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National Parks

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What word is closest in meaning to threat ?

a)

fresh air

b)

natural

c)

danger

d)

protection

2.

What is an "anti-park" lawmaker?

a)

a lawmaker who wants to take away protections for parks

b)

a law maker who wants to protect parks

c)

a person who goes to national parks

3.

Most Americans support protecting national parks.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

According to the article, some Democrats are trying to pass laws to take away some protections from the national parks.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

According to the article, some Republicans are trying to pass laws to take away some protections from the national parks.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

According to the article, national parks are being threatened by pollution, mining, and _____.

a)

oil drilling

b)

climate change

c)

President Obama

7.

A ______________________ shoots hot water high into the air.

a)

land mine

b)

boy

c)

arrow

d)

geyser

8.

When magma heats up underground water...

a)

They made pictures of Yellowstone.

b)

President Grant made it a national park

c)

Hot water erupts high into the air.

d)

People did not believe him.

9.

Most of the Acadia National Park is on _______________

a)

Mount Desert Island, Maine.

b)

Great Basin Desert.

c)

Sahara Desert.

d)

Great Sandy Desert.

10.
Acadia National Park is spread out over a group of islands off the coast of _____________
a)
California.
b)
Florida.
c)
Maine.
d)
Alaska
11.

What is the meaning of the word preserve?

a)

destroy

b)

to keep from harm or change

c)

uncultivated land

12.

What is the meaning of the word wilderness?

a)

great masses of ice

b)

influence

c)

a wild uncultivated region with few or no people

13.
The Badlands National Park is located in ________________________
a)
Tennessee
b)
Wyoming
c)
South Dakota
d)
South Carolina
14.
Long ago, the Badlands looked very different than they do today.  How did they look?
a)
They were low and flat.
b)
Marshes, woodlands, and low hills covered the area.
c)
The Badlands were more like Florida than South Dakota.  
d)
All of the above
15.
Which was the first National Park in the USA?
a)
Yellowstone
b)
Brownstone
c)
Pullen Park
d)
Central Park
16.
National parks 
a)
Protect culture
b)
Protect endangered animals
c)
Protect habitat
d)
All of the above
17.

Where is Yellowstone?

a)

Idaho

b)

Montana

c)

Wyoming

d)

All of the above

18.

What was the first national park in America?

a)

Death Valley National Park

b)

Yosemite National Park

c)

Acadia National Park

d)

Yellowstone National Park

19.
Which state is home to Arches National Park?
a)
Nevada
b)
Colorado
c)
Utah
d)
New Mexico
20.

Which is NOT prohibited in national parks?

a)

Picking up objects that you don't own

b)

Feeding the wildlife

c)

Riding your bicycle on a trail

d)

Going off-trail

21.
Which state is home to Big Bend National Park?
a)
Washington
b)
New Mexico
c)
Arizona
d)
Texas
22.
Which national park was the first in the U.S.?
a)
Yosemite
b)
Yellowstone
c)
Grand Canyon
d)
Arches
23.
Out of all the states in the USA, which one has the most national parks?
a)
California
b)
Texas
c)
Alaska
d)
Missouri
24.

What is the name of the most famous geyser in Yellowstone that erupts about every hour?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Old Faithful

c)

Mr. Predictable

d)

Always Geyser

25.

The Badlands National Park is located in ________________________

a)

Tennessee

b)

Wyoming

c)

South Dakota

d)

South Carolina

26.

Big Bend National Park borders which country?

a)

Canada

b)

Mexico

c)

Costa Rica

d)

Honduras

27.

What is the name of the river that borders Big Bend National Park?

a)

Mississippi

b)

Missouri

c)

Rio Grande