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.

What does preserve mean?

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

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.

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

What does tourism mean?

• Traveling to a place for fun.

• Living in a new place.

• Researching a place.

• Learning about a new place.

What does natural mean?

• Not made by mankind

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

What does native mean?

• Unfamiliar with local customs

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

• Originating from a particular place

What does landform mean?

• Weather storms or disasters

• Ocean currents and waves

• Natural features of the Earth's surface

• Buildings and landscapes