Bioregional Quiz

1. Trace the water you drink from precipitation to tap.

Rain - Lake Rhodhiss – Water Treatment Plant- City Water Pipes - House

2. How many days till the moon is full (plus or minus a couple of days)?

Maybe a week

3. Describe the soil around your home.

Red Clay with some areas of Darker Dirt  

4. Where is the food you eat grown?

Not here

5. Name five native grasses in your local area?

6. Name five native, edible plants in your bioregion and their season(s) of availability.

7. From which direction do summer storms generally come in your bioregion?

North East

8. Where does your garbage go?

Trashcans – Garbage Truck – Dump

9. On what day of the year are the shadows shortest where you live?

10. Name five trees in your area. Are any of them native? (if you can’t name them describe them)

Pine – Oak – Maple – Dogwood – Cedar

11. How long is the growing season where you live?

Four months

12. Name five resident, and any migratory, birds in your bioregion.

Humming Birds – Cardinals – Hawks – Crows – Woodpeckers

13. What is the land use history of humans in your bioregion during the last century?

Small Towns and Farm Land

14. What species have become extinct in your bioregion?

15. What are the major plant associations in your bioregion?

Forests

16. From where you are reading this point north.

To the left of the room

17. What spring wildflower is consistently first to bloom?

18. What kinds of rocks and minerals are found in your bioregion?

Granite

19. Were the stars out last night?

Yes

20. Name some beings (non-human) which share your shelter.

Raccoon- Deer – Turkey – Rabbits – Coyote

21. Do you celebrate the turning of the summer and winter solstices?

No

22. How many people live next door to you? What are their names?

Two, Mr. and Mrs. Elmore

23. How many creeks are in walking distance of your shelter and what are they called?

One

24. What are the names of the First Nations or Traditional Owners where you live?

Micol’s