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FASTEST LAND ANIMAL: PRONGHORN TALLEST MAN-MADE MONUMENT: GATEWAY ARCH

The pronghorn can reach speeds around 60 miles per hour and can maintain a pace The Gateway Arch, in St. Louis, memorializes the national expansion that took place
of 45 miles per hour for several minutes. The only faster land animal is the cheetah, under President Thomas Jefferson. Completed in 1965, the arch spans 630 feet and
reaching speeds of 70 miles per hour for short distances. rises to the same height; it was built to withstand earthquakes and high winds.


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dogs would pull the sleds every 50 to 75 miles. The last F)

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Unscramble the letters to discover the names of the ones
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ROCK AWD ROLL! WONDERS OF

THE NORTHWEST
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ED)}Louvesr Animal: Blue Whale
dll cerest Lake: Crater Lake

LARGEST Glacier: Bering Glacier

LONGEST Hiking Trail: Pacific Crest Trail
TALLEST Geyser: Steamboat

LARGEST Freshwater Fish: White Sturgeon

I'm Diva, the Blue Whale with the big voice. | love to sing, and I'm
the loudest animal around. You have to be loud to be heard from
Alaska to Hawai‘i to California! My songs can be heard by other ED ruiesr trees: Coast Redwoods
blue whales hundreds of miles away. But most of my sounds are such TALLEST Dam: Oroville Dam

low, rumbly tones, they’re too deep and low to be heard by humans, RAINIEST Spot: Mount Warale‘ale

or anyone but other sea creatures. EX. nicuesr Sea cliffs: Moloka'
MOST Active Voleano: Kilauea

The Northwest and Pacific region covers a lot of ground and water—
and a lot of wonders too. Let’s say hello to a few!



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RAINIEST SPOT: MOUNT WAI ALE ALE HIGHEST SEA CLIFFS: MOLOKA*!
Mount Wai ale “ale, on the island of Kauai in Hawai i, has an average annual rainfall of The sea cliffs along the northeastern coast of Moloka’i, one of eight major islands
about 400 inches. Its elevation is greater than 5,000 feet. The name “Wai ale ale” in the state of Hawai i, are the highest in the world. The cliffs near Umilehi Point drop
may be roughly rendered in English as “overflowing waters” or “rippling waters.” nearly 3,300 feet at an average slope of S€ degrees.


WHAT 16 AN ESTUARY? Try this

You say it like this: ESS-chuh-WHERE-ee! It’s a place where fresh
water (the kind in lakes and rivers) and salt water (the kind In the Estu dry

ocean) mix and mingle.
1. The Chesapeake Bay is bordered by the two states

That’s why so many plants, animals, birds, and fish—about 3600
different kinds—ive in or near the Chesapeake Bay. Sharks, dolphins,
crabs, turtles, and the American bald eagle are just a few you may find.

But the Bay creatures need our help to keep the water clean and healthy. of V and M

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all the fish, the bald eagle might not find enough fish to feed its young.

And if you throw trash into the water, it could hurt the creatures in an estuary. 2. The Chesapeake Bay is almost 2 miles long.

So let’s all make a deal to be careful.
3. Creatures in the Bay can be hurt if you throw

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The PACIFIC CREST TRAIL
passes by many Wonders.
See if you can make it
through this maze and touch
all of them without travelin
over the same path twice.
On each blank line, write
the name of the Wonder
described above the line.

Hottest Spot:

Deepest Lake:

Tallest Waterfall:

Oldest Trees:

Tallest Dam.

Tallest Trees:

A Trail That Will A-MAZE You!

Crater Lake

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Death Valley FINISH

Oroville Dam

Bristlecone ba
Yosemite Falls



WELCOME to the Northeast! I live not far from the
Longest Bridge Span—and the Longest Covered Bridge, too!

We've got lots of Wonders that people have built, but we
have natural Wonders, too—from the Windiest Place to
the Oldest Mountains. Come along and I'll tell you more!

