Zion National Park Nimi Klass Kool What is it ? Zion National Park is a national park located in the Southwestern United States, near Springdale, Utah. Founded in 1919. Unique because it has 4 different life zones : desert, riparian, woodland, and coniferous forest. History The first human presence dates to 8,000 years ago Utah's oldest and most visited national park What´s there ? 289 species of birds Mountains 75 mammals Canyons 19 species of bat Mesas 32 reptiles Monoliths, Peregrine Falcon Rivers, Mexican spotted owl Slot canyons California condor Natural arches. desert tortoise
amphibians and 2 extinct species.There lives 121 persons per 1 square kilometers. As one of only five areas with a Mediterranean type climate in the world, all of which are on the hotspot list, the California Floristic Province is characterized by hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters. The region contains a wide variety of ecosystems, including sagebrush steppe, coastal sage scrub, chaparral, juniper-pine woodland, upper montane-subalpine forest, alpine forest, riparian forest, cypress forests, mixed evergreen forests, Douglas fir forests, sequoia forests, redwood forests, coastal dunes, and salt marshes. Today, about 80,000 square kilometers or 24.7 percent of the original vegetation, remains in more or less pristine condition. Sagebrush steppe coastal sage scrub chaparral subalpine forest redwood forests Made by: Kristjan-Artur Reek
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