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.