WONDERS OF
THE NORTHEAST

LARGEST Rodent: American Beaver
LONGEST Span: Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

|WINDIEST Place: Mount Washington
FASTEST Bird: Peregrine Falcon
JOLDEST Mountains; Appalachians

LONGEST Covered Bridge:

Cornish-Windsor Bridge



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MEET COYOTE! These animals teach everyone a lesson at the
* live all over America, but they love — same time. Do you know anyone

the Southwest best. The American like that’?

Indians who lived here first created

4 . One story says Coyote created
many stories starring Coyote. a Wonder: He tried to,jump up to
He was a trickster, always getting catch a star and fell down with a big
into trouble or making people splat, and that made Crater Lake.

laugh-but sometimes, he could Americas deepest lake.

You can make up a silly Coyote story. Just fill in the blanks using the suggestions below!

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DESERT ANIMALS

Prairie Dog One day, Coyote and were walking through the desert.

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Tortoise

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EXCLAMATION FOOD

Gadzooks

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meat DESERT ANIMAL

Ouch

creature, but it came up and bit Coyote right on the nose! “ !” howled Coyote.

Pizza EXCLAMATION
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LARGEST LAKE: LAKE SUPERIOR LARGEST LAND MAMMAL: AMERICAN BISON

The largest of the five Great Lakes, Superior shares waters with Canada and covers ‘American bison typically reach 7 to Il feet in length and weigh 900 to 2,200 pounds.
a surface area of about 31,700 square miles. Lake Superior is approximately They feed primarily on grasses and can run nearly 30 miles an hour. Full-grown bulls
350 miles long; its maximum depth is 1,333 feet. stand 6 feet or more at the shoulder.


I'm Spike, the Saguaro Cactus. I’m the tallest dude in the
desert. | may be big now, but | started out as a seed the
size of a pinhead. | hardly grew an inch a year at first.
When I was 10 years old, | was still only six inches tall!
Now I’m 60 feet tall. It takes a cactus about 1590 years
to become a Wonder like me. My desert world may look,
well, deserted. But there are lots of Wonders here.
Saddle up, and I'll take you for a tour!

WONDERS OF
THE SOUTHWEST

18) TALLEST Cactus: Saguaro

IELU) TALLEST Dunes: Great Sand Dunes

\2t) LARGEST Cliff Dwelling: Cliff Palace

(22 LARGEST Desert: Great Basin

[KAA TALLEST Waterfall: Yosemite Falls

(24) LARGEST Canyon: Grand Canyon

\23) OLDEST Trees: Bristlecone Pines
IEAZ|LARGEST Natural Bridge: Rainbow Bridge
Fuss Plant: Quaking Aspen

ea] Horrest Spot: Death Valley
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LONGEST RIVER SYSTEM: MISSISSIPPI-MISSOURI LONGEST CAVE: MAMMOTH CAVE

From the headwaters of the Missouri River, in the Rocky Mountains, to the great delta More than 365 miles of passages have been explored and mapped in Mammoth
where the Mississippi River empties into the Gulf of Mexico, the Mississippi-Missouririver Cave, in Kentucky. This is the longest known cave in the world; according to
system stretches more than 3,700 miles. Exact measurements are difficult to pinpoint. tradition, it was discovered in the 1790s by a hunter chasing a bear.

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LONGEST MOUNTAIN CHAIN: ROCKY MOUNTAINS

The Rocky Mountains stretch more than 2,000 miles through several western
states. Among the most spectacular ranges in the chain are the Sawatch of
Colorado—home to Mount Elbert, the highest peak in the Rockies at

14,433 feet—and the Tetons of Wyoming.

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Ss ] I can build dams with sticks and mud. Other engineers build
rockets, computers, bridges, and a whole lot of different things.

Lots of Wonders were built by engineers.
To learn what they are, unscramble these mixed-up words.

Tallest Dam: Tallest Man-Made Monument:
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Longest Span: Largest Cliff Dwelling:
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OLDEST TREES: BRISTLECONE PINES LARGEST NATURAL BRIDGE: RAINBOW BRIDGE

The oldest bristlecone pines, so named for the long, hooked spines on the scales The world’s largest natural bridge, Rainbow Bridge, is in southern Utah; it is 275 feet

of their cones, are more than 4,500 years old. Twisted and gnarled by the across and 290 feet tall. This sandstone wonder holds spiritual significance for various
elements, they grow in rocky, arid regions of six western states. American Indian groups and was designated a national monument in 1910 by President Taft.

