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What is the article about?

• It describes extreme activities tourists can do.

• It compares the positive and negative effects of tourism.

• It talks about the impact of tourists on their destinations.

The tourism industry has been declining in recent years.

• True

• False

• The article doesn't say it.

Complete the sentence: "_______ is a way of enjoying a vacation without damaging the environment."

• Religious tourism

• Educational tourism

• Leisure tourism

• Ecotourism

When did the tourism industry start to be successful?

• In the last year.

• In the last twenty years in particular.

• In the last century.

Why are cruises bad for the environment? Choose all the possible options.

• They drop about 9,000 tons of waste into the oceans every year.

• They drop about 90,000 tons of waste into the oceans every year.

• Each ship produces as much air pollution as five million cars.

• Each ship produces as much air pollution as fifty million cars.

• They visit the same places over and over again, so the damage is repeated.

Climbers on Everest cause problems for the local wildlife.

• True

• False

• The article doesn't say it.

Complete the sentence: "Plastic is a major cause of ____ in the oceans."

• pollution

• evolution

• expeditions

What action has the government of the Balearic Islands taken, and why?

• It's decided to charge the local people an eco-tax of three euros a day to reduce the negative effects of tourism on the local environment.

• It's decided to charge tourists an eco-tax of two euros a day to reduce the negative effects of tourism on the local environment.

• It's decided to charge everyone an eco-tax of twelve euros a day to reduce the negative effects of tourism on the local environment.

There are fewer Magellanic penguins since cruises started visiting Patagonia.

• True

• False

• The article doesn't say it.

What have groups been doing to improve the environment on Everest?

• They have been organizing expeditions to burn the trash left on Everest.

• They have organized expeditions to promote cleaning campaigns among the climbers.

• They have been organizing expeditions to pick up the trash left on Everest.

• They have organized expeditions to ban climbers on Everest.