Tourism GW1

What is a Tourist?

• A person who travels overseas for less than 1 year
• A person who travels away from where they usually live for at least one night but no more than 1 year
• A person who travels from place to place for more one year
• A person who stays at home and never visits anywhere

What is a domestic tourist?

• A person who travels place to place to learn its history
• A person who travels around their own country, outside where they live
• A person who doesn't go anywhere
• A person who likes to eat chocolate

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Ecotourism involves travelling into the bush.

• true

• false

2. The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is the United Nations agency that is responsible for?

• a. End poverty

• b. Promoting of sustainable and universally accessible tourism.

• c. Reduce inequality within and among countries.

• d. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.

The typical activities that heritage tourism provides are the following except:

• theme parks

• museums

• art galleries

• cultural festivals

The core idea in heritage tourism is the following except:

• To tear down the fall-apart historical buildings.

• To save the heritage.

• To share it with visitors.

• To reap the economic benefits of tourism.

Which of these would be  considered a natural attraction?

• Great Wall of China
• Eiffel Tower
• Pacific Ocean 
• Angkor Wat

Which  of these is  a built attraction?

• Mount  Vesuvius
• Tropical rainforest
• Gulf of Thailand
• Disneyland

Which of these tourist activities would you NOT do in the ocean?

• Scuba diving
• White water rafting
• Sailing
• Snorkelling

Which of the following is considered domestic tourism?

• Going to Sentosa for a day trip.

• Taking a ferry to Pulau Ubin, cycling there and having a seafood dinner.

• Booking a hotel at Marina Bay Sands to stay for the weekend.

• Going to my friend's house at Tampines to stay over for the weekend and play video games.