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the YOSEMITE map Flashcards

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1
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What was the world’s First Federal Act to preserve nature?

A

Yosemite

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What did this U.S. Act originally protect?

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The area’s Yosemite Valley and Sequoia groves

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What was Yosemite renamed to?

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a “National Park”

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When was Yosemite later expanded and renamed a “National Park”?

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1890

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What is the most popular viewing spot in the park?

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Glacier Point

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What is the park’s largest grove?

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Mariposa Grove

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With how many Sequoias?

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Approximately 500

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What was protected by Act of Congress?

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Yosemite Grant 1864

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Who signed it into law?

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President Lincoln

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Yosemite National Park is larger than what state?

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Rhode Island

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What trees are the World’s Largest?

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Giant Sequoia Trees

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What are Giant Sequoia’s average adult height?

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Approximately 200-280 feet

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What is the ONLY place these trees live?

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the Western slopes of California’s Sierra Mountains

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What does each Giant Sequoia endure on average?

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fires every 25 years

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What are Giant Sequoia trees longevity?

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Approximately 3,000 years

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Where is one of the highest fire hazard regions in the U.S.?

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Yosemite Valley

17
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What was a former Magma Chamber that cooled?

A

Half Dome

18
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How long ago did it cool?

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93 million years ago

19
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What was Half Dome’s young cliff face due to?

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Exfoliation (peeling by rock falls)

20
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How often does it lose slabs?

A

every 3-5 years

21
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What is America’s most impressive mass of exposed Granite?

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Yosemite Valley

22
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What was it once covered by?

A

Volcanoes

23
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How did the peaks, domes, and valley shape form?

A

Underground by cooling magma that spread apart

24
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What removed the fill to expose the valley we see today?

A

Later erosion and glaciation

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