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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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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

    Concept scheme: NALT Full

    Type: Concept definition

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

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