As geographer of the group you will be researching the physical characteristics of the stops along your way. Make sure to note anything you find particularly interesting and include that information in you presentation. Be sure to check your gear as you ride across America!
Bar Harbor, Maine
1. What is the highest point on the U.S. Atlantic coast? What is its elevation? http://www.nps.gov/acad/pphtml/nature.html
2. What type of beach is created by deposits of smoothed rock? http://www.nps.gov/acad/pphtml/subnaturalfeatures17.html
Asheville, North Carolina
1. How long ago were the Great Smoky Mountains formed? What is the park's highest elevation?
2. The <st1 st="on" place="#DEFAULT" w="#DEFAULT">Great Smoky Mountains</st1> are found in what two states?
http://www.nps.gov/grsm/index.htm
Keystone, South Dakota
1. The <st1 st="on" place="#DEFAULT" w="#DEFAULT">Mount Rushmore</st1> monument was carved from what type of rock?
2. What is a batholith?
Grand Canyon, Arizona
1. What river flows through the Grand Canyon?
http://www.nps.gov/grca/index.htm
2. How many acres does the <st1 st="on" place="#DEFAULT" w="#DEFAULT"><st1 st="on" placename="#DEFAULT" w="#DEFAULT">Grand Canyon</st1><st1 st="on" placetype="#DEFAULT" w="#DEFAULT">National Park</st1></st1> encompass? In what state is it located?
http://www.nps.gov/grca/index.htm
http://www.nps.gov/grca/pphtml/nature.html
</st1>San Francisco, California
1. <st1 st="on" place="#DEFAULT" w="#DEFAULT">Alcatraz</st1> is located in the middle of what body of water?
http://www.nps.gov/alca/index.htm
2. What is the hard "nickname" for Alcatraz that is also a type of popular music?
http://www.nps.gov/alcatraz