Summarize

Summarize Preserving Unique Places Our National  Parks by identifying the main idea in each chapter.  Give at least two details supporting each main idea.  What do the three national parks: Badlands, Death Valley, and Everglades all have in common?

Think and Compare

1. Look at the diagram on page 6 of how a fossil is formed.  Summarize the three basic steps of fossil formation.

2. Describe a national park or monument that you have visited or heard about.  How is it unique?

3. Do you think it is important to preserve land in national parks?  Explain your reasons.

My Special Place

Pretend you could preserve any place that you know in the United States.  If could be in located the country or in the city.  What place would you preserve and why?  State your reasons in the form of a letter to your Congressman.