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US National Parks Reserves and Monuments
This category is for questions about National Parks of the United States and the agencies that manage them. Questions should address a specific park or agency.
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What are the names of the five major national parks in the US?
There are 391 National Park sites. For more info, see www.nps.gov
Please visit: http://www.nps.gov/findapark/
Why did Denali national park become a national park?
As the NPS home page for Denali states: "Travelers along [the road] see the relatively low-elevation taiga forest give way to high alpine tundra and snowy mountains, culminating in North America's tallest peak, 20,320' Mount McKinley. Wild animals large and small roam unfenced lands, living as they have for ages. Solitude, tranquility and wilderness await."
More specifically, hunter Charles Sheldon, during a visit to the area, wrote in his log of 1906 January 12, ' Because of the "beauties of the country and of the variety of the game," he wrote, the area "would make an ideal park and game preserve." Tourists, too, would be an important part of the equation, and he easily anticipated the area's "enjoyment and inspiration [that] visitors will receive." ' Mostly due to Sheldon's urging, legislation doing so was signed into law on 1917 February 26 -- about the only day Sheldon did NOT visit Washington to lobby for his idea.
...he discovered the population of mountain yellow-legged frogs (Rana muscosa, Rana sierrae) had declined.
see his published results :
Bradford, D. F., D. M. Graber, and F. Tabatabai. 1994b. Population declines of the native frog, Rana muscosa, in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, California. Southwestern Naturalist 39:323-327.
Approx a year ago, this frog was added to the list of animals protected under the California Endangered Species Act.
Are there any national parks in a temperate forest?
Yes. Olympic National Park in Washington State. The Ozark Hills are covered in a national forest, Mark Twain, with lots of activities, a temperate forest surrounded by very clean lakes, rivers, and creeks for canoeing. Try Alley Springs Park on the Current River for a park w/great amenities. Also: http://www.nps.gov/buff. Being the first National River park in the US, this is great fun. However, being surrounded by a temperate forest, watch out for the snakes.
There are two sections to the falls; the horseshoe on the Canadian side and the America falls on the American side, So it depends which part of the falls in particular you were looking at, but history tells us that they are approximately 12,000 years old.
he Grand Canyon is 277 miles (446 km) long, up to 18 miles (29 km) wide and attains a depth of over a mile (1.83 km) (6000 feet). Nearly two billion years of the Earth's geological history have been exposed as the Colorado River and its tributaries cut their channels through layer after layer of rock while the Colorado Plateau was uplifted. While the specific geologic processes and timing that formed the Grand Canyon are the subject of debate by geologists,recent evidence suggests the Colorado River established its course through the canyon at least 17 million years ago. Since that time, the Colorado River continued to erode and form the canyon to the point we see it at today.
Before European immigration, the area was inhabited by Native Americans who built settlements within the canyon and its many caves. The Pueblo people considered the Grand Canyon ("Ongtupqa" in Hopi language) a holy site and made pilgrimages to it.[7] The first European known to have viewed the Grand Canyon was García López de Cárdenas from Spain, who arrived in 1540. (Source wikipedia)
What is the smallest monument in the US?
At 630 feet high, the Gateway Arch is the nation's tallest monument ( Missouri). Designed by Eero Saarinen, it lies on the Mississippi River. Visitors can ride in cars to the top of the arch to get a view of the surrounding city.
Which explorer discovered the Grand Canyon?
Coronado himself never saw The Canyon, but one of his captains, Garcia Lopez de Cardenaz, was led there by a group of Hopis.
What planet has volcanoes and a canyon that is larger that the Grand Canyon is?
Mars.
Valles Marineris would hold the whole of Earth's Grand Canyon is one of its side canyons.
In addition, its largest volcano -- Olympus Mons -- is larger than any volcano on our planet.
Two great ramparts that protected the roadway from Athens to the sea?
The ramparts didn't protect Athens from the sea, they provided a secure connection between its port and the walled city, so that even if the city was beseiged it could still ger in its food by sea, and still man its navy to harrass the home countries of attackers.
They were called the Long Walls, running parallel to each other from the port of Piraeus to the City
What plants grow in Katmai national park?
Katmai is most famous for its grizzly bears. Other mammals include the moose, caribou, red fox, wolf, lynx, wolverine, river otter, mink, marten, weasel, porcupine, snowshoe hare, red squirrel, and beaver. Along the coast are sea lions, sea otters, and hair seals, porpoise, with beluga, killer, and gray whales. Salmon run the river, where the grizzlies catch and eat them. A list of birds may be found at: http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/birds/chekbird/r7/akpenin.htm
What are the most famous or popular National Parks in China?
