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National parks are special areas of land set asideset aside (phrasal verb)Reserved for a particular purpose.≈ Synonym: reserved🇺🇿UZ: ajratilgan🇷🇺RU: выделенный to protect nature and wildlife. These parks provide a safesafe (adj)Protected from danger or harm.≈ Synonym: protected🇺🇿UZ: xavfsiz🇷🇺RU: безопасный home for animals, plants, and important landscapeslandscape (noun)Areas of land and their features, viewed together.≈ Synonym: scenery🇺🇿UZ: landshaftlar🇷🇺RU: ландшафты. At the same time, they give people a chance to enjoy and learn about the naturalnatural (adj)Existing in nature; not made by people.≈ Synonym: unspoiled🇺🇿UZ: tabiiy🇷🇺RU: природный world. The idea of creating national parks began in the 19th century, and today, national parks can be found in many countries around the world.
The first national park was Yellowstone, in the United States. It was establishedestablish (verb)Created or set up officially.≈ Synonym: founded🇺🇿UZ: tashkil etilgan🇷🇺RU: основан in 1872. The American government decided to protect this land because of its natural beauty, including its forests, lakes, and famous geysersgeyser (noun)Natural hot springs that shoot water into the air.≈ Synonym: hot springs🇺🇿UZ: geyzerlar🇷🇺RU: гейзеры — hot springs that shoot water into the air. The idea was to keep the area safe from developmentdevelopment (noun)The process of land being built up or expanded.≈ Synonym: construction🇺🇿UZ: qurilish rivoji🇷🇺RU: застройка so that future generationsfuture generations (noun)People who will be born and live in the future.≈ Synonym: descendants🇺🇿UZ: kelajak avlodlari🇷🇺RU: будущие поколения could enjoy it. This idea soon spreadspread (verb)Became more widely adopted.≈ Synonym: extended🇺🇿UZ: tarqaldi🇷🇺RU: распространилась to other countries, which created their own national parks to protect special parts of nature.
National parks serve many purposespurpose (noun)Reasons for which something exists.≈ Synonym: functions🇺🇿UZ: maqsadlar🇷🇺RU: цели. One of their most important rolesrole (noun)Functions or parts played in a situation.≈ Synonym: functions🇺🇿UZ: vazifalar🇷🇺RU: роли is to protect wildlife. Many animals, such as bears, wolves, elephants, and rarerare (adj)Not common; unusual.≈ Synonym: uncommon🇺🇿UZ: noyob🇷🇺RU: редкий birds, find sheltershelter (noun)A place giving protection from danger or weather.≈ Synonym: refuge🇺🇿UZ: boshpana🇷🇺RU: укрытие in these parks. In some places, national parks have helped to save animals that were in danger of disappearingdisappear (verb)Ceasing to exist or be seen.≈ Synonym: vanishing🇺🇿UZ: yo'qolib borayotgan🇷🇺RU: исчезающий, like the mountain gorillasmountain gorilla (noun)A rare, endangered species of gorilla in Africa.≈ Synonym: endangered gorilla species🇺🇿UZ: tog' gorillalari🇷🇺RU: горные гориллы of Africa or the snow leopardssnow leopard (noun)A rare wild cat found in mountain regions of Asia.≈ Synonym: mountain big cat🇺🇿UZ: qor barslari🇷🇺RU: снежные барсы of Asia.
National parks also help protect the environment. Forests, rivers, and mountains inside parks are kept safe from industriesindustry (noun)Branches of economic activity, such as manufacturing.≈ Synonym: sectors🇺🇿UZ: sanoat tarmoqlari🇷🇺RU: отрасли that might harm them, such as miningmining (noun)The process of extracting minerals from the ground.≈ Synonym: extraction🇺🇿UZ: kon qazib olish🇷🇺RU: добыча полезных ископаемых, logginglogging (noun)The cutting down of trees for timber.≈ Synonym: tree-felling🇺🇿UZ: yog'och tayyorlash🇷🇺RU: лесозаготовка, or farming. This helps to keep the air and water clean and protects plants that may not grow anywhere else in the world.
In addition to protecting nature, national parks offer many benefits to people. They give people a place to relax, hike, camp, and enjoy outdooroutdoor (adj)Happening or used in the open air.≈ Synonym: open-air🇺🇿UZ: ochiq havoda🇷🇺RU: на открытом воздухе activities. Parks also help local communities by bringing visitors who spend money on food, lodginglodging (noun)A place to stay temporarily.≈ Synonym: accommodation🇺🇿UZ: turar joy🇷🇺RU: проживание, and services.
However, national parks also face challengeschallenge (noun)Difficult tasks or situations.≈ Synonym: difficulties🇺🇿UZ: qiyinchiliklar🇷🇺RU: трудности. Too many visitors can harm the environment. Litterlitter (noun)Rubbish left in a public place.≈ Synonym: trash🇺🇿UZ: axlat🇷🇺RU: мусор, pollutionpollution (noun)The presence of harmful substances in the environment.≈ Synonym: contamination🇺🇿UZ: ifloslanish🇷🇺RU: загрязнение, and damagedamage (noun)Harm caused to something.≈ Synonym: harm🇺🇿UZ: shikast🇷🇺RU: ущерб to plants can be a problem if parks are not carefully managedmanage (verb)Controlled or organised properly.≈ Synonym: controlled🇺🇿UZ: boshqarilgan🇷🇺RU: управляемый. Climate changeclimate change (noun)Long-term changes in Earth's climate patterns.≈ Synonym: global warming🇺🇿UZ: iqlim o'zgarishi🇷🇺RU: изменение климата is another threatthreat (noun)Something likely to cause harm or danger.≈ Synonym: danger🇺🇿UZ: xavf🇷🇺RU: угроза, as it can change the environment inside parks and make it harder for wildlife to survivesurvive (verb)To continue to live despite difficulties.≈ Synonym: endure🇺🇿UZ: yashab qolmoq🇷🇺RU: выживать.
National parks remind us that protecting nature is important for both animals and people. They are a promisepromise (noun)A firm assurance to do something.≈ Synonym: commitment🇺🇿UZ: va'da🇷🇺RU: обещание to future generations that we will care for the Earth's beauty and wildlife.