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PETROGLYPH CODE BREAKER

Petroglyphs—you say it like this: PET-row-gliffs—are very old
drawings on rock walls and cave walls. Many of the most interesting
are in the Southwest deserts. Before people developed alphabets to
write words, they used petroglyphs to remember important things.

Can you read this “petroglyph” message?

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WINDIEST PLACE: MOUNT WASHINGTON FASTEST BIRD: PEREGRINE FALCON
The summit of Mount Washington, in New Hampshire, holds the official record for When diving after prey, the peregrine falcon is the world's fastest bird, reaching
the maximum wind gust ever recorded on land—and not associated with a tornado speeds of 200 miles an hour or more. Its horizontal cruising speed is considerably
or hurricane. On April 12, 1934, an anemometer recorded a wind gust of 231 mph. slower. Other birds, such as pigeons and ducks, are the falcon's usual prey.


AMERICAN BEAVER

LARGEST RODENT: AMERICAN BEAVER

The average adult beaver weighs between 35 and 40 pounds; the largest can
weigh more than 60 pounds and be 3 feet tall when standing on its hind legs.

Though their long front teeth look menacing, beavers are peaceful creatures.

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VERRAZANO-NARROWS BRIDGE

LONGEST SPAN: VERRAZANO-NARROWS BRIDGE

The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, connecting Brooklyn and Staten Island, is named
after Giovanni da Verrazano, a European explorer who sailed into the area in 1524.
‘Two towers, each 693 feet tall, stand 4,260 feet apart; the bridge's total length
is 13,700 feet.


Poor Scales would never be able to live in Lake Superior!
Alligators are cold-blooded animals and need to live in
hot places to keep up their body temperature. But Ima
warm-blooded animal. My fur helps keep me warm
when it’s cold and cool when it’s hot, so | can live in
many different places.

Scales was right to want to visit the Midwest, because
there’s lots to see. We've got huge caves, big animals, and
large lakes. There’s also the Mississippi River, which is
almost as long as our whole country! We have cool stuff
that people built, like the massive Gateway Arch!

Quick, turn the page and check it all out!

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WONDERS OF
THE MIDWEST

[13] FASTEST Land Animal: Pronghorn

[14] TALLEST Man-Made Monument: Gateway Arch
RGEST Lake: Lake Superior

Ej szoesr Land Mammal: American Bison
LONGEST River System: Mississippi-Missouri

LONGEST Cave: Mammoth Cave



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OLDEST MOUNTAINS: APPALACHIANS LONGEST COVERED BRIDGE: CORNISH-WINDSOR BRIDGE

The Appalachian Mountains stretch along the East Coast in a southwesterly direction This landmark bridge accommodating two-way vehicular traffic between the towns
from Canada to Alabama. Many geologists estimate that the birth of this mountain of Cornish, New Hampshire, and Windsor, Vermont, is about 450 feet long. It was
chain took place nearly half a billion years ago, when tectonic plates collided. constructed in 1866, at a cost of $4,000, and was a toll bridge until 1943.


Fill in

The State®

We “Wonders” are all around! We write
letters to one another and include our return
addresses. Can you fill in the blanks with the
correct state abbreviations?

HINT: See the inside front cover for ‘showing
50 US. states marked by their state abbreviations

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The Pacific Ocean
Anchorage, A_

WHITE STURGEON
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Alaska AK Minois
Arizona

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T F  6.|Crater Lakelis only 2 feet deep.

T F 7. Chicagois called the “Windy City,” so it’s the{windiest place}
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Most adult male alligators are about II feet long and weigh 450 to 600 pounds. The The Florida Keys, a chain of islands approximately 220 miles long, curve south and
largest gator on record, however, measured more than 14 feet in length. Alligators west of mainland Florida. Stretching along beside them, about six miles seaward, is a
are found in swamps, marshes, rivers, and lakes from Texas to the Carolinas. long barrier reef. Coral reefs are actually colonies of tiny animals called coral polyps.


