CL Project 1

1. Project 1: EXPERIENTIAL
LANDSCAPE
National Park
5 Stones
Group Members: Boon Yi Chung (0318300)
Chan Tian Ji (0320831)
Monnie Liew Poh Ka (0320424)
Lee Shze Hwa (0320053)
Sam Wei Yin (0320364)
Tutor Name: Miss Noorul Iffa

2. What is National Park ?
 Large protected area
 Use for conservation purposes.
 Great value of recreational resources and
ecotourism destination
 Maintains a natural habitat for a variety
of flora and fauna
 Size : 1000 hectare (minimum )

3. History Of National Park
 1872, United States National Park System grown from a single
reservation. ( Yellowstone National Park )
 Embrace over 450 natural, historical, recreational and culture
areas.
 Idea credited to the artist named George Catlin.
On August 25 1916, President Woodrow Wilson created the
National Park Service.

4. Activities In National Park
 Cross-country Biking Track
 Barbecuing
 Sandcastle building
 Cycling
 Bird watching

5. Taman Negara Acadia National
Park
• First national park
• Established in 1938
• Originally named in 1939 as the King
George V Park.
• Rename as Taman Negara in 1957
• First national park east of Mississippi
river .
• Establish at 1919
• Rename as Acadia in 1929
Historical Background

6. Taman Negara Acadia National Park
• Comprises 4343 square
kilometers
• Maintains a natural habitat for a
variety of flora and fauna.
• Trees are hundreds of years old
and form a giant canopy.
• Oldest tropical rain forest.
• > 300 species of birds
• 10,000 plants, 150,000 insects,
25,000 invertebrates, 675 birds,
270 reptiles, 250 freshwater fish
and 200 mammal.
• 190 square kilometers
• Maintains a natural habitat for a
variety of flora and fauna.
• It contains of mountains , ocean,
lake, wetland, coastal and forest
• over 20% of Acadia National Park
is classified as wetland
Characteristic

7. Location of Taman Negara
Pahang

8. Location of Acadia
National Park

9. Site Context of Taman Negara Pahang

10. Site Context of Acadia National
Park

11. Taman Negara Acadia National Park
• Hiking
• Camping
• Fishing
• Night walk
• Watching wildlife
• Rivers rips
• Outdoor activity
• Earthcache program
(explore the park
with GPS )
• Fishing
• House riding
• Tide pooling
• Winter activities
Activities People Frequently
Do In Park

12. Referenc
e
 http://www.ecologyasia.com/html-loc/taman-negara.htm
 http://malaysia-eco-tourism.blogspot.com/2011/12/taman-negara.html
 http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/national-parks/acadia-national-
park/
 http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pahang-
delights.com%2Ftaman-negara.html&h=aAQE_vtFD
 http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nps.gov%2Facad
%2Fhistoryculture%2Findex.htm&h=aAQE_vtFD
 http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fnatio
nalparks%2Fhistory%2F&h=aAQE_vtFD
 http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nps.gov%2Facad
%2Fplanyourvisit%2Fthings2do.htm&h=aAQE_vtFD