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- 1. BY: DIEGO SALCEDO ZIONNATIONAL PARK
- 2. LOCATION • ZION NATIONALPARK is located in Southern Utah. • Its coordinates are 37012’09”N 112059’16” W
- 3. HOW ZION WASFORMED • 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
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- 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
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- 8. PLANTS Mountain • Ferns, Mosses,Wildflowers Canyons • Trees, Oak, Maple, Cottonwood, Birch Little water areas • Yucca, Prickly pear cactus
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- 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
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- 12. ACTIVITIES • Hiking • Horseriding • Bike riding • Rock climing
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- 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
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