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The Grand Canyon

The Grand Canyon. By: Emily Erlich. Research Topics! (Home). Resources page. When and why was it created?. What environmental issues are affecting your park?. US map. How is the land in the park currently changing?. Special Features. What type of rocks can be found?.

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The Grand Canyon

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  1. The Grand Canyon By: Emily Erlich

  2. Research Topics! (Home) Resources page When and why was it created? What environmental issues are affecting your park? US map How is the land in the park currently changing? Special Features What type of rocks can be found? Or just click through the slides Click a button, any button! How was it formed? Bibliography Topographic Map How is technology used?

  3. Resources page http://www.nps.gov/grca/photosmultimedia/rangerminute.htm This page has ALL of the resources on it! http://www.bobspixels.com/kaibab.org//geology/gc_layer.htm#kl http://www.ohranger.com/grand-canyon/preserving-park

  4. How was it formed? The Grand Canyon was formed by erosion. Over millions of years, the Grand Canyon was formed. With the help of rain and a few other sources, the Colorado River eroded the land to form the Grand Canyon. MUCH more info. That’s so cool!!!

  5. More info on how it was formed It began when, large rocks were compressed and broken down under a lot of heat and pressure.  Then, hot magma got in the cracks and cooled. Over time, things like limestone, sandstone, ancient oceans, and ancient desserts piled on top of those rocks.  Then, the North American plate and the Pacific plate collided, pushing the land up 7,000 feet high, to form the Colorado plateau. Finally, the Colorado River streams through the land, weathering and eroding the walls to form the Grand Canyon.

  6. Special Features Some special landforms in the Grand Canyon are the Colorado River and the Colorado Plateau. Look! The Colorado River Look! The Colorado Plateau!

  7. The Colorado River The Colorado River is constantly running around 242,000 square miles of land. It runs in the states of Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and California. The headwaters of the Colorado River are in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. There, the altitude is 9,010 feet.

  8. The Colorado Plateau The Colorado Plateau is 130,000 square miles large. The range in elevation from 5,000 to 11,000 feet high. Animals and plants have adapted to the rock and harsh climatic conditions.

  9. When and why was it created? When did it become a national park? It was created about 5-6 million years ago, which is very young. Even though some rocks found date back to around 250 million years ago. It was created because the Colorado River eroded a large amount of rock that is now the Grand Canyon. If we didn’t have the Colorado River, we wouldn’t have this great national park, called the Grand Canyon.

  10. When did it become a national park? (and why) • The Grand Canyon became a national park in 1919. The park boundaries were set in 1975. The Grand Canyon was named a World Heritage Site in 1979 in recognition of the world wide value of its exceptional natural resources. The Grand Canyon became a national park because of the thick amount of many kinds of ancient rocks that are preserved and exposed in the most beautiful way inside the walls of the Grand Canyon.

  11. What type of rocks can be found? There are seven different large layers of rock in the Grand Canyon.  The first layer is a layer with Kaibab Limestone.  This layer is around 250 million years old.  It's made of sandy limestone.  The second layer is called the Toroweap Formation.  It is around 255 million years old and is yellow and gray.  The next layer is made with Coconino Sandstone.  It is about 260 million years old and has quartz sand, or sand dunes.  Next, is the Hermit Shale layer.  It's about 265 million years old and is made of soft rock.  The level after that is the Supai Formation.  It's average is about 285 million years old.  Next is Redwall Limestone. Then Temple Butte Limestone, and lastly, the Tonto Group. These are sedimentary rocks. Rock Pictures Lots of layers!

  12. Rock Pictures Sandstone Limestone Toroweap Formation Redwall Limestone Supai Formation Hermit Shale Temple Butte Limestone Tonto Group

  13. How Is Technology Used? Industries are putting in better pollution control because there is so much pollution in the air coming from southern California, southern Arizona and northern Mexico.  The reason this is important is because the pollution is getting into the Grand Canyon. That is bad for the animals who live there. It also could harm the tourists. Also, The Grand Canyon has pathways for people to walk on. Sweet technology!!

  14. How is the land in the park currently changing? The rocks are still slowly eroding and weathering. The process of weathering is when rocks get broken down into smaller particles. Erosion is the process of the weathered pieces being carried away. If it rains, that water helps the Colorado River erode. The Colorado River is the largest source of erosion the Grand Canyon, though. eroding, though. Eroding rocks

  15. What environmental issues are affecting your park? The Grand Canyon is facing floods. Also, factories in southern California, southern Arizona, and northern Mexico are putting out so much pollution. This is an issue because the pollution is getting into the Grand Canyon. That is bad for the animals who live there. It also could harm the tourists.

  16. Topographic Map of the Grand Canyon. This is just part of the Grand Canyon.

  17. Map of the Grand Canyon in the U.S. The Grand Canyon!

  18. Bibliography Book Cone, Patrick. Grand Canyon. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda, 1994. Print. Websites Preserving the Park | Grand Canyon | Oh, Ranger!" Your Complete Guide to the Parks | Oh, Ranger! Web. 01 June 2010. <http://www.ohranger. com/grand-canyon/preserving-park>. "The Geology of the Grand Canyon." Bob Ribokas - On-Line Photography Portfolio (BobsPixels.com). Web. 01 June 2010. <http://www.bobspixels.com/kaibab.org/geology/gc_geol.htm>. "Grand Canyon USGS Grand Canyon Quad, Arizona, Topographic Map." Topographic Maps & Aerial Photos for United States & Canada. Web. 01 June 2010. <http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=36.05444&lon=-112.13861>. Picture Colorado Plateau. Photograph "Grand Canyon USGS Grand Canyon Quad, Arizona, Topographic Map." Topographic Maps & Aerial Photos for United States & Canada. Web. 01 June 2010. <http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=36.05444&lon=-112.13861>. Also, information from the Grand Canyon itself.

  19. Pictures Websites! http://www.ohranger.com/grand-canyon/preserving-park http://stephenleonardo.com/gallery/images/waves.jpg http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=36.05444&lon=-112.13861

  20. Pictures!!!!!!!!

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