{
 "source": "https://peabody.kids/flashcards/fun-national-parks-us",
 "id": "fun-national-parks-us",
 "title": "US National Parks",
 "category": "trivia-fun",
 "subject": "Landmarks",
 "levels": [
  "3-5",
  "6-8",
  "9-12"
 ],
 "description": "Famous national parks and what each is known for.",
 "tags": [
  "national parks",
  "usa",
  "nature"
 ],
 "frontLabel": "Park",
 "backLabel": "Known for",
 "cards": [
  [
   "Yellowstone (WY, MT, ID)",
   "The first national park (1872); Old Faithful geyser and bison"
  ],
  [
   "Yosemite (CA)",
   "Granite cliffs, waterfalls and giant sequoias"
  ],
  [
   "Grand Canyon (AZ)",
   "A huge canyon cut by the Colorado River"
  ],
  [
   "Zion (UT)",
   "Red rock canyons and narrow slot canyons"
  ],
  [
   "Bryce Canyon (UT)",
   "Tall rock spires called hoodoos"
  ],
  [
   "Arches (UT)",
   "More than 2,000 natural sandstone arches"
  ],
  [
   "Canyonlands (UT)",
   "Deep canyons and mesas carved by rivers"
  ],
  [
   "Great Smoky Mountains (TN, NC)",
   "Misty mountains and lots of different plants and animals"
  ],
  [
   "Acadia (ME)",
   "Rocky coast and first sunrise views in the US in some seasons"
  ],
  [
   "Glacier (MT)",
   "Mountains, glaciers and clear lakes"
  ],
  [
   "Rocky Mountain (CO)",
   "High peaks and elk"
  ],
  [
   "Grand Teton (WY)",
   "Jagged mountains rising from a valley"
  ],
  [
   "Olympic (WA)",
   "Rainforest, mountains and Pacific beaches"
  ],
  [
   "Mount Rainier (WA)",
   "A giant volcano with glaciers"
  ],
  [
   "Redwood (CA)",
   "The tallest trees on Earth"
  ],
  [
   "Sequoia (CA)",
   "Giant sequoias, the largest trees by volume"
  ],
  [
   "Joshua Tree (CA)",
   "Desert with twisted Joshua trees"
  ],
  [
   "Death Valley (CA, NV)",
   "The hottest, driest place in North America"
  ],
  [
   "Everglades (FL)",
   "A huge wetland with alligators and wading birds"
  ],
  [
   "Biscayne (FL)",
   "Mostly underwater, with coral reefs"
  ],
  [
   "Dry Tortugas (FL)",
   "Islands with an old fort, far out in the Gulf"
  ],
  [
   "Mammoth Cave (KY)",
   "The longest known cave system in the world"
  ],
  [
   "Carlsbad Caverns (NM)",
   "Huge limestone caves and a bat flight at dusk"
  ],
  [
   "Big Bend (TX)",
   "Desert, mountains and the Rio Grande"
  ],
  [
   "Badlands (SD)",
   "Striped, eroded hills and fossils"
  ],
  [
   "Wind Cave (SD)",
   "A cave with rare boxwork formations"
  ],
  [
   "Theodore Roosevelt (ND)",
   "Rugged badlands and wild horses"
  ],
  [
   "Voyageurs (MN)",
   "Lakes and canoeing"
  ],
  [
   "Isle Royale (MI)",
   "A wilderness island in Lake Superior"
  ],
  [
   "Cuyahoga Valley (OH)",
   "A park with waterfalls and a scenic train"
  ],
  [
   "Shenandoah (VA)",
   "Skyline Drive and fall colors"
  ],
  [
   "Hot Springs (AR)",
   "Natural hot springs and old bathhouses"
  ],
  [
   "Congaree (SC)",
   "A forest in a floodplain"
  ],
  [
   "Denali (AK)",
   "Home of North America's tallest mountain"
  ],
  [
   "Glacier Bay (AK)",
   "Tidewater glaciers and whales"
  ],
  [
   "Kenai Fjords (AK)",
   "Fjords, glaciers and sea life"
  ],
  [
   "Katmai (AK)",
   "Brown bears catching salmon"
  ],
  [
   "Haleakala (HI)",
   "A huge volcano crater on Maui"
  ],
  [
   "Hawaii Volcanoes (HI)",
   "Active volcanoes"
  ],
  [
   "Petrified Forest (AZ)",
   "Trees turned to stone"
  ],
  [
   "Saguaro (AZ)",
   "Giant cactus forest"
  ],
  [
   "Mesa Verde (CO)",
   "Ancient cliff homes built by Ancestral Puebloans"
  ],
  [
   "Great Sand Dunes (CO)",
   "The tallest sand dunes in North America"
  ],
  [
   "Crater Lake (OR)",
   "The deepest lake in the US, in an old volcano"
  ],
  [
   "Lassen Volcanic (CA)",
   "Hot springs and volcanic mud pots"
  ],
  [
   "Pinnacles (CA)",
   "Rock spires and rare California condors"
  ],
  [
   "Channel Islands (CA)",
   "Island wildlife off the coast"
  ],
  [
   "North Cascades (WA)",
   "Rugged peaks and glaciers"
  ],
  [
   "Great Basin (NV)",
   "Ancient bristlecone pines and dark skies"
  ],
  [
   "Capitol Reef (UT)",
   "A long wrinkle in the Earth called a monocline"
  ],
  [
   "Black Canyon of the Gunnison (CO)",
   "A very steep, narrow canyon"
  ],
  [
   "Guadalupe Mountains (TX)",
   "Highest point in Texas"
  ],
  [
   "White Sands (NM)",
   "Glowing white gypsum dunes"
  ],
  [
   "Gateway Arch (MO)",
   "A national park with the famous Arch in St. Louis"
  ],
  [
   "Indiana Dunes (IN)",
   "Sand dunes on Lake Michigan"
  ],
  [
   "Virgin Islands (USVI)",
   "Beaches and coral reefs"
  ],
  [
   "National Park Service",
   "The agency that cares for national parks; founded in 1916"
  ],
  [
   "Ranger",
   "A person who protects and teaches about parks"
  ],
  [
   "Junior Ranger",
   "A kids' program where you earn a badge"
  ],
  [
   "Leave No Trace",
   "Take only photos, leave only footprints"
  ]
 ]
}