Grand Canyon National park

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Grand CanyonNational park

Ariana Afrakhteh

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Map of the Grand Canyon

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When did the Grand Canyon become a National park?

The Grand canyon became a official

national park in 1919. That was three years

after the National parks creation of the

National Park Service. It became a National

Park because it wanted to protect and preserve the beautiful canyon.

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Cool FactsMany forest Fires take place on the Grand Canyon.

The Grand Canyon is 277 miles long and 1 mile deep in some areas.

It covers an area of 1900 square miles

The Grand Canyon has a sky walk.

The Grand Canyon took three to six years to form. It was formed by the Colorado river.

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How did they use TechnologyThe Grand Canyon uses a lot of technology. They have video cameras and other filming devices that are hidden. They have built a sky walk so that you walk on it you could see below you. There are many other ways technology is used on the Grand Canyon.

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Types of rock found in the grand Canyon

• Kaibab limestone• Toroweap formation• Coconio sandstone• Hermit shale• Supia formation• Redwall limestone• Muav limestone• Bright angel shale

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Landforms

• Mesas• Plateaus• Rivers• Lakes• Cliffs• The Colorado river runs right through it

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How is the Grand Canyon changing

“ The Grand Canyon, like other active regions on the Earth's crust, is currently being stretched and thinned, with some areas undergoing uplift. It is changing because erosion is increased in uplifted areas due to potential energy releases from weathering.”

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Environmental issues

• air quality• fire management• the impact of increased visitation• endangered species

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Bibliography

• http://www.bobspixels.com/kaibab.org/geology/gc_layer.htm

• http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081106183022AAUSB2R

• http://www.nature.nps.gov/geology/parks/grca/

• http://www.grandcanyon-nationalpark.org/images/grandcanyonskywalk-2.jpg