National Parks

What is a custom or belief handed down over time?

• Tradition

• Story-telling

• History

• Legend

Our country's national parks are a natural resource.

• True

• False

What is the oldest national park?

• Yosemite National Park

• Yellowstone National Park

• Grand Canyon National Park

• Hot Springs National Park

Which president signed legislation to preserve the first national park?

• Ulysses Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Jackson

• Theodore Roosevelt

How many places have been designated national parks?

• Over 120

• Over 250

• Over 390

• Over 470

When did Congress pass a law creating the National Park Service?

• 1916

• 1891

• 1952

• 2008

There are national parks in every state.

• True

• False

Who can create an area to be a national park?

• The president and the Supreme Court

• Congress and the Supreme Court

• The president and congress

• All three branches

What is the job of the National Park Service?

• to maintain the areas

• to keep people out of the areas

• to preserve and protect these areas for future generations

• to prevent forest fires

A National Park contains a variety of resources and includes large land or water areas.

• True

• False