Newsela: National Parks

The grand canyon is located in

• Montana

• Arizona

• Utah

• Texas

What Native American Reservation is nearby?

• Navajo

• Chinook

• Nez Pierce

• Whenatchee

What has locals worried

• The wildlife is being threatened

• Tourists are littering in the park

• A lift ride in planned that would carry tourists to the bottom of the canyon

• Photographers are disrupting wildlife to get great photographs for nature magazines

Which reason below IS NOT a reason people are worried about water supply?

• Arizona is now facing a terrible water shortage

• The water quality is so poor that animals and people may get sick

• Buildings in nearby Tusayan will increase water supply by four times

• Less water means less tourists will be allowed to visit the park

Support this opinion with one piece of text evidence

A ride lift bringing tourists to the botton of the grand canyon should not be developed because