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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Core

Concept information

  1. Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment
  2. natural resources
  3. land resources
  4. parks
  5. national parks

Preferred term

national parks

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information An area of land and/or sea usually owned and administered by a national government and is protected from human exploitation and development. The area is intended to provide environmentally and culturally sensitive scientific, educational and recreational opportunities.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/49163

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