Environmental Impact of Tourism Quiz

What are the negative impacts of tourism on natural resources?

• Enhancement of local natural resources

• Depletion of local natural resources

• Increase in local natural resources

• Preservation of local natural resources

Which of the following is a type of environmental destruction caused by tourism?

• Conservation of coral reefs

• Planting of trees

• Protection of sand mining

• Erosion of beaches

What is the impact of sand mining on the environment?

• Protection of coral reefs

• Destruction of beaches

• Preservation of natural resources

• Enhancement of beaches

What is the consequence of dumping waste in low lying areas of the environment?

• Preservation of waste

• Protection of coral reefs

• Enhancement of trees

• Destruction of trees

What is the result of destruction of trees or deforestation?

• Destruction of habitat for birds

• Enhancement of coral reefs

• Increase in oxygen levels

• Preservation of habitat for birds

What activity can destroy coral reefs, a vital tourism attraction within the Caribbean?

• Sightseeing

• Camping

• Hiking

• Snorkeling

What are some factors impacting negatively on the environment due to the tourist industry?

• Enhancement of land development

• Protection of trees/plants

• Preservation of reef material for curio items

• Over-fishing

What is a way to prevent environmental destruction?

• Adding more destruction

• Adding legislature laws

• Adding more waste

• Adding more pollution

What is the consequence of over-fishing on the environment?

• Preservation of species population

• Destruction of species population

• Enhancement of species population

• Protection of species population

What is the impact of waste pollution on the environment?

• Enhancement of wetland degradation

• Preservation of habitat degradation

• Destruction of reef damage

• Protection of species population