Around the world · Drawing 02 of 32
Layers of the Grand Canyon
United States · North America
The Colorado River winds through the Grand Canyon. Layers of rock in the walls look like the tiers of an enormous cake.
Did you know?
Water wears away and carries rock: this is erosion.
Look together
Can you follow the river with your finger?
An idea to try
Choose three colours and alternate them in the rock layers.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
The Grand Canyon is in Arizona. The Colorado River and other forms of erosion cut into the uplifted plateau. Visible rock layers record a very long geological history. Their shapes and thicknesses are greatly simplified in this drawing.
Look together: Can you follow the river with your finger? Choose three colours and alternate them in the rock layers.
Sources and illustration notes (1)
Simplified interpretation for colouring. Settings and people may be composed; details, distances and proportions are not a measured record of the place. The map dot gives only an approximate location.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. Source titles appear in their original language; some linked pages are in French.
- UNESCO: Grand Canyon National ParkPlace, landscape or monument and the factual explanation on this page.
Source review: 2026-10-02. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
