1. The USA

2.  1 Развитие лингвострановедческой компетенции.  2 Формирование представлений об окружающем мире.  3 Стимулирование школьников к осознанию себя как члена мирового сообщества.

3.  Yellowstone was the first national park in the world, and is known for its wildlife and its many geothermal features, especially Old Faithful Geyser, one of the most popular features in the park.wildlifeits many geothermal featuresOld Faithful Geyser  It has many types of ecosystems, but the subalpine forest is dominant.ecosystemssubalpine forest

4.  It spans an area of 8,980 km 2, comprising lakes, canyons, rivers and mountain ranges. mountain ranges  Hundreds of species of mammals, birds, fish and reptiles, grizzly bears, wolves, bisons and elks live in the park. grizzly bearswolves bisonelk

5.  Yellowstone Lake is one of the largest high-altitude lakes in North America and is centered over the Yellowstone Caldera, the largest supervolcano on the continent. Yellowstone Lake Yellowstone Caldera supervolcano

6.  The Grand Canyon is a canyon in the United States in the state of Arizona.  The Colorado River has been flowing through the Grand Canyon for 17 million years.

7.  The Grand Canyon is 446 km long, up to 29 km wide and attains a depth of 1.83 km.

8. TThe area was inhabited by Native Americans who built settlements within the canyon and its many caves.

9. …… are voluminous waterfalls on the Niagara River, between Canada and the USA. TThe Niagara Falls are very wide.

10.  More than 168,000 m³ of water falls over the crest line every minute in high flow.  It is the most powerful waterfall in North America.

12.  Carlsbad Caverns National Park is a United States National Park in the Guadalupe Mountains in southeastern New Mexico.United States National Park Guadalupe Mountains New Mexico

13.  Carlsbad Caverns includes a large cave chamber, the Big Room, a natural chamber which is almost 1,219 m long, 190.5 m wide, and about 107 m high at the highest point.  It is the third largest chamber in North America and the seventh largest in the world.

15.  Devils Tower is a monolithic volcanic neck located in the Black Hills in Wyoming.

16.  It rises 386 m above the surrounding terrain  the summit is 1,558 m above sea level.  Devils Tower was the first declared United States National Monument, established on September 24, 1906, by President Theodore Roosevelt.United States National Monument Theodore Roosevelt  The Monument's boundary encloses an area of 5.45 km 2.

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