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In the United States, a National Forest is a piece of land, owned and controlled by the federal government, that is available for many different uses, including hiking, fishing and recreation, but also, sometimes, logging trees, mining minerals and grazing animals.
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In the United States, a National Monument is a piece of land owned and controlled by the federal government that is very highly protected--almost as much as a National Park, but not quite as much. For example, hunting is allowed in some National Monuments, but no hunting is allowed in a National Park. Also, the president of the United States can make new National Monuments if he or she wants to, but National Parks can only be made by the Congress.
In the United States, a National Park is a piece of land owned and controlled by the federal government that is supposed to be forever protected. In most National Parks, visitors are allowed to visit and enjoy, but they are not allowed to take or permanently disturb anything.
Many other countries now have National Parks. The specific rules vary from country to country, but generally they all exist in order to keep pieces of land as untouched as possible.
Country high in the Himalayas located between India and China. Many of the world's highest mountains are in Nepal. Nepal is an ancient kingdom that was isolated from the outside world for a long time until the 1950s, when mountain climbers trying to reach the top of Mt. Everest began started a wave of tourism that continues to this day.
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