Tourism Impacts 101

Which of the following is NOT the importance of education towards conservation?

• Help to reduce impact in environment in the future

• Help to spread conservation awareness

• Help to reduce tourism activities in the future

• Help to create better environment for the future

Which of the following is acronym for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization?

• UNESCO

• UNSCO

• UNESEC

• UNESCOR

Which of the following is NOT needed to manage an ecotourism area?

• Monetary funding

• Policies and act

• High end building

• Conservation awareness

Which of the following are all negative impacts of mass tourism?

• Most profit kept by travel company, seasonal tourist jobs, tourists may be poorly behaved
• Seasonal tourist jobs, increased sewage, money brought to local economy 
• Bad behaviour of tourists, income from tourists reinvested into environment and local community projects 
• Traffic congestion, improved roads, income increased for tourist industry.

Money circulates in the community when tourists spend money on accommodation, food and beverages, activities and attractions, and transport. This phenomenon is known as:

• Circulation
• Domino effect
• Multiplier effect
• None of the above

One of the components of the Multiplier effect – Leakage – refers to:

• Infusion of tourist spending into the community
• Proportion of the dollar which is passed onto staff, local wholesalers
• Local purchases made by tourists
• Money lost from the local economy to the national and international economies

Inequality in wealth, cultural and behavioural differences, and higher proportion of tourists relative to locals are factors contributing to:

• Destinations attractiveness
• Destination promotional activities
• Socio-cultural benefits
• Socio-cultural costs

Increased funding for conservation and increased awareness of the value of natural environment represent:

• Environmental benefits
• Environmental costs
• Tourism activities
• Destination attractions

Some of the strategies that can be adopted to manage the potential for negative impacts of tourism are:

• Managing carrying capacity
• Surveying
• Education and Governance
• All of the above

How can access to an area be regulated to reduce negative impacts?

• Introducing more transportation services to increase tourist turnover
• Introducing entry fees
• All of the above
• None of the above