Project 1: EXPERIENTIAL LANDSCAPE

National Park5 Stones

Group Members: Boon Yi Chung (0318300)Chan Tian Ji (0320831)Monnie Liew Poh Ka (0320424)Lee Shze Hwa (0320053)Sam Wei Yin (0320364)

Tutor Name: Miss Noorul Iffa

What is National Park ?

Large protected area Use for conservation purposes. Great value of recreational resources and ecotourism destination Maintains a natural habitat for a variety of flora and fauna Size : 1000 (minimum )

History Of National Park

1872, United States National Park System grown from a single and public reservation. ( Yellowstone National Park ) Embrace over 450 natural, historical, recreational and culture areas. Idea credited to the artist named George Catlin. In 1932, George Catlin travelled the Northern Great Plains and concerned about Indian Civiliazation Wildlife. On August 25 1916, President Woodrow Wilson created the National Park Service.

Activities In National Park

Cross-country Biking Track Barbecuing Sandcastle building Cycling Bird watching

Taman Negara Acadia National Park

• First national park • Established in 1938 • Originally named in 1939 as

the King George V Park.• Rename as Taman Negara in

1957

• First national park east of Mississippi river .

• Establish at 1919• Rename as Acadia in 1929

Historical Background

Taman Negara Acadia National Park

• Comprises 4343 km• Maintains a natural habitat

for a variety of flora and fauna.

• Trees are hundreds of years old and form a giant canopy.

• Oldest tropical rain forest.• > 300 species of birds• 10,000 plants, 150,000

insects, 25,000 invertebrates, 675 birds, 270 reptiles, 250 freshwater fish and 200 mammal.

• 190km• Maintains a natural habitat

for a variety of flora and fauna.

• It contains of mountains , ocean, lake, wetland, coastal and forest

• over 20% of Acadia National Park is classified as wetland

Characteristic

Location of Taman Negara

Pahang

Location of Acadia

National Park

Site Context of Taman Negara Pahang

Site Context of Acadia National

Park

Taman Negara Acadia National Park

• Hiking • Camping • Fishing • Night walk • Watching wildlife • Rivers rips

• Outdoor activity • Earth cache program

(explore the park with GPS )

• Fishing • House riding • Tide pooling • Winter activities

Activities People Frequently

Do In Park

Reference http://www.ecologyasia.com/html-loc/taman-negara.htm

http://malaysia-eco-tourism.blogspot.com/2011/12/taman-negara.html

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/national-parks/acadia-national-park/

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