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Bahucccsr Flower: American Lotus
ALUILARCEST Estuary: Chesapeake Bay
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LARGEST Delta: Mississippi River Delta

Here in the Southeast, there are lots of water Wonders—
including me, the American Alligator, the Largest Reptile! Let’s take a look.


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TALLEST TREES: COAST REDWOODS

Coast redwoods, the tallest trees in the world today, range from central California to
southern Oregon. Most of these giants stand between 200 and 300 feet tall, though
they can reach more than 350 feet; they can live 2,000 years or longer.

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TALLEST DAM: OROVILLE DAM

The Oroville Dam, on the Feather River in northern California, stands 770 feet tall
and is 6,920 feet long at its crest. Construction of the dam, located in the Sierra
Nevada foothills north of Sacramento, was completed in 1967.



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Answers

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There are 6 peregrine falcons flying above the now In addition to the words “ear,” “no,” and “ace” (which were provided as samples),
[Pages] here are just some of the words you can make using the letters in AMERICAN
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in, on, an, ban, can, man, ran, scan, bar, car, care, scare, bear,

Tallest Dam: Oroville Dam near, nose, rose, mice, nice, rice, sin, bin, brain, cane, came, same, bone,
Tallest Man-Made Monument: Gateway Arch son, once, manner.

Longest Span: Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

Largest Cliff Dwelling: Cliff Palace Page 22

1, The Chesapeake Bay is bordered by the two states of Virginia and Maryland.
2. The Chesapeake Bay is almost 200 miles long.

3. Creatures in the Bay can be hurt if you throw trash in the water upstream.

4. An estuary has both salt and fresh water.

Who Doesn't Belong in the Bay? The elephant, giraffe, and tiger aren't found in or
near the Chesapeake Bay.

There are 3 stalagmites
rising from the ground,

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T. Billings, MT and Yellowstone Park, WY
2. Portland, ME and Atlanta, GA
3. Anchorage, AK and Portland, OR
4, Death Valley, CA and Baker, NV
5, Key West, FL and Manchester, NH

Arizona = AZ Massachusetts = MA Oklahoma = OK
Arkansas = AR Michigan = Mi Rhode Island = RI
Colorado = CO Mississippi = MS South Carolina = SC
Connecticut = CT Missouri = MO. South Dakota = SD

ingest Delta: Mississippi River Delta Delaware = DE Nebraska = NE Texas = TX
2. Longest Cave: Mammoth Cave New Jersey = NJ Utal iT
3. Tallest Man-Made Monument: Gateway Arch New Mexico = NM Virginia = VA

4. Longest River System: Mississippi-Missouri New York = NY Washington =WA
5. Largest Lake: Lake Superior North Carolina = NC West Virginia = WV
Louisiana = LA Ohio = OH Wisconsin = WI

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TALLEST WATERFALL: YOSEMITE FALLS LARGEST CANYON: GRAND CANYON

Yosemite Falls, in Yosemite National Park in California, is actually in three sections The Grand Canyon is 277 miles long. At its widest point, it is more than 15 miles
with a total drop of 2,425 feet. An upper waterfall (1,430 feet) and a lower one across; at its deepest, it reaches down more than a mile. The Grand Canyon is
(320 feet) are separated by small plunges and rapids (675 feet). one of the “Seven Natural Wonders of the World.”

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Which birds are the peregrines? Find and circle the
peregrine falcons flying above the mountains,

How many peregrines did you circle?


WORD RACE AMERICAN BISON

Set your timers! Use the letters
in AMERICAN BISON to make
| as many other words as you can.
Try timing yourself for two minutes,
or for five minutes. Or race a friend!

HINT: You can make small words by using just a few
letters. Here are a few to get started: EAR, NO, ACE

READY? SET. GO!

