Parks Content Vocabulary

What does ranger mean?

• A person who is skilled at camping.

• A person who studies and takes care of plants.

• A person who studies the behavior of animals in their natural habitats.
• A person who protects forests, parks, or other areas of natural beauty.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What does preserve mean?

• To maintain
• To improve
• To create
• To destroy

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.1.C

What does conservation mean?

• Saving the environment from global warming.

• Protecting or restoring the natural environment, ecosystems, wildlife, and resources.

• Keeping natural resources limited so people can't use them.

• Studying natural habitats of animals.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does legislation mean?

• The process of changing laws

• The process of interpreting laws
• The process of enforcing laws
• The process of making or enacting laws

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What does tourism mean?

• Traveling to a place for fun.

• Living in a new place.

• Researching a place.

• Learning about a new place.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What does natural mean?

• Not made by mankind

• Supernatural and magical
• Unnatural and artificial
• Man-made

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What does native mean?

• Unfamiliar with local customs

• Not related to a specific place
• Specific to a landscape

• Originating from a particular place

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What does landform mean?

• Weather storms or disasters

• Ocean currents and waves

• Natural features of the Earth's surface

• Buildings and landscapes

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4