Have you ever been to a national park?

1. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO A NATIONAL PARK?

2. Do you know what a National Park is?

A National Park is a
part of the National
System, an organization
that was set up in 1916 to
protect areas of great
natural beauty or of
historic interest so that
everyone can enjoy them.

3. Do you know the first National Park?

Established on
March 1, 1872,
Yellowstone
National Park is
the first and oldest
national park in
the world.

4.

Preserved within Yellowstone are Old
Faithful Geyser and some 10,000 hot
springs and geysers, the majority of the
planet's total. These geothermal wonders
are evidence of one of the world's largest
active volcanoes; its last eruption created
a crater that spans almost half of the park

5.

An outstanding mountain wildland with
clean water and air, Yellowstone is
home of the grizzly bear and wolf, and
free-ranging herds of bison and elk.

6. The First English National Park.

The Lake
District is one of
England's first
and largest
national parks.
It contains
landscapes
varying from the
rolling hills of
the Eastern Fells
to the rocky
peaks around the
Central Fells and
Langdale.

7.

The first English National Park,
“Lake District” was founded in 1949.

8. The Great Smoky Mountains

9. The Grand Canyon

10. Answer the questions:

What is a National Park?
What are National Parks for?
How many National Parks are there in
Britain and in the USA?
What are some of the parks?
What kind of people visit them?
What can they enjoy there?

11. R U S S I A

RUSSIA
23 NATIONAL PARKS
84 NATURE RESERVES
Valday : Novgorodskaya region
Founded: 17.05.1990
Lakes: Valday, Seliger
Animals: bears, wolves, foxes,
otters
Barguzinsky
Founded: 29.12. 1916
Lake: Baikal
Animals: sable