Physical and Natural Heritage Flashcards
What is the Natural Heritage?
the valuable features of our natural environment. For example. landforms and fossil fuels
What is the physical heritage?
a combination of built and natural environment
What is the Indigenous Heritage?
occurring naturally in a particular place-native and long established
What is Biodiversity Heritage?
a wide variety of wild life
What is Ecology?
the study of the relationships of living organisms and their environment
What is Ecological Science?
distinctive kind of land with specific soil and physical characteristics that differ from other kinds of land in its ability to produce vegetation of a different nature
What is Ecological Heritage?
elements of biodiversity including flora and fauna and ecosystem together with formations which were inherited from past generations and maintained for future generations
Give four examples of Ecological Heritage Sites?
The Caroni Swamp, The Asa Wright Nature Center, The Nariva Swamp, The Tobago Main Ridge