Lauvis

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2. 12. 22.
3. 13. 23.
4. 14. 24.
5. 15. 25.
6. 16. 26.
az 17. 27.
g. 1g. 28.
q 19. 24
10. 20. 30.

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4 | Wonder How Many Miles?

Here’s a letter from the Hottest Spot, Death Valley, California, to Diva, the Blue Whale. She's
in the Pacific Ocean, but we don't know if she’s near Juneau, Honolulu, or San Francisco. If we

ot send the letter to her in Juneau, how many miles will it travel to get there? And if the
Postal Service has to forward the letter to Honolulu and then to San Francisco to reach her,
how many miles will it have to travel to get to those places?

Let’s use our map to find out.

1, Death Valley, CA, to Juneau, AK = miles
2. Juneau, AK, to Honolulu, HI = miles
Juneau, Ak 3. Honolulu, HI, to San Francisco, CA = miles
4. TOTAL miles
Se
a
cs Which of the following trips is longer?
San Franclseo,0A (HINT: Add up the miles between the cities.)
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v + = miles
ae — ae OR
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wee an € = miles
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Honolulu, HI

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LARGEST GLACIER: BERING GLACIER LONGEST HIKING TRAIL: PACIFIC CREST TRAIL

Bering Glacier, near Cordova, Alaska, is the nation’s largest glacier. It is about The Pacific Crest Trail is the nation’s longest continuous designated hiking trail,

126 miles long and about 30 miles wide near its terminus. The glacier changes running for 2,650 miles from Mexico to Canada, through California, Oregon, and

size with fluctuations in the weather and “calves” icebergs into Vitus Lake. Washington. It passes through various climate zones and types of terrain and is open
to foot and horse travel only.

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TALLEST DUNES: GREAT SAND DUNES
The saguaro cactus, symbol of the American Southwest, can grow taller than a The Great Sand Dunes rise more than 750 feet above the floor of the San Luis
five-story building. One record-breaking specimen in Arizona reached a height Valley, at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in Colorado. Strong winds
of nearly 60 feet. A saguaro grows slowly; a ten-year-old plant may be less than blow over the mountains toward the northeast, moving sand and constantly
six inches high. reshaping the dunes.

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MOST ACTIVE VOLCANO: KILAUEA

Fiery eruptions are common at Kilauea, a volcano on the southeastern edge of the
Big Island of Hawai i. Kilauea has had 55 eruptive episodes since 1983; it typically
produces more than 10 million cubic feet of lava every day.

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Hawai i’s islands are home to many Wonders. No wonder—
the islands themselves were created from volcanic
eruptions! Hawai i’s waters are also home to many
kinds of whales—but | can outsing them all.

Draw lines from the Wonder
description to the correct name.

MOST ACTIVE VOLCANO
HIGHEST SEA CLIFFS =

RAINIEST SPOT

MOLOKAI
MOUNT WALALE “ALE

KILAUEA

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Pack fora Htke

What do you need to bring ona long hike? Circle the items
you would need and could fit in your backpack.



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AMERICAN BULLEROG

BISSISSHM RIVER DELTA

LARGEST FROG: AMERICAN BULLFROG LARGEST DELTA: MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

American bullfrogs can reach more than six inches in length; males weigh up to one The Mississippi River delta, where the mouth of the river meets the Gulf of Mexico,
pound, and their calls can be heard from a quarter mile away. Adults are predatory covers approximately 11,000 square miles, roughly a quarter of the state of Louisiana.
and will consume snakes, birds, fish, insects, and even other frogs. The delta gradually changes form as sediment deposited by the river builds up.

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BLUE WHALE

LOUDEST ANIMAL: BLUE WHALE DEEPEST LAKE: CRATER LAKE

Blue whales, found in all the world’s oceans, including U.S. waters, are the biggest and At its deepest, the bottom of Crater Lake, in Oregon, is 1,443 feet below the
loudest animals on Earth. They can emit sounds at a volume greater than 1£0 decibels water's surface; the lake's maximum width is six miles. This beautiful body of water,

in water, but pitched too low for humans to detect without sensitive equipment. known for its intense blue color, formed after the collapse of an ancient volcano.
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Note: Many “Wonders,” such as plants, animals, birds, fish, and even mountain chains,
are not limited to the locations where they appear on this map.


