THE GRAND CANYON

THE LOCATION

• Arazona
• 36.0553° N, 112.1218° W

A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT HAVE CHANGED THE AREA ARE

• Humans have introduced non-native plants and animans
• Air polution
• Polution in water
• The glen canyon dam
• The canyon has ben disturbed by rumbling aircraft

WHO MADE IT A NATIONAL PARK

THINGS TO DO AT THE GRAND CANYON

• You can go hiking in the grand canyon
• You can go to the Tusayan Ruin/Museum
• You can go on a Scenic drive on the East Rim
• You can walk on the skywalk
• You can take a helicopter ride over and in the canyon

PLANTS

• There are 1,737 known species of vascular plants
• 167 spiecies of fungi
• 64 species of moss
• 195 species of lichen

THE REPTILES

• Chuckwalla Lizard
• Short-Horned Lizard
• Salamanders
• Diamond Back Rattler
• Grand Canyon Rattler

BIRDS

• Bald and golden eagles
• Red tailed hawkes
• Blue jays (and other varieties)
• Ravens
• Wild turkies and turkie vultures

ANIMALS

• Coyote's
• Bats
• Squirrls
• Raccoon
• Bobcat

ANIMALS

• Grey fox
• Mountain lion
• Beavers
• Muie deer
• Big horn sheep

ANIMALS

• Cotton tail rabbits
• Ringtail cats

WHY IS THE GRAND CANYON FAMOUS?

• It is the 7th wonder of the world
• It is such a beautiful place to take the family
• They have a famous skywalk

FACTS

• 446km long, 18 miles wide, 1 mile deep
• John Wesley Powell led first expedition down the Grand Canyon in 1869
• Used to be called big canyon
• Open year round including holiday, 7am to 6pm off-season 8am to 5pm
• It has over 4 million visitors a year

SOURCES

• http://www.sciencekids.co.nz
• http://www.nps.gov/grca/index.htm
• http://www.nationalgeographic.com
• http://www.bbc.com/news/
• http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Login?ed=wb&tu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldbook...