Lesson Plans - Geography

ANSEL ADAMS LESSON PLANS

GEOGRAPHY
National Parks and Other Sites, USA

l Gallery: Vernal Falls, Monolith, Dogwood. For other images of Yosemite see exhibit and book, Ansel Adams- Classic Images.

Activities

1. The location where Ansel Adams took the most photographs for Classic Images was in Yosemite National Park in California. Identify on a map Yosemite and the other locations where photographs were taken as listed below:

2. How many states are represented in this exhibit? How many states are not represented?

Alaska	Juneau, Alaska Denali National Park, Alaska
Arizona	Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona Monument Valley, Arizona
California	Sequoia National Park, California San Francisco, California The Sierra Nevada, California Kings Canyon National Park, California San Mateo County Coast, California Bishop California Sonoma County, California Pebble Beach, California t, California Death Valley National Monument, California Independence, California Portola Valley, California Richmond, California Bodega, California Oceano, California Mono Lake, California
Colorado	Dolores River Canyon, Colorado
Hawaii	Maui, Hawaii
Massachusetts	Cape Cod, Massachusetts
New Mexico	Taos, New Mexico Chama Valley, New Mexico Chimayo, New Mexico Hernandez, New Mexico White Sands National Monument Penasco, New Mexico Coyote, New Mexico
New York	New York City
Tennessee	Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
Texas	Rio Grande, Big Bend National Park, Texas
Utah	Manti, Utah
Washington	Mount Ranier National Park, Washington
Wyoming	Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

ANSEL ADAMS LESSON PLANS

GEOGRAPHY
National Parks and Other Sites, USA

l Gallery: Vernal Falls, Monolith, Dogwood. For other images of Yosemite see exhibit and book, Ansel Adams- Classic Images.

Activities

2. How many states are represented in this exhibit? How many states are not represented?

Alaska	Juneau, Alaska Denali National Park, Alaska
Arizona	Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona Monument Valley, Arizona
California	Sequoia National Park, California San Francisco, California The Sierra Nevada, California Kings Canyon National Park, California San Mateo County Coast, California Bishop California Sonoma County, California Pebble Beach, California t, California Death Valley National Monument, California Independence, California Portola Valley, California Richmond, California Bodega, California Oceano, California Mono Lake, California
Colorado	Dolores River Canyon, Colorado
Hawaii	Maui, Hawaii
Massachusetts	Cape Cod, Massachusetts
New Mexico	Taos, New Mexico Chama Valley, New Mexico Chimayo, New Mexico Hernandez, New Mexico White Sands National Monument Penasco, New Mexico Coyote, New Mexico
New York	New York City
Tennessee	Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
Texas	Rio Grande, Big Bend National Park, Texas
Utah	Manti, Utah
Washington	Mount Ranier National Park, Washington
Wyoming	Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

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