Exploring National Parks
A worksheet for 7th graders to learn about the importance, history, and features of national parks.
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Exploring National Parks
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your knowledge. This worksheet will test your understanding of national parks.
1. Which president signed the act establishing Yellowstone as the first national park?
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Theodore Roosevelt
Andrew Jackson
2. What is the primary purpose of a national park?
To generate revenue from tourism
To provide recreational activities for visitors
To preserve natural and cultural resources
To serve as military training grounds
3. The National Park Service was created in the year .
4. A key feature of many national parks is their unique and wildlife.
5. Name two benefits of having national parks.
6. All national parks are located within the United States.
True
False
7. National parks are only for protecting animals, not historical sites.
True
False
Match the national park to its notable feature.
8. Grand Canyon National Park
a. Geysers like Old Faithful
9. Everglades National Park
b. Alligators and diverse wetlands
10. Yellowstone National Park
c. Vast gorge carved by a river
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
11. National parks play a crucial role in the of natural resources for future generations.
12. Protecting the variety of life in an area is known as maintaining .
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