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Zion National Park: A Guide to Its Natural Wonders
- 1. BY: DIEGO SALCEDO ZION NATIONAL PARK
- 2. LOCATION • ZION NATIONAL PARK is located in Southern Utah. • Its coordinates are 37012’09”N 112059’16” W
- 3. HOW ZION WAS FORMED • Layers of sand, mud, and gravel washed down • These layers grew to be 10,000 feet thick • Minerals soaked into Zion’s layers • These minerals helped Zion get its colors • The stone shifted up to form mountains • The new mountains caused rivers to erode the layers • Deep canyons were formed by the running water • These rivers are still eroding today
- 4. NATURAL STRUCTURES • Arches • Natural bridges • Canyons • Goose necks • Mountains
- 5. PICTURES
- 6. ANIMALS Ground • Snakes, Lizards, Desert tortoise, Gila monster Canyons • Coyotes, Mountain lions, Bob cats Bighorn sheep, Elks, Black bears, Valleys • Foxes, Weasels, Skunks, Raccoons Sky • Bats, Birds, Golden eagles, Canyon wrens
- 7. PICTURES
- 8. PLANTS Mountain • Ferns, Mosses, Wildflowers Canyons • Trees, Oak, Maple, Cottonwood, Birch Little water areas • Yucca, Prickly pear cactus
- 9. PICTURES
- 10. WEATHER Spring • Mild temperatures, Wildflowers start to bloom Summer • Temperatures over 1o0 degrees Fall • Clear, Cool, colder in late fall Winter • Cool, snow, temperatures below freezing
- 11. PICTURES
- 12. ACTIVITIES • Hiking • Horse riding • Bike riding • Rock climing
- 13. PICTURES
- 14. PARK ISSUES • Overcrowding • Workers needed • Feeding animals • Deer injure people, when this happens deer must be killed • Park workers teach visitors about safety, plants and animals • Also what they can do and what they cant do
- 16. THE END