Vocabulary
What does the word temperate mean?
Not too hot, not too cold; having a moderate climate
What is Yellowstone located on top of?
A super volcano
Where are the Everglades located?
Where is Redwood N.P. located?
Name two U.S. states that touch the great lakes.
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
What is a geyser?
A hot spring that shoots up water and steam into the air at regular intervals
Where is Yellowstone located?
Northwest Wyoming (and a little Montana and Idaho)
What does Everglades mean?
ever=forever/never ending
glades=meadows
What is one name of one of the three tallest trees in the world?
-Hyperion
-Helios
-Icarus
What is the name of the largest and northernmost lake?
Lake Superior
Give an example of seismic activity.
an earthquake
Why is a famous geyser named Old Faithful?
Because it faithfully goes off every 92 minutes
A vast wetland
A 100-mile wide river
A giant swamp
What caused the cutting down of most of the old-growth Redwood forests?
The Gold Rush
What's the main reason the Great Lakes attract so many people to live in large cities on or near the lakes?
Shipping.
Trade.
Give an example of geothermal activity.
A hot spring; a geyser; a volcano
What year was Yellowstone made into a national park?
1862
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In it's act in 1862, creating the first national park in the world, what reason did Congress give for making the park?
"...for the benefit and enjoyment of the people..."
What do the Redwoods protect the California coast from?
Tsunamis
How many Great Lakes are there?
(Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, Ontario)
What does erosion mean?
the process by which water, wind, or ice gradually wears away at and moves soil and rock
What do the two parts of the word geothermal mean?
geo=earth thermal=heat
What is the name of the grass that many of the Everglades prairies are made up of?
Sawgrass
How tall is Hyperion, the tallest tree in the world?
380 ft.
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What is the name of the ships that help make a path through the Great Lakes when they freeze over?
Ice breaker ships