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Below are listed fifteen national parks. Use the URL listed to match each national park with the description.(There are extra national parks listed that do not match one of the descriptions. We just wanted to make it hard for you!)

http://www.nps.gov/parklists/bynametemp.htm

1. I am the oldest national part in the world. Which national park am I?

2. Sometimes I am called "The Wall." I extend 100 miles through the dry plains of South Dakota. I was the location of the final "Ghost Dance," which took place in 1890 just a few days before more than 150 Lakota Indians were massacred at Wounded Knee. Which park am I?

3. I am in California and Mt. Whitney is part of me. Mt. Whitney is the highest peak in the United States (south of Alaska) at a height of 14,494. I am home to giant trees and big canyons. The Crystal Cave is also in my boundaries. Which national park am I?

4. I am an immense gorge--18 miles wide, one mile deep and 277 miles long. I was formed by erosion caused by running water. I am which national park?

5. I was created to preserve a distinct wildlife habitat. Many rare and colorful bird find their home in me. I am also home to dangerous reptiles. I am not very healthy now because my water is being polluted by the population explosion. Which national park am I?

6. I am known as a habitat for moose and wolves. I am in Lake Superior. Which national park am I?

7. I feature 20 miles of underground passages carved by the ground lifting and the sea withdrawing. More than half- million Mexican free-tailed bats summer in me. Which national park am I?

8. I am the largest national park south of Alaska. I get VERY little rainfall, usually less than two inches per year. Which national park am I?

9. I have a 21 square miles of beautiful blue water ringed by cliffs towering 200 feet above my surface. I am the deepest lake in the world. Also in my boundaries are Mt. St. Helens. Which national park am I?

10. I am the smallest national park. I contain mineral rich waters and am often used as a spa to "seek relief from bunions, rheumatism, and other afflictions." I am in a southern state. Which national park am I?

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