the national parks of the united states adriana sobkěvičová
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The National Parks
of the United States
Adriana Sobkěvičová
Yosemite NP
Yosemite NP
• California• 1890• forests, a diversity
of plants and animals
• granite rocks• rock formations –
El Capitan and Half-Dome
diversity - rozmanitost
Sequoia NP
Sequoia NP
• California• 1890• Mount Whitney, at
4,421 m above sea level
• Giant Sequoias, height 75m, up to 7m in diameter
Joshua Tree NP
Joshua Tree NP
• California• 1994 • two ecosystems• Joshua tree (yucca
bravifolia)• camping, hiking,
climbing
Death Valley NP
Death Valley NP• California,
Nevada• 1994• The lowest point
in the US• The Racetrack –
sailing stones
Grand Canyon NP
Grand Canyon NP• Arizona• 1919• one of the most
important natural wonders of the world
• UNECSO World Heritage Site
• the Colorado river
Yellowstone NP
Yellowstone NP• Wyoming, Montana,
Idaho• 1872• grizzly bears,
wolves, elk• geysers, hot springs• the Old Faihful
Hot springs – horké prameny
Everglades NP
Everglades NP
• Florida• 1947• the largest subtropical
wilderness area• created to protect a
fragile ecosystem• Florida panther,
American alligator, blue heron
wilderness area – přírodní rezervaceblue heron – volavka posvátnáFragile - nestabilní
Sources• http://gorp.away.com/gorp/resource/us_national_park/
main.htm
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page• http://www.helpforenglish.cz/realie/usa/geography/c20
06042902-Sightseeing-in-the-USA--National-Parks.html
• http://images.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi
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