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We are an environmental science course at St. Benedict's Prep in Newark, NJ, taught by Mrs. T. We'll be blogging about environmental issues all term, so please stay tuned!

Sunday, March 2, 2014

Grand Canyon

My project was on The Grand Canyon.  The Grand Canyon is located in Arizona and is one of the 7 wonders of the world.  The Grand Canyon has a 277 mile long river that runs from one end to the other.  That river is the Colorado river.  The Grand Canyon was formed by erosion.  Wind and water are the two key factors.  The Grand Canyon used to be home to many different civilizations.  The Grand Canyon also has three rims.  The North, South, and West.  The north rim is a rim that is only seen by adventurous people and  people that like to hike and just be away from things.  The south rim is the tourist spot. 90% of the people that visit the Grand Canyon go to this rim.  The last rim is the west rim.  The west rim does not belong to the National Park.  It belongs to Hualapai Indian tribe.  This rim is home of the sky walk but it still does not see a lot of people.  The Grand Canyon also has many things to do if you visit such as atv tour, helicopter tour, rafting, bus tour, sky walk etc.

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