U.S.A. National Parks Scavenger Hunt. Print this document out and answer the questions using the interactive map on www.mrnussbaum.com/nationalparks.htm. TEACHERS - click here for ANSWER KEY. Click here to return to National Parks.

1.) Find Shenandoah National Park (labeled She.). What is the road called in which visitors can spiral high into the mountains?

SKYLINE DRIVE

2.) Find Redwoods National Park (labeled Red.) How long can a Redwood tree live? 2,000 YEARS

3.) Find Great Smoky Mountains National Park. (labeled Smo.) How many people visit each year? 9 MILLION

4.) Find Olympic National Park (labeled Oly.) The Quinault Rainforest is the _WETTEST______________ place in the continental United States.

5.) Find Everglades National Park (labeled Eve.) Everglades is the only park in the world where ___ALLIGATORS________________ and _____CROCODILES_____________________ live side-by-side

6.) Find Yellowstone National Park (labeled Yls.). How often does the famous geyser, Old Faithful, erupt? EVERY 65 to 92 MINUTES

7.) Find Grand Canyon National Park (labeled Gr.C). How wide is the Grand Canyon? 4 to 18 MILES

8.) Find Crater Lake National Park (labeled Cr.L). Crater Lake is America's _____DEEPEST___________ lake.

9.)***Bonus -- Where would you find the famous Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoia?. (Hint: Not Sequoia National Park). YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK

10.)***Bonus -- Where would you find the tallest mountain in North America? DENALI NATIONAL PARK

11.)***Bonus -- What is the Waterpocket Fold? Where would you find it? A 65 MILLION YEAR OLD WRINKLE IN THE EARTH'S CRUST. CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK

12.)***Bonus -- Where would I find the highest paved road in America? ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK