NationalParksWebquest

http://wwwtc.pbs.org/nationalparks/media/pdfs/tnp_lesson_plan_mapping_the_national_parks.pdf

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MappingtheNationalParksFollowingthesegment,answerthefollowingquestions:
a.Accordingtothesegment,whatisaparkspurpose?
Aparkpurposeistopreservethenaturalwonderofnature.

b.Whattypesofenvironmentswereamongthoseshownanddescribedinthesegment?
Someoftheenvironmentsshownanddescribearevolcanoes,valleys,mountains,lakesand
caves.

c.Inwhatwaysdothoseenvironmentscomparetoyourideaofapark?
TheenvironmentIconsideraparkisanwideopenareawithgrassandtrees.

d.Whichofthoseenvironmentswouldyouliketoknowmoreabout?
Iwouldliketolearnmoreaboutvolcanoes.

PARKPROFILE
Americasnationalparksrepresentawidevarietyofenvironments,fromglacialicetofiery
volcanoesanddrydesertstodeepfjords.Toexploreaspecificpark,startwiththeWebsiteof
theNationalParkServiceatwww.nps.gov.UsethesitesFindaParktooltolocateyourpark.
Thenresearchitsdedicatedpagesforfactsabouttheparkthatyoucansharewithothers.
Organizeyourinformationusingthefollowingtable.
HawaiiVolcanoesNationalPark,Hawaii

EXPLORING
LOCATIONStateandRegionHawaii,IslandofHawaii
(formalorinformal)

PHYSICALCHARACTERISTICS
Parkborders(area)TheParksitsonthesoutheasternedgeoftheyoungestandlargestislandata
latitudeof19N.StretchingfromthesummitofMaunaLoaat13,677feettosealevel

Sizeofthepark(acres)323,431acres

ClimateLocalweatheratKlauea'ssummit(4000'elevation)variesdailyandmayberainyandchilly
anytimeoftheyear.Temperaturevariesbyelevation.Atthesummitofthevolcano,temperaturesmay
be12to15degreescoolerthanatsealevel.ThecoastalplainattheendofChainofCratersRoad,
wherelavacrossedtheroadin2003,isoftenhot,dry,andwindywiththepossibilityofpassing
showers.

Landformstwooftheworld'smostactivevolcanoes:KlaueaandMaunaLoa.Anddifferentlevellike
thecoastlineandthemidlevel.

VegetationExtremelydiversebutmaybeoverrunbyinvasivespecies.Rangefromlushtropicalrain
forests,tothearidandbarrenKaDesert.

WildlifethewildlifeconsistofHawaiiannativespeciesincludingahostoffascinatingbirds,
carnivorouscaterpillars,thelargestdragonflyintheUnitedStates,cricketspartialtonewlavaflows,
endangeredseaturtlesandbats.

HUMANCHARACTERISTICS
Visitorsperyear1,583,209in2013

MostpopularvisitorsitesTheKilauea volcano is the most popular site.

Historyofdevelopment(movement)HawaiiVolcanoesNationalPark,establishedin1916,

ChangesinlandscapeovertimeThevolcanoescausecontinuousgrowthintheislandinsize.

(humanenvironmentinteraction)trailstohike,explorethecraterinthevolcano,CraterRimDrive.