Every national park in America is spectacular for its own reasons but Yosemite National Park has a very unique story behind its astounding scenic views. Yosemite is known for its many geologic features and landscapes. Yosemite Valley is one of the most beautiful qualities within the park‚ which is a mile-wide‚ 7-mile-long canyon that was cut by a river then widened and deepened by glacial action over time (National Geographic‚ 2016). Not very many national parks have a variety of topographies like
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Zion National Park All-throughout my young childhood I have experienced camping and hiking. It is something that I loved when I was a child‚ and still love to this very day. From 24 mile hikes in the Grand Canyon‚ swimming in the pools of Havasupai falls to my favorite‚ hiking in Zion National Park. Zion is a marvel to behold. The park consists of huge massive canyon walls that soar to the sky. I have walked all-throughout Zion and have experienced it first hand‚ it is indescribable until you see
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everglades national park The everglades national park is located in southern Florida. The variety of this habitat has made it a sanctuary for many animal species even some that are in danger of extinction. Some of the animals that take sanctuary in this national park are an assortment of reptiles such as alligators and snakes‚ an assortment of birds and even the endangered manatee. The everglades national park was put on the world heritage endangered list in 1993 after the parks superintendent
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Denali National Park is located in central Alaska and covers an area of 6 million acres. The park is known for its astonishing mountains‚ the tallest being Mount McKinley‚ which is also the tallest mountain in North America. It peaks in at an elevation of over 20‚000 feet‚ almost 4 miles above sea level. The lowest elevation in the park is located at the Yentna River. This National Park‚ located at the center of the Alaskan Range‚ sees on average a 70°F high and a -9°F low every year. The Park has a
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Marine National Park in the Gulf of Kutch is situated on the southern shore of the Gulf of Kachchh in the Jamnagar District of Gujarat state‚India. In 1980‚ an area of 270 km2. from Okha to Jodiya was declared Marine Sanctuary. Later‚ in 1982‚ a core area of 110 km2 was declared Marine National Park under the provisions of the Wildlife (protection) Act‚ 1972 of India. It is the first national marine park of India. There are 42 islands on the Jamnagar coast in the Marine National Park‚ most of them
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The Environmental Impact of Tourism 1. Tourism and the Environment The term ‘environment’ is a generic concept. It encompasses different contexts including the cultural‚ social‚ political and economic. The most often assumed meaning of environment is that of nature. However‚ we must also remember that how we use nature carries with political‚ economic and social implications. We know that the impacts of human activities upon nature have implications for its biodiversity and the welfare
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Impact of tourism on Kenya Academic English Impact of Tourism in Kenya Tourism is the phenomenon arising from temporary visits (or stays away from home) outside the normal place of residence or usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure‚ business‚ and other purposes. Tourism implies that a person takes a journey‚ which can be of a day or various days‚ and that can be within a national boundary‚ which be classified as a domestic tourist trip or a journey which crosses
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Environmental Impacts of Tourism * The history of tourism closely shows that the environment has contributed to the birth and progress of tourism. * The term “environment” connotes both human and physical characteristics. Speakers and writers often refer to human environment‚ physical environment or a combination of both. * A term that describes the human and physical characteristics of an area is preexisting forms. BENEFITS 1. Environmental Awareness Tourism has created environmental
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AAP Report: Environmental Impacts Due to Tourism By Olivia Hazell Year 11‚ Dundas Due Date: 10/05/12 INTRODUCTION Environmental impact refers to the direct effect of socio-economic activities and natural events on the components of the environment. These impacts can be planned such as afforestation or due to tourism can be totally accidental such as littering. Environmental impact is the change in the environment culturally‚ and physically which can be due to tourists both negatively
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF TOURISM | | he quality of the environment‚ both natural and man-made‚ is essential to tourism. However‚ tourism’s relationship with the environment is complex. It involves many activities that can have adverse environmental effects. Many of these impacts are linked with the construction of general infrastructure such as roads and airports‚ and of tourism facilities‚ including resorts‚ hotels‚ restaurants‚ shops‚ golf courses and marinas. The negative impacts of tourism development
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