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5. 2,390 miles + 2,390 miles = 4,780 miles
6. 2,700 miles + 1,770 miles = 4,470 miles
7. 4,780 miles — 4,470 miles = 310 miles

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GRAY WOLF
WALRUS
SALMON

Hottest Spot: Death Valley Oldest Trees: Bristlecone Pines
Deepest Lake: Crater Lake Tallest Dam: Oroville Dam
Tallest Waterfall: Yosemite Falls Tallest Trees: Coast Redwoods

reel you would probably need to fit in your backpack for a long hike are a
map, sunblock, a flashlight with batteries, money, sunglasses, eating utensils, and
a drinking cup (or a canteen) — and don’t forget some food and water. You would
need a good pair of shoes, but you would want them on your feet instead of in your
backpack. You might want to fit in a camera or some crayons and paper so you can
record all the Wonders you see! If you're camping overnight, you'd probably want a
sleeping bag and a tent too, but they might not fit in your backpack (although you
might be able to attach them to it). Hopefully you won't need crutches (be carefull),
but you should bring along a first-aid kit. Can you think of some other things you
would need?

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Highest Sea Cliffs: Molokai
Rainiest Spot: Mount Wai‘ale'ale

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LARGEST PLANT: QUAKING ASPEN

The root system of a quaking aspen tree can produce a clone that appears to be an
entire grove. A clone in Utah named Pando (Latin for “I spread”) weighs an estimated
6,600 tons, making it one of the most massive living organisms known.

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HOTTEST SPOT: DEATH VALLEY

In Death Valley, one of the hottest places on Earth, summer temperatures average
more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit. A record high of 134 degrees was measured
there in July 1413. The valley floor is even hotter than the surrounding air.


WHIT STURGEON

TALLEST GEYSER: STEAMBOAT LARGEST FRESHWATER FISH: WHITE STURGEON

Steamboat, a popular attraction in Yellowstone National Park, is the world’s tallest The white sturgeon is the largest freshwater fish in North America. One record-setting
active geyser. At unscheduled intervals, it sends rockets of water soaring as high as specimen, from the Snake River in Idaho in the 9th century, reportedly weighed

300 feet or more, though minor eruptions of 10 to 40 feet are more common. 1,500 pounds. The white sturgeon typically reaches about | feet in length.

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LARGEST CLIFF DWELLING: CLIFF PALACE LARGEST DESERT: GREAT BASIN
The multistory pueblo known today as Cliff Palace, in Colorado, was a large The Great Basin covers an area of roughly 190,000 square miles, mostly in Nevada. This
complex containing many rooms. This mysterious archaeological wonder, built desert region is actually a series of basins, sprinkled with sagebrush, and mountain ranges.
centuries ago in the shelter of a canyon wall, was constructed primarily of Increased precipitation at higher elevations supports numerous plant and animal species.

sandstone, mortar, and wooden beams.
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AMERICAN LOTUS CHESAPEAKE BAY

LARGEST FLOWER: AMERICAN LOTUS LARGEST ESTUARY: CHESAPEAKE BAY

Solitary and fragrant, the American lotus flower may reach 10 inches in diameter; Chesapeake Bay cuts across Maryland and Virginia; it is almost 200 miles long
its single round leaf can reach more than Z feet in diameter. The lotus grows in and from 3 to roughly 30 miles wide. The surrounding area encompasses a range
ponds, lakes, and streams, and was a source of food for American Indians. of environments, allowing a diverse assortment of plants and animals to flourish.


NOW YOU'VE SEEN QUR WONDERS. SQME ARE BIG AND SOME ARE SMALL.

TELL US YOUR FAVORITE WONDERS, SHARE THEM ONE AND ALL!



Put on your big boots to search for these creatures hiding
in the swamp. Circle these when you find them:
TURTLE, BEAR, SKUNK, SNAIL, OTTER,

SNAKE, CRANE, FROG, ALLIGATOR