Sustainable Tourism MCQ Quiz Questions And Answers

Tourism is:

• None of the above

• The movement of people, spatially and temporally, out of their own communities for leisure and business purposes.

• Any movement of people out of their homes longer than for 24 hours

• Fun activity

Today's tourist expectations are increasingly based on the combination of:

• None of the above

• Nature, leisure activities and culture

• Nature and culture

• Sun, sea and sand

Sustainable tourism does NOT aim primarily at:

• Social responsibility

• Profit for big tour operators

• Strong commitment to nature conservation

• The integration of local people in tourist operation or development

A sustainable approach to tourism development is of vital importance for:

• All countries developing tourism

• Mainly the Mediterranean region, because it is the world's leading tourist destination and among the earth's most endangered ecoregions

• Mainly East Asia and the Pacific as economically less developed, but fast growing tourism destination

• None of the above

Stimulating and contributing to sustainable consumption in the tourism sector is a task:

• Mainly for environment protection organizations

• All of the above

• Mainly for transport companies

• Mainly for tourism service providers

• Mainly for local and national governmental organizations

Identification of Tourism Carrying Capacity has the purpose of:

• Estimating the maximum number of tourists that are permitted in a certain area

• Avoiding the destruction of the physical, biological, economic, and socio-cultural basis for tourism development

• No purposes at all

• None of the above

Socio-cultural benefits of sustainable tourism do NOT include

• Strengthening of communities

• Higher mobility of the local labor market

• Strengthening of local culture and traditions

• Better understanding between peoples and cultures

Sustainable tourism is characterized by:

• I, II, and III

• Preservation of local culture

• Benefitting the local economy

• Environmental respect

You can improve the environmental impact of a tourist operation by _____ (choose the most direct answer).

• Building a school

• Installing solar panels

• Cooking a local style meal

• Having tourist volunteer in the local community

Natural environmental-based tourism is known as?

• None of the above

• Pilgrimage tourism

• Eco-tourism

• Agro tourism