national parks revision Flashcards
What are the aims of a National Park?
The aim is to preserve the beauty of the park as well as providing facilities for tourists.
what is a national park?
it is a place of protected natural beauty and it is open to the public at all time.
what are all National Parks in the UK?
Dartmoor, Exmoor, North York Moors, Snowdonia, Yorkshire Dales, New Forest, Lake District, Peak District, Cairngorms, Northumberland, Norfolk Broads, South Downs, Brecon Beacons, Pembrokeshire, Loch Lomond and the Trossachs.
What attracts people to National Parks?
walking/ hiking, water sports eg. paddle boarding, rafting etc, if there is an attraction there like the lake district with beatrix potter and peter rabbit.
What is a honeypot site? It is a place where most tourists go for example- museums, lakes, hiking trails and things that tourists seem to really enjoy.
What are the advantages of tourism to National Parks?
It gives the park more money so that they can preserve the beauty better, they can put in more tourist attractions to the Park.
What are the disadvantages of tourism to National Parks?
The people who live there always get disturbed with the tourists coming at every point of the day. there is conflict between the tourists and the people who live there, the tourists could damage some of the nature there so that other people can’t enjoy it as much as they could.
