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

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Josuha_trees.jpg

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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