Ch. 6 National Parks

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How many national parks are there in the United States?

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58

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National parks were created to protect: land, wildlife, history, or all of the above?

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all of the above

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Topographic maps are maps that show

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landforms & other surface features

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Yellowstone National Park has 500 geysers. Geysers are

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springs that throw jets of hot water into the air

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The first national park in the world was created in 1872. Which park was it?

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Yellowstone

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He is considered the father of national parks.

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John Muir

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A conservationist

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works to protect the beauty and natural resources of the environment

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Fauna is

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all of the animal life in a region

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A topographic map is

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a map that uses contour lines to show features

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Flora is

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all of the plant life in a region