National parks in the USA VY_32_INOVACE_3A18 Gymnázium a Střední odborná škola, Lužická 423, 551 23 Jaroměř Mgr. Dundálková Věra National parks in the USA

National parks in the USA 58 protected areas known as national parks operated by the National Park Service established by an act of the US Congress 14 national parks are designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites most parks per state: Alaska 8, California 8, Utah 5 and Colorado 4 most visited Great Smoky Mountains (over 9 million per year), Grand Canyon (over 4 million)

Map of the National Parks Yellowstone Rocky Mountain Yosemite Sequoia Death Valley Grand Canyon Great Smoky Mountains Wrangell–St. Elias

Yellowstone National Park location: Wyoming, Montana, Idaho the first national park, established in 1872 known for its wildlife and its many geothermal features Grand Prismatic Spring and Midway Geyser Basin Beehive Geyser Erupting

Yellowstone National Park Upper Terraces of Mammoth Hot Springs Lower Yellowstone Falls Bison near a hot spring 

Yosemite National Park location: California elevation range from 648 m to 3997 m spectacular granite cliffs, waterfalls, clear streams, glaciers Yosemite valley Vernal Fall

Yosemite National Park View from Glacier point

Sequoia National Park location: California giant sequoia trees, mountains, caves Giant Forest contains five out of the ten largest trees in the world General Sherman tree one of the largest trees on Earth height 83.8 m circumference at ground 31.3 m diameter of largest branch 2.1 m estimated mass (wet) 1,910 t General Sherman Tree

Sequoia National Park Hamilton Lake and the Valhalla cliffs Tunnel Log Crystal Cave

Great Smoky Mountains National Park location: North Carolina, Tennessee the most visited national park over 9 million visitors per year Cades Cove Panorama

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Clingman's Dome Observation Tower Alum Cave Bluffs Trail

Rocky Mountain National Park location: Colorado it features majestic mountain views and a variety of wildlife Bierstadt Lake and mountains

Rocky Mountain National Park Peaks above Dream Lake Glacier Gorge viewed from Bear Lake

Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve location: Alaska the largest national park icefields, glaciers, rivers, an active volcano Mount Saint Elias, 5489 m, second highest mountain in Canada and the USA Mount Jarvis, 4091 m

Death Valley National Park location: California and Nevada hottest and driest of the national parks in the US lowest point is in Badwater Basin 86 m below sea level Mesquite Sand Dunes Devil's Golf Course

Death Valley National Park Death Valley Desert Racetrack Playa with a rock pushed by the wind

Grand Canyon National Park location: Arizona the canyon of the Colorado River is mile deep average distance across the canyon is 10 miles/16 km South Rim and North Rim visitor centers Grand Canyon: Vishnu Temple and Wotans Throne

Grand Canyon National Park View from Mather Point

Grand Canyon National Park Nankoweap Creek, North Rim View from Navajo Point North part of the Grand Canyon

Map of the National Parks Yellowstone Rocky Mountain Yosemite Sequoia Death Valley Grand Canyon Great Smoky Mountains Wrangell–St. Elias

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Youtube Videos Top 10 Romantic US National Parks (2:23) Thermal Features in Yellowstone National Park (6:45) Amazing Flight Over The Grand Canyon (6:11) Grand Canyon Skywalk (2:12) Tunnel Log at Sequoia National Park (0:28) Death Valley National Park (5:49)

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Gymnázium a Střední odborná škola, Lužická 423, 551 23 Jaroměř Projekt: Škola v digitálním světě aneb Uchop svoji šanci Registrační číslo: CZ.1.07/1.5.00/34.0210 Číslo DUM: VY_32_INOVACE_3A18 Jméno autora: Mgr. Dundálková Věra Název práce: National parks in the USA Předmět: Anglický jazyk Ročník: 2. – 4. Časová dotace: 25 – 30 min. Vzdělávací cíl: Seznámit s významnými národními parky v USA Pomůcky: AV board Poznámka: Je možno pokračovat v dalších aktivitách – sledování doplňujících videí na Youtube Inovace: využití AV board, projektoru Datum vytvoření: 27.10.2012