National Parks Are Increasingly Becoming Like Islands

question 22

Multiple Choice

National Parks are increasingly becoming like islands.What is meant by this is:

• A)During peak seasonal use,National Parks are like islands of human activity that resemble urban areas,in a otherwise rural landscape.
• B)Most National Parks are located on islands.
• C)National Parks are like sanctuaries that successfully maintain healthy populations of species such as grizzly bears and wolves.
• D)National parks are increasingly becoming islands of natural habitat surrounded by human development that limits the areas in which wild animals may range,forcing them into isolated populations.

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