Should Polar Tourism Be Allowed?

According to “Should Polar Tourism Be Allowed?,” what are some risks of transporting tourists to polar regions? Choose two options.

• oil spills

• pollution

• excessive cold

• loss of income

• inaccessible wildlife

According to “Should Polar Tourism Be Allowed?,” what is one danger of recreational activities, such as boating, in the Arctic?

• changes in the climate

• concentration of traffic

• disturbance of animal colonies

• displacement of native peoples

According to “Should Polar Tourism Be Allowed?,” what are some benefits of polar tourism? Choose two options.

• Tourism has a definite environmental impact.

• Tourists are inspired to support polar regions.

• Scientists enjoy the yearly arrival of tourists.

• Arctic residents gain income from tourism.

• Polar tourists may boat, fish, or even ski.

What does the word remote mean in the following passage from “Should Polar Tourism Be Allowed?”

Each year thousands of tourists visit the polar regions of the Arctic and Antarctica. These trips provide unique experiences for people to experience nature in remote areas.

• easy to reach

• frequently visited

• woody and green

• out of the way

The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B.

Part A What is the meaning of economic in the following passage from “Should Polar Tourism Be Allowed?”

Polar tourism also provides a beneficial economic impact. Many Arctic residents rely on tourists as a source of income….

• related to buying and selling goods and services

• connected to the human population of an area

• having to do with the natural environment

• taking part in a fishing cruise

Part A answer: economic = related to buying and selling goods and services

Part B Which word or words from the passage best supports the answer to Part A?

Polar tourism also provides a beneficial economic impact. Many Arctic residents rely on tourists as a source of income….

• Polar tourism

• beneficial

• rely on

• source of income

What does the word restricted mean in the following passage from “Should Polar Tourism Be Allowed?”

Others say that access to those very special parts of the world should not be restricted to only researchers and scientists.

• available only to certain groups

• set aside for later use

• sold for profit to

• appealing

Review the following sentence from “Should Polar Tourism Be Allowed?”

Because the places where wildlife is accessible are few in number, tourist traffic can become concentrated in specific areas, putting at risk Arctic vegetation.

What can you most logically infer from this sentence?

• Tourists go where it is easiest to see wildlife

• Tourists attempt to damage plants as they walk.

• Tourists are scaring away wildlife in the areas they visit.

• Tourists tend to follow trends and gather in the same few spots.

In “Should Polar Tourism Be Allowed?,” environment manager Neil Gilbert says,

We really don’t know what additional impact tourism numbers … are having on what is already a very significantly changing environment.

What does he mean?

• The shrinking number of tourists may change the polar environment.

• The growing number of tourists is changing the polar environment for the better.

• The number of tourists is changing because of changes for the worse in the polar environment.

• The growing number of tourists may add even more changes to the polar environment.

The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B.

Part A According to “Should Polar Tourism Be Allowed?,” what is one way in which Arctic residents have been affected by Arctic tourists?

• Arctic residents have been forced to change their way of life.

• Arctic residents have benefitted from tourists’ spending.

• Arctic residents have been replaced by newcomers.

• Arctic residents have lost their hunting grounds.