Giant Sequoia National Monument

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/giant-sequoia-national-monument

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How big is Giant Sequoia National Monument?328,315 acres
2. What is the location?Southern Sierra Nevada, California
3. What is the number of giant sequoia groves protected?38
4. Why were the giant sequoia groves protected in 2000?To stop logging and protect the trees and the animals that live around them.
5. Where are the giant sequoias located in the monument?They grow in two parts: one near Kings Canyon National Park and the other just south of Sequoia National Park.

Sequoiadendron giganteum: The scientific name for the Giant Sequoia, the world's largest tree by volume.
Sierra Nevada: A major mountain range in California, known for its granite peaks, diverse ecosystems, and national parks.
Apex Predator: An animal at the top of the food chain with no natural predators.
Ecological Balance: The state where all living organisms and environmental factors in an ecosystem are in equilibrium.