Justin Doll GEOL C105 October 24‚ 2014 National Park Essay Yosemite National Park first became a national park in 1890 with the help of Yosemite’s most famous advocate‚ John Muir. (APN Media‚ LLC‚ 2013) The park boasts some of the most easily recognizable geologic features in the world. Many of the most recognizable features are glacier cut granite walls and domes‚ and the waterfalls that fall off of them. The views of and from features like El Capitan‚ Half Dome‚ Glacier Point‚ Clouds Rest compared
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1916 that created the National Park Service. The National Park Service had the distinct roles of “conserving the scenery and national and historic objects and wildlife… [and] leaving [the parks] unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.” However‚ less than sixty years later‚ the protected lands were in danger of destruction. In 1972‚ specialists at the World Conference on National Parks stated that overcrowding and overurbanization threatened the role of national parks as safe havens for
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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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LITRATURE REVIEW Tourism is the largest sector of the world. It brings income for a country as well as help to preserve the world heritage. We can say that tourism is playing an important role to provide work for people. Tourism makes a person to away from his home and to do activities. Tourism means travelling to the sites for holiday‚ business‚ study‚ leisure‚ relaxation etc. “Tourism comprises the activities of persons travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for
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Draft: National Tourism Policy of India The Preamble Tourism emerged as the largest global industry of the 20th century and is projected to grow even faster in the 21st century. India has immense possibilities of growth in the tourism sector with vast cultural and religious heritage‚ varied natural attractions‚ but a comparatively small role in the world tourism scene. A New Tourism Policy‚ which builds on the strength of the national Tourism Policy of 1982‚ but which envisages new initiatives
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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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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1. Cultural Tourism in Mauritius Tourism comprises of activities of persons travelling and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than 1 consecutive year‚ for leisure business and other purposes (WTO‚ 1991). Mauritius is one of the islands which make up the Mascareignes Islands group. Tourism is a major factor in keeping the economy of this country as high as it is. Before people started visiting this beautiful part of the world they solely relied
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