Intro and Land-Based Flashcards
(44 cards)
-An area of open space provided for recreational use.
Park
can be in its natural or semi-natural state, or planted, and is set aside for human enjoyment or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats.
Park
TYPES OF PARKS (NUAIP)
- Nature Park (National Parks, Animal Reserves, Wildlife Sanctuary)
- Urban Parks (Rizal Park, Quezon Memorial Circle)
PROTECTED AREA WILDLIFE VIEW (PAWV) -under DENR - Amusement Parks (open areas)
- Industrial Parks
- Private Parks (Tagaytay Highlands)
Importance of Parks in Recreation
- Economic Value
- Health and Environmental Value
- Social Importance
LAND-BASED RECREATION
*based on Wilderness Recreation
- Overnight Activities
- Shooting (Allowed in other countries, after mating season = balance of ecology)
- Significant Element of Organized Competition (someone is facilitating)
- Little or No Organized Competition (none is facilitating)
Land/Water Mass
Terrain
- different terrains
- longer, whole day
- need survival kit
- may have rock-climbing
Trekking
- day/over-night
- pre-chartered paths
Hiking
- slopes in natural area
- uses clip, powder
Rock-Climbing
- an indoor way to learn about climbing, practice, train, socialize, and compete
- has an artificially constructed wall
- grips for hands and feet, usually for indoor climbing, sometimes outdoors
- uses grip, powder
Wall-Climbing
- climber descend a rock face, using a doubled rope coiled around the body and fixed at a higher point.
Rappelling
-climbing in mountains
Mountain-Climbing
- visiting cave, for recreational
- has route
Spelunking
- visiting cave, for research purposes
- done by professionals
- creates route
Cave Exploring
Spelunking Capital of PH
Cagayan Province, Cagayan Valley, Region II
-mountain: sport, hobby, skiing
Mountaineering
- Combines hiking and camping, overnight
Backpacking
- allows a hiker to carry supplies and equipment (to accommodate one or multiple days out on a trail, into areas past where automobiles or boats may travel.)
Backpack
Forms of Backpacking
- WILDERNESS BACKPACKING -different terrains
2. BUDGET BACKPACKING – cheaper way of travelling
- Most common discipline of mountain biking
- more difficult to televise
- highest levels of participation both recreationally and competitively.
Cross-Country Biking
- bicycle racing sport held on paved roads
- competitors start simultaneously
Road Bicycle Racing
- time trial event on a steep, rough terrain which features jumps, rock gardens and other obstacles.
- not simultaneous
Downhill Mountain Biking
-long distance running event in paved roads
Marathon
MARATHON Official DistanceL
FULL
HALF
ULTRA
FULL - 42.195 kms (26 miles & 385 yards)
HALF - 21 kms
ULTRA - >42 kms