NATIONAL PARKS – VIDEO

Answer the following questions. You may take short notes during the video but must write the answers up in full sentences

1. How many visitors do the Yorkshire Dales attract? How many of these visitors come in August?
2. Make a list of the reasons why some people come to the Yorkshire Dales.
3. Where is an example of a ‘Honey Pot’ site in the Yorkshire Dales?
4. What is the Pennine Way? How have the authorities tried to protect the Pennine Way?
5. Describe how parking causes problems near Malham.
6. How much money do tourists spend each year in the Yorkshire Dales?
7. What has happened to many of the local shops in Malham?
8. What problems do visitors cause to the falls area?
9. How have they tried to solve some of these problems?
10. Who owns most of the land in the National Park?
11. How do the National Park authorities help farmers?
12. Apart from farming how do farmers make money?
13. How many people are employed in quarries in the National Park?
14. Describe some of the problems caused by quarries.
15. How do National Parks around the world differ from our National Parks?
16. What % of the United Kingdom is covered by National Parks?