Question

read the text. were it not for the early conservation efforts, california’s national parks may never have come to be. in the 1860s, naturalist john muir fell in love with california’s yosemite valley. alarmed by the damage caused by grazing livestock, he wrote essays to promote the idea of turning the area into protected land. thanks in part to muir’s writing, yosemite national park was created in 1890. sequoia national park, established in 1890 by president benjamin harrison, was a response to loggers that wanted the area’s enormous sequoia trees for lumber. this action effectively shielded many of california’s giant sequoias from destruction. match the problems with their solutions. muir wrote essays about turning the area into a national park. president harrison made the area a national park. problem livestock was damaging yosemite valley. loggers wanted to use sequoia trees as lumber.

Explanation:

To solve the matching problem, we analyze each problem and its corresponding solution:

1. For the problem "Livestock was damaging Yosemite Valley", we look for the solution related to addressing this issue. The text mentions that John Muir wrote essays to promote turning the area into a national park, which would help protect the valley from such damage. So the solution for this problem is "Muir wrote essays about turning the area into a national park."

1. For the problem "Loggers wanted to use sequoia trees as lumber", we find the solution in the text where President Benjamin Harrison made the area a national park to shield the sequoias from destruction. So the solution for this problem is "President Harrison made the area a national park."

Answer:

• Problem: Livestock was damaging Yosemite Valley

Solution: Muir wrote essays about turning the area into a national park.

• Problem: Loggers wanted to use sequoia trees as lumber

Solution: President Harrison made the area a national park.