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What is Arches National Park's climate?
its hot at arches np - its Utah,
Summer (June through September) exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Winter (December through February) below 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Temperatures may range 50 degrees in a 24-hour period - days are hot and nights are cold.
What time does the San Diego Wild Animal Park open?
Wild Animal Park is open 365 days a year, and opens at 9 am each day. Its closing time varies by the season.
What is the role of technology parks in national development?
"A Science and Technology Park is an organization managed by specialized professionals, whose main aim is to increase the wealth of its community by promoting the culture of innovation and the competitiveness of its associated businesses and knowledge-based institutions."
There are many approximate synonyms for "Science Park", including Research Park, Technology Park, techno polis and biomedical park.
Technological parks can, and have in the past, played an important role in technological capacity building. They do this by bringing together in the same location, facilities that include, manufacturing, high level training, technology and business incubation, financing institutions, standardization and calibration laboratories, testing and analytical facilities, and industrial services.
The advent of science and technology parks in recent decades with the objective to minimize the gap between economic sectors and the academia and research community. The success attributed to these parks in many countries has played a significant role in scientific and economic development in many knowledge based societies and specialized employment. The thinking behind the creation of these parks in many countries has been very similar. The parks were established with the objective to provide a physical environment needed for development and flourishing of scientific innovations, reduce investment in infra-structure, efficient time management and reduced costs associated with communication among participating elements including institutions, companies and organizations and they created synergies. It promotes the technology transfer to those firms established within the park. Convenient and lower cost education for students. Opportunities to obtain technical and scientific degrees on a past time basis.
The development of technology parks is needed a wide spread phenomenon in today's technology - inspired era. This concept and all the issues related to its development assume increasing importance which gives the fact that, it has unique potentials in accelerating the growth of nations' economy. In order to succeed in today's knowledge - based economy and to realize its vision of becoming a developed nation, it must develop the requisite infra-structure and info-structure. It is widely believed that technological parks have unique role in transforming a nation into knowledge-based economic since its establishment align closely with the key drivers of knowledge-based economy i.e. innovation, commercialization of ideas, entrepreneurship and university-industry-government smart partnership.
Besides building area, these parks offer a number of shared resources, such as uninterruptible power supply, telecommunications hubs, reception and security, management offices, restaurants, bank offices, convention center, parking, internal transportation, entertainment and sports facilities, etc. In this way, the park offers considerable advantages to hosted companies, by reducing overhead costs with these facilities.
This clearly shows that technological parks play a great and important role in the development of a country.
The world's first techno-park started in early 1950s. There are over 140 techno-parks in North America. The big North American technological parks have experienced on enormous impact regarding economic growth, qualified jobs creation, exports and modern firms' competitiveness development.
Asia is the world's next leading international theme park market. It includes Japan, Korea, Honk Kong, Taiwan and a rapidly changing China.
The Research Triangle Park is one of the biggest parks in United Stated which crowds together 130 organizations, 99 of which are directly related to research and development purpose. Its more than 39.500 employers are daily incorporated to their jobs. An area of 8 2 miles and their wages reach the figure of 1-2 thousand million US Dollars.
In Pakistan we have two techno-parks. One is in Lahore and the other one is in Islamabad. The technological parks in Karachi are under consideration as this is the biggest industrial city of Pakistan.
We should create awareness on the potential role that technological parks can play not only in accelerating Pakistan's industrialization programmes but also in transforming the country in knowledge-based economy.
Is the Grand Canyon the deepest canyon?
The Cotahuasi Canyon of Peru is the world's deepest canyon
The grand canyon is about 1737 meters deep - a little a mile. However the deepest canyon in the world is the Western CWM in Nepal on Mountain Everest where heat gets trapped and it gets so hot that the snow melts.
How long does it take for a swallow to fly to Africa?
Less than 10 minutes if you're at that loction in Africa.
What continent is 30 degrees north latitude and 10 degrees east longitude?
The continent of North America. (The country is the USA specifically)
Can you see Grand Canyon from California?
Most people drive a car.
But you can ride a shuttle van, a train, a helicopter, or a plane.
And there's no law that says you can't walk to The Canyon.
Who is the president on the far right of the Mount Rushmore?
Lincoln is the rightmost as you them from the front.
What is the highest mountain for Denali national park?
Mount McKinley is the highest mountain in the park, and in the United States. Its native name is Denali. It is home to lots of plants and animals. The animals range from bears and wolves to small birds and hares, with many inbetween( eg. moose and fox's). There are too many plants to name! Interesting facts: 1. Geologists say it is ever rising. 2. It is named after president William McKinley. 3. it is best to climb it in April, May and June.
Is Central Park a national park?
No, it is a city park. Many of its features were designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, and it is the model for most city parks throughout the US.
It was opened in 1859.
