National nature parks in Latvia

1. How many national nature parks are in Latvia?

Are there any view towers in the national parks you have visited? Where?

1. Have you ever visited any national nature parks in Latvia (Gauja national park, Ķemeri national park, Slitere national park, Razna national park) ? (Click the answers which apply)

• Gauja national park

• Ķemeri national park

• Slitere national park

• Razna national park

• I have not visited any national parks in Latvia

2. If you have attended any national nature parks, can you say what has been the purpose of your visits to the national nature parks? (Choose no more than 3 options)

• learning about nature in the park

• studying their geography

• improving knowledge of their history

• going for a walk/ hiking

• doing sports

In your opinion, what are 3 main values of the national nature parks, sights?

• scenic landscape

• appropriateness for sport, recreation

• rare and protected plants, forests

• interesting geographical features

• important historical monuments, sights,

If the territory of the national parks were improved, what works would be the most necessary? Choose 3 options

• collecting rubbish, placing more garbage boxes

• increasing the number of walking paths, placing more benches near them

• putting in more information stands, signs of references and directions

• becoming more pet friendly and letting some of the walking paths be used for walking the dogs

• preserving the nature as it is, securing less human interference

What features of national nature parks do you recognize here? Click the ones that apply.

• 1) outstanding natural formations of national significance

• 2) richness of cultural and historical monuments

• 3)areas untouched or little modified by human activity

Give names/ examples of protected areas in Latvia - nature reserve, biosphere reserve, nature park, natural monument, nature reserve, marine protected area, protected landscape area.

What is your name, age?