animals are doing harm in Hawaii?

 

 

 

8.    Why was the mongoose brought to Hawaii?

 

 

 

9.    Is it working? Why?

 

 

 

10.                       What is one of 3 endangered mammals in Hawaii?

 

 

 

11.                       Why are the two reasons for this animal being endangered?

 

 

 

12.                       Do they migrate to Hawaii in the winter or summer?

 

 

 

13.                       What mammal travels greater distances than any other land mammal except the caribou?

 

 

 

14.                       What is the average size of this animal pack’s territory in Alaska?

 

 

 

15.                       How many animals are in their pack?

 

 

 

16.                       How many miles do they travel daily in search of food?

 

 

 

17.                       What percent of Alaska has this animal?

 

 

 

18.                       Can you find this animal in other U.S. states?

 

 

 

19.                       Why are there so many bears in Alaska?

 

 

 

20.                       What percent of the U.S. population of brown bears lives in Alaska?

 

 

 

21.                       How many bears are there?

 

 

 

22.                       Do bears like to be around other bears?

 

 

 

23.                       What state has more caribou than people?

 

 

 

24.                       What is the human population?

 

 

 

25.                       What is the caribou population?

 

 

 

26.                       How many miles can caribou migrate each year?

 

 

 

27.                       How are caribou built for travel?

 

 

 

28.                       What animals live in the deep waters of Puget Sound in California?

 

 

 

29.                       What animals live along the rocky beach shores of Puget Sound?

 

 

 

30.                       What is a wetland?

 

 

 

31.                       What kinds of wetlands can you find in California?

 

 

 

32.                       What animals live in wetlands?

 

 

 

33.                       What animals live in the rivers and streams in California?

 

 

 

34.                       What is the most important animal in Puget Sound? Why?