Sequoia National Park

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/sequoia-national-park

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 Sequoia National Park?163,519 hectares (631 square miles)
2. How high is Sequoia National Park?Mount Whitney at 4,421 meters (14,505 feet)
3. When was Sequoia National Park built?September 25, 1890
4. What is the location?Southern Sierra Nevada, California, United States
5. What is the administered with?Kings Canyon National Park
6. Why are the giant sequoia trees so big?The giant sequoias are the biggest trees on Earth by volume. They can live more than 2,000 years and are built to survive fires that clear the ground for new growth.

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