What's the Word?
what word means eras
generations
what word means scattered remains of something
debris
What is the Grizzly Giant?
A giant sequoia tree in Mariposa Grove
Why was Roosevelt upset about the sequoia trees during his visit?
He was worried if they kept getting cut down future generations would not get to see them.
What did the President ride in to get around when he wasn't riding his own horse?
stagecoach
What word means showed
indicated
what word means the act of maintaining something in its original state?
preservation
What was Roosevelt's main problem while on his trip?
He was being followed by reporters and the secret service men.
What were they using the sequoia wood for? (what did they make with it)
fence posts
What did Roosevelt and his men take to make the cross country trip?
A large, 6 car train
what word means steep
sheer
what word means the protection of natural resources
conservation
Why did Roosevelt insist on taking a trip to the West?
He read a book titled Our National Parks
What did Roosevelt feel about the land after his trip west was over?
He had a better understanding of land preservation.
John Muir died they say, of a broken heart, about a year after what happened in Yosemite?
A dam was built that flooded the Yosemite Valley.
what word means a person who specializes in the study of nature
naturalist
what word means the opposite of spectacular
magnificant ordinary
odd uncommon
ordinary
What did Roosevelt write in his letter to John Muir about going West? I want to ......
go camping with you and no one else.
How many days was the President in Yosemite with John Muir?
4
What was John Muir talking about when he referred to the "hoofed locusts" that took over Yosemite
sheep
what word means a special force or stress given when saying a word
emphasis
what word means the opposite of the word encounter
entrance emergency
possibility avoidance
avoidance
Why were the secret service men so anxious to keep close to the President?
The former President was assassinated.
Name the three birds Roosevelt encountered while in Yosemite
robin, hermit thrush, owl
He wanted to secure federal protection for Yosemite.