Gr11 Tourism - Sustainable and Responsible Tourism

Which explanation does NOT align with our understanding of Global Warming?

• Temperatures on our Earth is rising.

• Global warming is believed to be caused by an increase in pollution - most of it being greenhouse gases.

• Driving cars do not contribute to the release of carbon dioxide.

• These gases accumulate in the atmosphere and trap heat on our planet that would normally exit into outer space.

True or False: Carbon dioxide and other gaseous emissions resulting from human activities that cause heat not to be trapped in the atmosphere, much as in a gardener’s greenhouse.

• True

• False

True or False: Climate change is caused by global warming.

• True

• False

Which option is NOT the impact of global warming on Tourism?

• Tourists could be disappointed that their destination’s weather is not what they hoped for

• Roads may not be closed due to snow

• Airplanes might not be able to take off

• Unstable weather conditions affect travel and tourism

The ___ footprint is used to describe a person’s / organisation’s impact on the environment measured by calculating the carbon dioxide emissions that result from a person’s / organisation’s activities.

How can we employ Green Tourism practices?

What is responsible tourist behaviour towards the environment?

Which option does NOT explain what a responsible tourist is?

• Cannot limit the negative impacts that tourism may have on the environment

• Consider the effects they may have on the environment when they travel

• Choose goods / services offered by tourism organisations that practice sustainable tourism

True or False: For each space you visit, make sure you know and understand the rules they put in place and that you follow them (for your own safety as well as the safety of that space and its inhabitants)

• True

• False

What is the responsible tourism pledge?