How Far a Coyote Roams: teacher key

Coyotes, grade 7 edition, written for 7th grade. A coyote moves two to three miles on a normal day. Follow its speed, its hunting, its spread across North America and the ground it uses in three places.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. How far do coyotes normally move per day?
   • Two to three miles (answer)
   • Forty miles
   • Four kilometers
2. What can a coyote hunting in snow hear?
   • Rodents moving beneath the snow (answer)
   • Wolves far away
   • Cars on a road
3. Around what year did coyotes begin spreading across North America?
   • 1820
   • 2010
   • 1920 (answer)
4. Which place is listed with the largest home range?
   • Cook County packs
   • Minnesota females
   • Big Bend National Park (answer)
5. What does pounce mean?
   • Jump on (answer)
   • Sleep
   • Dig

Words

• roam: move around
• territories: areas animals use
• pounce: jump on
• prey: animals it hunts