Hills (“Wind Cave National Park”)‚ Wind Cave National Park protects two worlds- one underground and one aboveground‚ sunlit environment. This park showcases a variety of wildlife and is home to one of the world’s longest and oldest caves. The “mission of Wind Cave National Park is to reserve and protect the natural resources” it encompasses ("A Brief History of Wind Cave National Park"). In 1903‚ then President Theodore Roosevelt declared Wind Cave become the 8th national park in the U.S. The newly
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This was to gain support in creating a national park in the state of Hawaii. January 20‚ 1916 was the date of the fourth and final draft of the Hawaii National Park bill; this was introduced by Jonah Kuhio. The committees met and on April 17 the House approved the bill. Then the Senate followed and on August 1‚ 1916; our president at the time President Wilson signed the bill into law and created the twelfth National Park. It wasn’t until five years later that a group of people
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Wow… I’m at Yellowstone National Park‚ which was the first national park that was established on March 1‚ 1872‚ by the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act. I can see why Congress thought to establish this park since they hired a professional artist to go and see where they were “helping to save Yellowstone from private development.” As they say in the official National Park Service website‚ "Jackson’s photographs‚ Moran’s paintings‚ and Elliot’s sketches-had caught the imagination of Congress
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In recent years‚ we have seen the ecosystem flourish due to a successful reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone National Park. We have seen a steady decrease in elk population‚ which in turn helped create a successful trophic cascade. Looking at graphs we can see that the wolf reintroduction has done its job‚ and we see a more than 50% decrease in population of elk. But what could happen if the wolf population doubled. We could see a total extermination of elk from Yellowstone and a decrease in
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The large scale impacts of Tourism include environmental‚ socio-cultural and economic impacts. Impacts can be positive‚ as well as negative‚ but should never be underestimated. The concept of sustainability is factored into these tourism impacts‚ when the size of the impacts become large enough to drastically alter economic‚ socio-cultural and environmental areas of a tourist destination. The importance of these impacts will be analysed and evaluated in this essay‚ keeping in mind that this will
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Yosemite National Park Yosemite National Park which is marked as a one of the most appealing and grand park present in Northern California‚ United States. This park is ordinarily remarked for its granite cliffs‚ alluring waterfalls and streams with the magnificent effect of lakes‚ angelic glaciers‚ and mountains containing lush green trees and plantations. Yosemite National Park is said to be 90% wild. The president‚ Abraham Lincoln signed the Yosemite Grant to lead to the Yosemite Valley’s development
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advantage of this process. 2. CONSUMER BEHAVIOR IN TOURISM 3.1. Three Key Areas Of Consumer Behavior 3.2.1. Factors affecting consumer behavior a. Personal Factors Personal factors can also affect the consumer behavior. Some of the important personal factors that influence the buying behavior are: lifestyle‚ economic situation‚ occupation‚ age‚ personality and self-concept. * Age Age and life-cycle have potential impact on the consumer buying behavior. It is obvious that the
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The Yasuni National Park is a nature preserve in the country of Ecuador that houses a section of the Amazon rainforest (Cite). It is about 3‚793 square miles large and is one of the most biodiverse locations in the world. It is home to hundreds of different species of birds‚ reptiles‚ amphibians‚ and many other types of animals‚ hundreds of thousands of diverse plant species‚ and multiple tribes living in voluntary isolation. It is also estimated that there are more tree‚ shrub and liana species
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“Where the Water Park Capital of the World Thrives!” Valuable and used in many different ways‚ water is definitely important in the grand place of Wisconsin‚ Dells. From large bodies of water with stunning‚ colossal rocks throughout‚ or spewing water at a water park‚ your time in or by the water will never be forgotten. Attractions include: Wisconsin‚ Dells is the place in the USA with the largest indoor and largest outdoor water park! There are over 20 indoor and outdoor water parks in Wisconsin
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Biscayne National Park was founded on June 28‚ 1980. The national park is about 270 miles large. This park includes coral reefs‚ islands‚ and mangrove forest in the Northern part of the Florida keys. Many dolphins‚ turtles‚ and pelicans live in the Biscayne Bay lagoon. The park is 95% water and the bay is the location of the mangrove forests. The park is about 172‚971 acres and has one of the largest and the first true florida keys‚ Elliot Key..Biscayne National Park has four major ecosystems. The
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