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WHY DID BIG BEND BECOME A NATIONAL PARK AND WHY? NATIONAL PARK BIG BEND

NATIONAL PARK IN 1933 TEXAS RECOGNIZED THE VALUE OF PRESERVING THE LAND AND CREATED TEXAS CANYONS STATE PARK, LATER THE SAME YEAR IT WAS RENAMED BIG BEND STATE PARK. BIG BEND BECAME AN OFFICIAL NATIONAL STATE PARK IN JUNE OF 1944 AND WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. BIG BEND IS VERY UNIQUE, THERE ARE MANY OLD BUILDINGS, TRAILS, AND CREATURES! BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK BECAME A NATIONAL PARK BECAUSE IT'S THE LARGEST PROTECTED AREA IN THE UNITED STATES. IT PROTECTS MANY PLANTS, BIRDS, MAMMALS AND REPTILES FROM DANGEROUS PEOPLE AND/OR A HARSH ENVIRONMENTS. IT ALSO BECAME A NATIONAL PARK TO CAPTURE ITS BEAUTIFUL NATURE, IT IS A LOT LIKE THE ZOO BUT ABOUT 100 TIMES BIGGER. SOURCES: "WHY BIG BEN BECOME A NATIONAL PARK." N.P., N.D. WEB. 18 NOV "BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK FAST." N.P., N.D. WEB. 18 NOV BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK

IMPORTANT LANDFORMS BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK IS PRETTY FAR FROM LARGER CITIES, ITS ON A REMOTE PORTION OF THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER ALONG RIO GRANDE. A PLACE OF DIVERSE SCENERY, FROM CACTUS GARDENS IN LOWLAND BASINS TO CONIFER GROVES ON RUGGED RIDGELINES, THE PARK OFFERS WILDERNESS AND RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES ALSO A CHANCE TO SAMPLE SOME OF THE LANDFORMS OF THE GREAT CHIHUAHUAN DESERT. MAP OF BIG BEND

STATE MAP OF BIG BEND State Map Of Big Bend Big Bend National Park is located in the southwestern part of Texas along the Texas-Mexico border. " Big Bend National Park." Spoon and Ink. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Nov [Couldn't find country map]

TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP OF BIG BEND "Big Bend National Park Fire Department." ToPo Quest. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Nov

CITY MAP OF BIG BEND "Big Bend National Park." Big Bend Book Store. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Nov

BIG BEND’S SPECIAL LANDFORMS AND FEATURES Big Bend has lot’s cactus gardens in lowland basins, conifer groves on rugged ridge lines and many more! The park offers wild animals, creatures, nature and recreation opportunities with a chance to sample some landforms of the great Chihuahuan Desert. Big Bend also has huge mountain's like the Chisos Mountains where the average temperature can reach up to 86.8*F, the highest point in the Chisos Mountain range is Emory Peak at 7,825 f eet (2,385 m) that's above sea level! Big Bend also a sweet rock balancing on each other too, it is shaped like a old time doorway! Big Bend has Mountains formed by compression, volcanism, and tension. Erosion also formed the Rio Grande, making it the youngest but biggest river system in Texas. Many cliffs are also in Big Bend National Park along with the huge hill and mountains. Big Bend National Park takes up a total of 801, acres of land. Big Bend is more than 1,250 square miles, that's almost the size of Rhode Island! Big Bend also has some dirty rivers and fresh water lakes!

BIG BEND’S ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES Big Bend Has some new dirty air, from coal burning plants around 70 miles away. Before Big Bends air was polluted from coal burning plants, in the 1970s, visitors to the region enjoyed the view of the landscape and could see objects up to 290 miles away. But now they can only see up to about 180 miles away! But because of the air pollution you can't just not see 290 miles away, it destroys the habitat and creatures that wrap the beauty together. It pollutes some of the drinking sources for plants/animals and hurts or kills these animals, with Big Bend Being so big it could have one of a kind species that ives in only big bend and kills them all, they could be a big part of the food chain with no one even knowing! With the food chain being so big, it could take days for organisms to get food in their system! Witch means the whole world could be starving for a while! But the chances of that happening are low, BUT, it IS possible!