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1 The National Parks of the United States Adriana Sobkěvičová

2 Yosemite NP

3 California 1890 forests, a diversity of plants and animals granite rocks rock formations – El Capitan and Half-Dome diversity - rozmanitost

4 Sequoia NP

5 California 1890 Mount Whitney, at 4,421 m above sea level Giant Sequoias, height 75m, up to 7m in diameter

6 Joshua Tree NP

7 California 1994 two ecosystems Joshua tree (yucca bravifolia) camping, hiking, climbing

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9 Death Valley NP

10 California, Nevada 1994 The lowest point in the US The Racetrack – sailing stones

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12 Grand Canyon NP

13 Arizona 1919 one of the most important natural wonders of the world UNECSO World Heritage Site the Colorado river

14 Yellowstone NP

15 Wyoming, Montana, Idaho 1872 grizzly bears, wolves, elk geysers, hot springs the Old Faihful Hot springs – horké prameny

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17 Everglades NP

18 Florida 1947 the largest subtropical wilderness area created to protect a fragile ecosystem Florida panther, American alligator, blue heron wilderness area – přírodní rezervace blue heron – volavka posvátná Fragile - nestabilní

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20 Sources http://gorp.away.com/gorp/resource/us_national_park/ main.htmhttp://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.htmlhttp://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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