Name: _________________________   Date:____________

                                                        Pre Assessment
                          �Trekking through America: Touring our National Parks�

1. How many states are in the United States? ______

2. How many oceans are in the world? _____

3. Name at least 1 national park in the United States and identify the state it is located in. ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________________

4. Approximately how many national parks do you think there are in the United States? ___________________

5. What is a power point presentation? _________________________
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6. Circle the technology you have used at least once. Scanner, CD Burner, Power Point, Microsoft Word, Creating a Web Page, Video Camera, Digital Camera.

7. Circle the technology in which you are an expert. Scanner, CD Burner, Power Point, Microsoft Word, Creating a Web Page, Video Camera, Digital Camera.

8. What is the job of a geologist? ____________________________
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9.  What is the job of a zoologist? ____________________________
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9. What is the job of a botanist? ____________________________
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10.  What is the job of a historian? ___________________________
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11. Name the four regions of the United States. ________________
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12.  Name at least four landforms of the United States. __________________
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13. What is the job of a park ranger? _____________________________
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14. How many hemispheres are in the world? ___________
15. Along what coast do you live?  ___________________
16. What is flora? ____________________
17. What is fauna? ___________________
18. What is the difference between a physical map and a political map? _______________________________________________________
19. In which hemisphere do we live? ________________________________
20. What was the first National Park founded and name the state in which it is located. ____________________________________________________________
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