Hidden Treasures of America

Hidden Treasures of America’s National Parks: Name:_____________ Period:___ Date: _______

What president did more for the formation of National Parks? ______
The Indians saw the caves, canyons and waterfalls as evidence of the Great Spirit and Europeans saw it as ________________.
In March of 1872 ___________ National Park was formed, the first.
How many parks where explored? ___________ In___ regions.
In 1919 all the National Parks had been west of the Mississippi, three parks where added ______________, Hot Springs, Mammoth Cave.
Mammoth Cave formed ___ million years ago.
Mammoth Cave was formed of ___________ and gypsum was mined. Saltpeter was mined in Mammoth for its use in ______________.
Mammoth Cave was used as a ___________ for TB patients.
The city grew up around _____ ________ National Park.
The springs formed by rainwater to depths of 4,000 feet and percolated to the surface to ______ deg F to be used as a health spa.
In 19_____ Hot Springs was dedicated a National Park.
What city is located near Biscayne National Park? _________
Many species of _______ are protected in Biscayne National Park.
_____percent of Biscayne National Park is underwater.
Earth’s ______exposed the salt flat or ocean floor reef (El Capitan: 8,000 foot monolith) at Guadalupe National Park.
______________ peak is the highest peak in Texas.
______ _______ National Park is located near the Rio Grande River.
Over _________ species are found in Big Bend National Park.
Voyageurs National Park is made up of many lakes, ________ and ponds.
Isle Royale is located on the _________ fresh water lake in the world.

A. Biscayne B. Yellowstone C. George Bush D. Teddy Roosevelt E. Abraham Lincoln

F. Big Bend G. Castle H. Capitol Reef I. Guadalupe J. Grand Canyon

K. Hot Springs L. Isle Royal M. Mammoth N. Redwood O. Voyageurs

P. Yosemite Q. Powell R. barriers S. basins T. mountains

U. 300 myrs ago V. 300 myrs ago W. swamps X. hospital Y. 1940

Z. 1921 AA. 1962 AB. 1980 AC. Limestone AD. 100

AE. 65 AF. 76 AG. 80 AH. 95 AI. 144

AJ. 298 AK. 5000 AL. Silicon AM. uplift AN. Movie

AO. Explosives AP. Colorado AQ. 115 to 29 AR. 80 to 0 AS. 17 in 6

AT. 6 in 17                 AU. 9078                    AV. 14,457                 AW. Smallest             AX. Largest
      AY. Deeper                AZ. 1 st                      BA. 2 nd                     BB. Miami                  BC. Sherman
      BD. Fish                     BE. Accidentally        BF. *

Petrified Forest in Arizona had a Hollywood __________ made after it in 1936 ( Betty Davis).
Petrified Forest with its Buttes, colorful painted desert became a National Park in 19______.
Once 220 million years ago Petrified Forest was a ___________. Today the wood is made of ______________.
______ million years ago the Capitol Reef National Park in Utah was formed from limestone and sandstones.
_________Rock , reefs and Chimney’s are found in Capitol Reef National Park.
Canyonlands National Parks in Utah contains rocks that span ______ million years.
Two bodies of water merge in the Canyonlands, the green river and the ________ River merge.
Canyonlands temperature ranges are from _____ degrees to _____ degrees.
The land of standing rocks was first seen by Indians and then in 1869 the one armed ________ observed the Canyonlands.
Nevada ‘s Great Basin National Park is actual a series of many _________.
Lassen Volcanic peak is more than ______ feet in the Cascade Mountain range.
In three years Lassen Volcanic peak had erupted _____ times.
California has 400 miles of _______ called the Sierra Nevada’s.
Kings Canyon was inducted in 19 ___ as a national park.
Kings Canyon has a ________ canyon than the Grand Canyon
Sequoia National Park is the _______ oldest National Park.
There are only _____ groves of the Sequoia trees.
The largest Sequoia is named after General _________, its 270 ft high, it’s the most massive living thing in the world.
Channel Islands were discovered ________ and claimed for the Spanish crown.
Channel Islands National Park was established in 19 _____.