Vocab
Someone who studies plants
Botanist
What is the name of the first national park?
Yellowstone
Who went to explore Yosemite?
John Muir
What was the purpose of National Parks?
For the benefit and enjoyment of the people
Natural Wonders
Ferdinand Hayden
What president went camping and signed the law making Yosemite a national park?
President Roosevelt
What did the National Forest Act do?
Protected National Forests from human damage
A person who studies rocks and minerals
Geologist
What president signed the law creating Yellowstone?
President Grant
Who is credited with making the National Park Service?
John Muir
What club did John Muir start?
The Sierra Club
A person who fights to protect nature from damage caused by humans is called a ...
Conservationalist
Where was Yellowstone located?
Wyoming and Montana
Where was Yosemite located?
California
What valley did they want to dam in Yosemite and why?
Hetch Hetchy Valley for clean drinking water
Congress
What was the main reason they needed to protect Yellowstone quickly?
Westward Expansion
What were the mountains called in Yosemite?
Sierra Mountains
What was the antiquities act?
Protected national monuments