TSW 3

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TSW 3

• By Simon Da Silva

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My TSW

• TSW calculate the percentage of land in the U.S.
  devoted to parks, wilderness and refuges. Your
  Continent specific Five Vocabulary terms

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National Park

• A national park is a reserve of natural or
  semi-natural land, declared or owned by a
  government, set aside for human recreation and
  enjoyment, animal and environmental protection
  and restricted from most development.

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National Forest

• Federal lands that have been designated by
  Executive order or statute as National Forest or
  purchase units and other lands under the
  administration of the Forest Service

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National Forests in Europe

• Bialowieza Forest, Poland
• The National Forest, England

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National Parks in Europe

• Slovak Paradise National Park
• National parks of England and Wales
• Pembrokeshire Coast, Wales

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Slovak Paradise National Park

• Established in 18 January 1988
• The National Park covers an area of 197.63 km²
• The Slovak Pradise contains about 350 caves
• Tourist destination

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The National Forest, England

• Established in 1990
• National Forest is an area of 520 km²
• A forest in the making
• Planting of the forest began in 1990, with over
  seven million trees
• The aim is to have a split of 60 broadleaf and
  40 conifer trees

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Threads to the forest

• Deforestation
• Desertification
• Soil Erosion
• Toxic Waste
• Neural Disasters

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Deforestation

• Causes
• Logging
• Agriculture
• Forest Fires
• Urbanization
• Overpopulation/Population growth
• Effects
• Climate changes
• Changes in the water cycle
• Soil loses fertility
• Erosion

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Soil Erosion

• Causes
• Intensity and amount of rainfall
• Amount of vegetation
• Soil Compaction
• Logging
• Heavy Grazing
• Other natural causes
• Effects
• Degradation of land
• Drought
• Deforestation
• Desertification

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