Exploring National Parks
A Grade 8 social studies worksheet focusing on the history, purpose, and significance of US National Parks.
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Exploring National Parks
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Some questions may require you to recall information about the history and purpose of National Parks.
1. Which president signed the act creating the National Park Service in 1916?
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Abraham Lincoln
Franklin D. Roosevelt
2. Yellowstone National Park, established in 1872, was the world's first .
3. The primary mission of the National Park Service is to conserve the scenery, natural and historic objects, and wildlife, and to provide for the of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.
4. All National Parks are located within the continental United States.
True
False
5. Explain the difference between a National Park and a National Forest.
Match the National Park with its notable feature.
6. Grand Canyon
a. Geysers like Old Faithful
7. Yosemite
b. Deep gorge carved by the Colorado River
8. Yellowstone
c. Giant sequoia trees and granite cliffs