Have you ever been to a national park? презентация

Do you know
what a National Park is?
A National Park is a part of the National System, an organization that was set up in 1916 to protect areas of great natural beauty or of historic interest so that everyone can enjoy them.

Do you know
the first National Park?
Established on March 1, 1872, Yellowstone National Park is the first and oldest national park in the world.

Preserved within Yellowstone are Old Faithful Geyser and some 10,000 hot springs and geysers, the majority of the planet's total. These geothermal wonders are evidence of one of the world's largest active volcanoes; its last eruption created a crater that spans almost half of the park

An outstanding mountain wildland with clean water and air, Yellowstone is home of the grizzly bear and wolf, and free-ranging herds of bison and elk.

The First English National Park.
The Lake District is one of England's first and largest national parks. It contains landscapes varying from the rolling hills of the Eastern Fells to the rocky peaks around the Central Fells and Langdale.

The first English National Park,
“Lake District” was founded in 1949.

The Great Smoky Mountains

The Grand Canyon

Answer the questions:
What is a National Park?
What are National Parks for?
How many National Parks are there in Britain and in the USA?
What are some of the parks?
What kind of people visit them?
What can they enjoy there?