Recreation Benefits
This recreation activity is considered the most popular in the United States.
What is walking? (hiking also acceptable)
This type of ecosystem service includes food, water, and raw materials.
What is provisioning?
This "Last Child in the Woods" author coined the term nature-deficit disorder.
Who is (Richard) Louv?
This is the largest river flowing into the Gulf of Mexico.
What is the Mississippi?
This first national park in the U.S. was established in 1872.
What is Yellowstone?
This was the year the National Park Service was established.
What is 1916?
This type of ecosystem service is demonstrated when wetlands reduce the impact of flooding.
What is regulating?
Scouting organizations that enable youth to spend more time outdoors started during this decade in the US.
What is the 1910s?
The Gulf of Mexico is located below the southeastern portion of the United States. It borders the coasts of this many states, as well as the island of Cuba and parts of Mexico.
What is five? (Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida)
The highest peak in the US (and North America) was formerly known as Mt. McKinley but now bears this native Athabaskan name for "high peak."
What is Denali?
This is the average number of hours an American adult spends on leisure and sports per day, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
What is 5? (will accept 4-6)
This is the term that describes non-material benefits, like recreation or spiritual experiences.
What is cultural (ecosystem services)?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that children ages eight to 10 spend an average of this many hours per day in front of a screen.
What is six? (Will accept 5-7)
The Gulf of Mexico is a major source of oil for the United States; it’s responsible for this % of oil production in the U.S.
What is 54%? (Will accept 49-59%)
This national park contains the lowest point in North America.
What is Death Valley?
This term describes the mental state achieved when someone is fully immersed in a recreation activity.
What is Flow?
This type of forest biome is known to provide the most ecosystem services globally.
What is (tropical) rainforest?
In this decade urbanization outpaced rural living for the first time globally.
What is the 2000's?
Not so skimpy! 75% of this seafood in the United States comes from the Gulf of Mexico.
What is shrimp?
This was the first national park to feature a cave.
What is Wind Cave?
This shocking dollar amount is spent each year(annual consumer spending) in relation to the outdoor recreation economy.
What is $887 billion? (will accept any response in $700-900 billion range).
It's worth the buzz: This process is essential for the success of crops which humans depend upon for food.
What is pollination?
The No Child Left Inside Act of _____ (this year) amends the National Environmental Education Act, which trains teachers to be environmental educators.
What is 2008?
This was the first European to explore the Gulf of Mexico in 1497, sailing along the Central American coast and through the Gulf on his way to the Straits of Florida.
Who was Amerigo Vespucci?
After a ranger visited Switzerland for the 1928 Olympic Games, this national park was inspired to put in a bid to host the 1932 Olympics.
What is Yosemite National Park?