Theme Parks of the world
The Yosemite National Park
The conservationists
It is thanks to Scottish immigrant, John Muir, today we are able to see this magical wilderness. A lot of famous people from Christopher Columbus and Theodore Roosevelt to Bill Clinton and Leonardo Di Caprio have been conservationists to protect the nature of this place.
Granite mountain of Yosemite Valley
Our first stop was Glacier Point. From there we had a fantastic view of the whole of Yosemite Park. The scene was dominated by Half Dome(1,000 m).
Yosemite waterfalls
There are about 12 falls in Yosemite Valley. This falls are the fifth tallest in the world. The highest waterfall is Bridal Veil Falls(739 m).
Mariposa Grove
We took a lot of pictures of the Giant Sequoias and walked through the California Tunnel Tree.
If you visit California, don’t miss your chance to enjoy “The park of treatment and relaxation”
Comprehension cheсk.
-Who have been conservationists of The Yosemite National Park?
-How many waterfalls are there in the park?
-Which of them is the highest one?
-What is unusual in the flora of The Yosemite National Park?
Made by: Kirdiy Kirill.
Supervisor:Gozalova Marina Robertovna.
New York Central Park
Central Park is an urban park in the central part of the borough of Manhattan, New York City. It was initially opened in 1857, on 778 acres (315 ha) of city-owned land, later expanding to its current size of 843 acres (341 ha).
In 1858, soon-to-be famed national landscapers and architects, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, won a design competition to improve and expand the park with a plan they titled the "Greensward Plan". Construction began the same year, continued during the American Civil War further south, and was completed in 1873. It was designated a National Historic Landmark (listed by the U.S. Department of the Interior and administered by the National Park Service) in 1962. The Park was managed for decades by the New York City Department of Recreation and Parks and is currently managed by the Central Park Conservancy under contract with the municipal government in a public-private partnership. The Conservancy is a non-profit organization that contributes 75% of Central Park's $57 million annual budget and employs 80.7% of the Park's maintenance staff.
There are four different types of bedrock in Manhattan. In Central Park, Manhattan schist and Hartland schist, which are both metamorphosed sedimentary rock, are exposed in various outcroppings. The other two types, Fordham gneiss (an older deeper layer) and Inwood marble (metamorphosed limestone which overlays the gneiss), do not surface in the park.
Central Park is home to seven bodies of water, all artificial. The main lake is the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir, so named since 1994. Its construction lasted from 1858 to 1862 and covers an area between 86th and 96th Streets. Covering an area of 42.9 hectares, it places reaches a depth of more than twelve meters and contains billions of liters of water. The Reservoir is best known New Yorkers for the jogging track around it. The Reservoir is by far the largest lake in Central Park, surpassing the other three artificial lakes.
Central Park, home to over 25,000 trees, has a stand of 1,700 American elms, one of the largest remaining stands in the northeastern U.S., protected by their isolation from the Dutch elm disease that devastated the tree throughout its native range.
The first official list of birds observed in Central Park was drawn up by Augustus G. Paine, Jr.. Paine was an avid hobby ornithologist and, together with his friend Lewis B. Woodruff, drew up a list of birds counting 235 species.
A total of twenty-nine sculptures by sculptors such as Augustus Saint-Gaudens, John Quincy Adams Ward, and Emma Stebbins, have been erected over the years, most have been donated by individuals or organizations. Much of the first statuary placed was of authors and poets, in an area now known as Literary Walk.
Made by: Khoroshilov Nikita.
Supervisor:Gozalova Marina Robertovna.
Comprehension cheсk.
-When was the park opened?
-Where is the park situated?
-Who won a design competition to improve and expand the park?
-What is the park famous for?
-What can tell about the flora and fauna of the park?
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park is situated in the central eastern part of the U.S. in California. The park covers an area of 747,956 acres and reaches the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain chain. Over 3.7 million people visit Yosemite each year: most spend the majority of their time in the seven square miles of Yosemite Valley.
Designated a World Heritage Site in 1984, Yosemite is internationally recognized for its spectacular granite cliffs, waterfalls, clear streams, giant sequoia groves, and biological diversity.
First, Galen Clark and others tried to protect Yosemite Valley from development. Later, John Muir led a successful movement to establish a larger national park surrounded by mountains and forests as well—showing the way for the national park system in United States. First, Galen Clark and others tried to protect Yosemite Valley from development. Later, John Muir led a successful movement to establish a larger national park surrounded by mountains and forests as well—showing the way for the national park system in United States.
Yosemite is the largest park in the Sierra Nevada. The park supports a diversity of plants and animals. The park has an elevation range from 2,127 to 13,114 feet and contains five major vegetation zones: oak woodland, lower montane forest, upper montane forest, subalpine zone, and alpine.
More than 20% plant species of California are within Yosemite. There is suitable habitat for more than 160 rare plants in the park, with rare local geologic formations and unique soils .
Made by: Sarukhanyan Alina
Supervisor:Gozalova Marina Robertovna.