PROJECT 1: EXPERIENTIAL LANDSCAPE

TOPIC: NATIONAL PARK

GROUP NAME: FOUNTAIN 10

GROUP MEMBERS: I) MELARIE MANDY DONOUGH II) NG YEEN MUN III) CAROL TANG NGIE BING IV) CRYSLYN TAN ZHIA LYN V) RAVEENDER SINGH VI) AKIF NUKMAN ZOLKEPLEE

TUTOR NAME: SHAZREENE NURJANNA SHAMSUDDIN, NOORUL IFFA MOHD NAYAN

NATURAL AREAOF LAND/SEA

CONSERVATIONPURPOSE FOR EDUCATIONAL

AND RECREATIONALPURPOSE

UNLIMITEDSIZE OF AREA

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

● IN 1925, THE PARK WAS SET ASIDE FORWILDLIFE RESERVE PURPOSE.

● ORIGINALLY NAMED AS KING GEORGE V NATIONAL PARK IN 1938.

• AFTER INDEPENDENCE, IT WAS RENAMED ASTAMAN NEGARA.

CHARACTERISTICS OF TAMAN NEGARA

● AREA : 4343 KM²

● THE LARGEST NATIONAL PARK IN MALAYSIA.

● ONE OF THE OLDEST TROPICAL RAINFOREST INTHE WORLD.

● HOME TO COUNTLESSWILDLIFE SPECIES.

● TO PROPAGATE SPECIES OFFLORA AND FAUNA.

4 ENTRY POINTS TO TAMAN NEGARA :

I. KUALA TAHAN II. SUNGAI RELAU

III. KUALA KOH IV. TANJUNG MENTONG

● WEST MALAYSIA'S HIGHESTMOUNTAIN ( GUNUNG TAHAN)

● BEST TIME TO VISIT BETWEENMARCH AND SEPTEMBER

● CLOSED FROM NOVEMBER TODECEMBER

JERANTUTKUALALIPIS

HUMAN ACTIVITIES

CANOPY WALK JUNGLE TREKKING EDUCATION ACTIVITY

CAVE EXPLORING SHOOTING RAPIDS WILDLIFE OBSERVING

LANDSCAPE FEATURES AND ELEMENT

KAMPUNG ORANG ASLI● LIVE NOMADIC AND HUNT IN TAMAN

NEGARA● 2 DIFFERENT TRIBE, BATIK AND SEMOKBERI.

● BASIC STRUCTURE OF PALM-THATCHED STRUCTURE.

● HUNT TRADITIONALY USINGBLOW PIPE.

I. TAMAN NEGARA'S WILDLIFE The wilderness area is for endangered species, but numbers are low andsightings of the animals are rare.

TAPIR(CAN BE SEEN VARIOUSTIMES DURING THENIGHT AS IT ROAMSAROUND.)

INTERMEDIATE LEAF-NOSED BAT

(LOCATED AT GUATELINGA CAVE)

RED TAILED RACER

II. TAMAN NEGARA'S FLORA

Lush, green, and humid, Taman Negara is a home to manyendangered species and rare plants.

RAFFLESIA(THE WORLD'S HEAVIESTFLOWER WHEN BLOOMED)

PITCHER PLANT(KNOWN TO BE ACARNIVOUR PLANT)

III. TAMAN NEGARA'S MOUNTAINS

GUNUNG TAHAN

● GUNUNG TAHAN IS THE HIGHESTPEAK IN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA(2187m).

HISTORY BACKGROUND• NATIVE AMERICANS FIRST

INHABITED THE PLACE 10,000YEARS AGO.

• YOSEMITE VALLEY WAS NAMED“AWAHNEE” THUS THE TRIBECALLED THEMSELVES“AWAHNEECHEE”.

● DISCOVERY OF GOLD CAUSED NON-NATIVETO SETTLE IN YOSEMITE IN 1850.

● DR. LAFAYETTE GAVE YOSEMITE ITSNAME.

● IN 1855, THE FIRST TOURIST VISITEDYOSEMITE.

● IN 1864, RESIDENCE STARTED DEVELOPINGIN YOSEMITE VALLEY.

● ON OCTOBER 1ST, 1890, THE U.S CONGRESSSET ASIDE MORE THAN 1500 SQUARE MILESOF RESERVED FOREST, KNOWN ASYOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK.

CHARACTERISTICS OF YOSEMITE

AREA : 3081 KM²

LOCATION : YOSEMITE VILLAGE, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATE

YOSEMITE IS 95% WILDERNESS

● TONS OF BREATHTAKING SCENERY

● BEST TIME TO SEE WATERFALL ISDURING SPRING

ENTRY POINTS IN YOSEMITE

● SOUTH ENTRANCE/ MAINENTRANCE (WAWONA).

● EASTERN ENTRY POINT(TUOLUMNE MEADOWS).

MADERA MUNICIPLEAIRPORTMERCED CITY

HUMAN ACTIVITIES

WILDLIFE TOUR HIKING

FISHING CAMPING

SKIING

HORSEBACK RIDING

● TO CONNECT HUMAN ACTIVITIES ON BOTHSIDES OF SOUTH FORK MERCED RIVER.

● FOR TRANSPORTATION, ENTERTAINMENT ANDRECREATION PURPOSE.

MAN-MADE FEATURES

LANDSCAPE FEATURES AND ELEMENTS

WAWONA COVEREDBRIDGE

NATURAL FEATURES

I. GIANT SEQUOIAS

● MASSIVE, ANCIENT GIANT SEQUOIAS LIVE INTHREE GROVES IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK.

● THE OLDEST GIANT SEQUOIAS IS 3000 YEARSOLD.

● OVER 500 OF IT.

● YOU CAN DRIVE TO THE GROVE FROM THESOUTH ENTRANCE.

● ROADS ARE CLOSED DURING WINTER.

II. YOSEMITE WATERFALL

YOSEMITE FALL

● ONE OF THE TALLEST INN.AMERICA AND THE 5THHIGHEST IN THE WORLD.

● YOSEMITE'S WATERFALLS AREFED BY SNOWMELTS.

III. WILDLIFE

● GREAT DIVERSITY OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS.

IV. MEADOW

VAST AND WIDE OPEN SPACES, FREE TO ROAMAROUND MILES WITHOUT SEEING MANY PEOPLE.

TUOLUMNE MEADOWS

● TUOLUMNE MEADOWS RELECTS AHEALTHY HYDROLOGIC REGIME.

● 3 CREEKS FEED THE TUOLUMNEMEADOWS REGION :-BUDD-DELANEY-UNICORN

CONCLUSION● A NATIONAL PARK IS A LARGE SCALE PARK.

● DESIGNATED TO :

a) TO PROTECT AND RESERVE THE ECOSYSTEM.

b) EXCLUDE EXPLOITATION.

c) SPIRITUAL, EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONPURPOSE.

REFLECTION

THROUGHOUT THIS ASSIGNMENT, OUR GROUP HAS:

● GAINED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING.

● LEARNED TO WORK AS A GROUP.

● MANAGE TO BE UNITED AS A GROUP.

● IMPROVE OUR COMMUNICATION SKILLS.

REFERENCES

http://www.yosemitepark.com/ahwahnee-history.aspxhttp://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/historic.htmhttp://www.tamannegara.asia

http://www.wonderfulmalaysia.com/taman-negara-national-park-malaysia.htmhttp://www.taman-negara.com/park_info.htm

http://www.pahang-delights.com/taman-negara.html