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What are National Parks?
The National Parks of England and Wales
Tourist Honeypots
Problems in National Parks
Castleton A tourist honey pot in The Peak District
Castleton - Case Study Page

A National Park is a large area of scenic land protected by a government for public use and enjoyment The world's first National Park was Yellowstone National Park in the USA . It was set up in 1872.

Geo Topics
[Geo Topics]: n factual information about geographical topics - often supported by case studies

Coasts - Waves / Coastal Deposition / Holderness.....
Earthquake - Cause / Effects / Case Studies.....
Ecosystems - Biomes / Soil / Tropical Rainforest....
Glaciation - Erosion / Landforms / Case Studies.....
Limestone - Erosion / Karst / Case Studies.....
National Parks - Honeypots / Case Studies.....
Plate Tectonics - Ring of Fire / Fold Mountains....
Rivers - Water Cycle / Basins / Erosion.....
Volcanoes - Types / Case Studies.....
Weather and climate - Rain / Pressure / Hazards.....

Landuse - Models / Landuse zones.....
Migration - Pull & Push Factors / Case Studies.....
Population - Density / Change / Structure.....
Urbanisation - Causes / Million Cities / counterurbanisation.....

Country Studies

Brazil - Factfile / Regions / Teacher's resources.....