5. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
● IN 1925, THE PARK WAS SET ASIDE FOR
WILDLIFE RESERVE PURPOSE.
● ORIGINALLY NAMED AS KING GEORGE V
NATIONAL PARK IN 1938.
• AFTER INDEPENDENCE, IT WAS RENAMED AS
TAMAN NEGARA.
6. CHARACTERISTICS OF TAMAN NEGARA
● AREA : 4343 KM²
● THE LARGEST NATIONAL PARK IN MALAYSIA.
● ONE OF THE OLDEST TROPICAL RAINFOREST IN
THE WORLD.
● HOME TO COUNTLESS
WILDLIFE SPECIES.
● TO PROPAGATE SPECIES OF
FLORA AND FAUNA.
7. 4 ENTRY POINTS TO TAMAN NEGARA :
I. KUALA TAHAN II. SUNGAI RELAU
III. KUALA KOH IV. TANJUNG MENTONG
8. ● WEST MALAYSIA'S HIGHEST
MOUNTAIN ( GUNUNG TAHAN)
● BEST TIME TO VISIT BETWEEN
MARCH AND SEPTEMBER
● CLOSED FROM NOVEMBER TO
DECEMBER
10. HUMAN ACTIVITIES
CANOPY WALK JUNGLE TREKKING EDUCATION ACTIVITY
CAVE EXPLORING SHOOTING RAPIDS WILDLIFE OBSERVING
11. LANDSCAPE FEATURES AND ELEMENT
KAMPUNG ORANG ASLI
● LIVE NOMADIC AND HUNT IN TAMAN
NEGARA
● 2 DIFFERENT TRIBE, BATIK AND SEMOKBERI.
● BASIC STRUCTURE OF PALM-
THATCHED STRUCTURE.
● HUNT TRADITIONALY USING
BLOW PIPE.
12. I. TAMAN NEGARA'S WILDLIFE
The wilderness area is for endangered species, but numbers are low and
sightings of the animals are rare.
TAPIR
(CAN BE SEEN VARIOUS
TIMES DURING THE
NIGHT AS IT ROAMS
AROUND.)
INTERMEDIATE LEAF-
NOSED BAT
(LOCATED AT GUA
TELINGA CAVE)
RED TAILED RACER
13. II. TAMAN NEGARA'S FLORA
Lush, green, and humid, Taman Negara is a home to many
endangered species and rare plants.
RAFFLESIA
(THE WORLD'S HEAVIEST
FLOWER WHEN BLOOMED)
PITCHER PLANT
(KNOWN TO BE A
CARNIVOUR PLANT)
14. III. TAMAN NEGARA'S MOUNTAINS
GUNUNG TAHAN
● GUNUNG TAHAN IS THE HIGHEST
PEAK IN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA
(2187m).
15.
16. HISTORY BACKGROUND
• NATIVE AMERICANS FIRST
INHABITED THE PLACE 10,000
YEARS AGO.
• YOSEMITE VALLEY WAS NAMED
“AWAHNEE” THUS THE TRIBE
CALLED THEMSELVES
“AWAHNEECHEE”.
● DISCOVERY OF GOLD CAUSED NON-NATIVE
TO SETTLE IN YOSEMITE IN 1850.
17. ● DR. LAFAYETTE GAVE YOSEMITE ITS
NAME.
● IN 1855, THE FIRST TOURIST VISITED
YOSEMITE.
● IN 1864, RESIDENCE STARTED DEVELOPING
IN YOSEMITE VALLEY.
● ON OCTOBER 1ST, 1890, THE U.S CONGRESS
SET ASIDE MORE THAN 1500 SQUARE MILES
OF RESERVED FOREST, KNOWN AS
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK.
18. CHARACTERISTICS OF YOSEMITE
AREA : 3081 KM²
LOCATION : YOSEMITE VILLAGE,
CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATE
YOSEMITE IS 95% WILDERNESS
●
TONS OF BREATHTAKING SCENERY
● BEST TIME TO SEE WATERFALL IS
DURING SPRING
19. ENTRY POINTS IN YOSEMITE
● SOUTH ENTRANCE/ MAIN
ENTRANCE (WAWONA).
● EASTERN ENTRY POINT
(TUOLUMNE MEADOWS).
22. ● TO CONNECT HUMAN ACTIVITIES ON BOTH
SIDES OF SOUTH FORK MERCED RIVER.
● FOR TRANSPORTATION, ENTERTAINMENT AND
RECREATION PURPOSE.
MAN-MADE FEATURES
LANDSCAPE FEATURES AND ELEMENTS
WAWONA COVERED
BRIDGE
23. NATURAL FEATURES
I. GIANT SEQUOIAS
● MASSIVE, ANCIENT GIANT SEQUOIAS LIVE IN
THREE GROVES IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK.
● THE OLDEST GIANT SEQUOIAS IS 3000 YEARS
OLD.
● OVER 500 OF IT.
● YOU CAN DRIVE TO THE GROVE FROM THE
SOUTH ENTRANCE.
● ROADS ARE CLOSED DURING WINTER.
24. II. YOSEMITE WATERFALL
YOSEMITE FALL
● ONE OF THE TALLEST IN
N.AMERICA AND THE 5TH
HIGHEST IN THE WORLD.
● YOSEMITE'S WATERFALLS ARE
FED BY SNOWMELTS.
III. WILDLIFE
● GREAT DIVERSITY OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS.
25. IV. MEADOW
VAST AND WIDE OPEN SPACES, FREE TO ROAM
AROUND MILES WITHOUT SEEING MANY PEOPLE.
TUOLUMNE MEADOWS
● TUOLUMNE MEADOWS RELECTS A
HEALTHY HYDROLOGIC REGIME.
● 3 CREEKS FEED THE TUOLUMNE
MEADOWS REGION :
-BUDD
-DELANEY
-UNICORN
26. CONCLUSION
● A NATIONAL PARK IS A LARGE SCALE PARK.
● DESIGNATED TO :
a) TO PROTECT AND RESERVE THE
ECOSYSTEM.
b) EXCLUDE EXPLOITATION.
c) SPIRITUAL, EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATION
PURPOSE.
27. REFLECTION
THROUGHOUT THIS ASSIGNMENT, OUR GROUP HAS:
● GAINED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING.
● LEARNED TO WORK AS A GROUP.
● MANAGE TO BE UNITED AS A GROUP.
● IMPROVE OUR COMMUNICATION SKILLS.