Show how national parks park s au and d nali national lonal monuments differ there anre 20 national patia pails and more than 70 national monuments generally speaking national parka are areas preserved byllie by the federal government r ament because of their put out 1 san standing in scenes scenery y while national i monuments are either bull Hugi or areas preserved lie because chuse of their prehistoric hi historic stoke scientific geologic or biologic interest for example carlsbad caverns to in now new mexico Is classified as a national tion al park while chaco canyon in new mexico Is aisted listed as a national monument of interest beca because tise ot of prehistoric clat dwellings though most of the national parks are in the west and southwest there are others la in all parts of th the eXalted united states in alaska and abd hawaii both national parks and national in monuments are open to the public during the last 25 years vial visitors tors registering at national parks have increased from about abou annually ily i tomkie to moie more than in 1035 1935 there are in addition eight national military parks and national forests e ats with a total area of aar acres es washington star |