My name is Koh Heng Huat. I am from Sungai Petani‚ Kedah. I am now in my second semester of International Affair Management program. I am going to tell you little bit about my background and interests in this essay. I was born in a small village called Tanjung Dawai it’s located about 30 kilometer from Sungai Petani. I spent my first 13 years of life in Tanjung Dawai. A top place in Tanjung Dawai is Telok Bala beach. I went to beach every evening with my friend. My favourite activities in
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Banff National Park is Canada’s oldest national park‚ established in 1885 in the Rocky Mountains. Banff is the third-oldest national park in the world. In 1883‚ three railway workers‚ Thomas McCardell‚ William McCardell and Frank McCabe discovered a number of hot springs (now known as cave and basin) at the base of what is now called Sulphur Mountain. The park started as a 25 square kilometers (10 square mile) reserve around the Sulphur Mountain Hot Springs‚ established by the Dominion of Canada
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Hurricanes on National Parks America’s coastal national parks are some of its most beautiful‚ but also some of its most vulnerable. Throughout the years‚ hurricanes have wreaked havoc on many of these prized regions. They can leave behind numerous kinds of destruction in their wake. Wildlife populations can be damaged‚ as well as important parts of the parks ecosystem. Hurricanes can also damage the man made utilities and recreational areas of the parks. These issues impact the national parks not only
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Mining in Kakadu National Park’ This report will explain the impact of mining in Kakadu National park and what effect it has on such topics as marine life‚ flora and fauna‚ tourism‚ climate and the history of Kakadu National Park. Map of Kakadu National Park History The name Kakadu comes from the mispronunciation of ‘Gagadju’ which is the traditional name of an Aboriginal language spoken in the northern part of the Park. Aboriginals have continuously populated Kakadu National Park for the past
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Biscayne National Park was founded on June 28‚ 1980. The national park is about 270 miles large. This park includes coral reefs‚ islands‚ and mangrove forest in the Northern part of the Florida keys. Many dolphins‚ turtles‚ and pelicans live in the Biscayne Bay lagoon. The park is 95% water and the bay is the location of the mangrove forests. The park is about 172‚971 acres and has one of the largest and the first true florida keys‚ Elliot Key..Biscayne National Park has four major ecosystems. The
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Fundy National Park Fundy National Park is located in New Brunswick‚ which falls into the Atlantic Maritime eco-zone. The Atlantic Maritimes are heavily forested and have a long history of European settlers. Climate New Brunswick has a typically continental climate. Continental climates compared to true maritime climates‚ have an earlier spring and shorter fall‚ wider fluctuations of temperatures from day to day and from season to season‚ an more snowfall‚ but less precipitation
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This was to gain support in creating a national park in the state of Hawaii. January 20‚ 1916 was the date of the fourth and final draft of the Hawaii National Park bill; this was introduced by Jonah Kuhio. The committees met and on April 17 the House approved the bill. Then the Senate followed and on August 1‚ 1916; our president at the time President Wilson signed the bill into law and created the twelfth National Park. It wasn’t until five years later that a group of people
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Megan did not have a bright attitude towards school. She was always not looking forward to studying because she has problem coping in school. Whenever they bring in a new topic‚ she sighs heavily knowing she would take a long time to understand it even though it is considered an easy topic to the rest of the class. She was always positioned last in class and having a mere fifty-five percent and below for her percentage in exams and tests. Her position in level is one of the bottom few. She did not
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In the early 20th century many parks and forests were finally getting recognition and being preserved for the future. National parks and forests have been included in society for so long that without them‚ nothing would really be the same. Most places like this would be a surprising fact to have known about in the 19th- 20th century because most people would talk about urbanization in the big cities. The gilded age took place in the early years of the 20th century which was the period where the U
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Yellowstone National Park is a place of many wonders and interesting topics. It is located in Northwestern Wyoming with parts in Idaho and Montana. Yellowstone was the very first national park in the United States of America‚ being signed into law by former president Ulysses S Grant in 1872. The park cover around 3‚450 square miles of land‚ and is one of the largest state parks in the world. The features such as Geysers‚ Supervolcano‚ and wildlife are very hot topics. Wildlife is a huge part of the
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