Transcript The Great Smoky Mountains - St.Mary's Parish Annapolis

Location
 Located between the border of North Carolina
and Tennessee
Weather/Climate
 Moderate climate
 Mild winters and hot, humid summers
Landforms
 Mountains, rocks
Waterways
 Waterfalls can be found on nearly every river and
stream in the park
Vegetation
 Spring Wildflowers
 5 forest types dominate the Great Smoky Mountains.
Together these forests sport more than 130 species of
trees and 4,000 other plant species
Animals
 Bears, deer, elk, birds
 The Smokies have the most biological diversity of any
area in the world’s temperate zone
 Most people go in hopes of seeing a black bear
Environmental Issues
 Air quality (very polluted), water quality faces threats
from man’s civilization, park visitors, and nature
 Acidic deposition and acid bedrock are also hurting
the water
 Pests and disease are threats to the ecosystem
History/Culture
 World renowned for its diversity of plant and animal
life and it’s remnants of Southern Appalachian
mountain culture
 This is America’s most visited national park
Preservation Efforts
 The air quality—trying to get the pollution out of it
 The park is an International Biosphere Reserve and a
World Heritage Site. The United Nations program is
to recognize and encourage preservation of the world’s
great cultural and biological areas.