A) Remember what you know about national parks and reserves. Match the halves of the sentences in both
columns below.
1 A national park is a park
2 There is a common idea about
national parks: the conservation of
‘wild nature’ for posterity and as a
3 The International Union for
Conservation of Nature (IUCN),
has defined “National Park” as
4 National parks are almost always
open to visitors
5 Most national parks are designed
to educate the public on the
importance of conservation
 type of protected areas.
 for outdoor recreation
and camping
opportunities.
 for conservation
purposes.
 the natural wonders of
the land in which the
national park is located.
 symbol of national
pride.
b) Give your own definition to ‘national park’. Explain your
statement.

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