Land Use and Tourism Quiz

Division of land into zones with rules for development and protection is called:

• Land-use planning

• Zoning

• Carrying capacity

• Destination

Zoning based on the function of land (residential, industrial, recreational) is:

• Mixed-use zoning

• Functional zoning

• Buffer zoning

• Seasonality

An area designated for tourism development and managed as one destination is:

• Conservation area

• Tourism zone

• Amenity

• Buffer zone

Organizing and regulating land use for balanced development is:

• Visitor management

• Land-use planning

• Ecological impact

• Capacity building

The maximum number of visitors without major negative impacts is:

• Master plan

• Carrying capacity

• Seasonality

• Tourist flow

A protective “cushion” between tourism zones and sensitive areas is:

• Buffer zone

• Conservation area

• Mixed-use zoning

• Infrastructure

Tourism that protects future opportunities while meeting current needs is:

• Sustainable tourism

• Development stage

• Consolidation stage

• Overtourism

Practices to regulate tourist flows and impacts are called:

• Land-use planning

• Visitor management

• Tourist flow

• Master plan

Effect of tourism on ecosystems and species is:

• Amenity

• Ecological impact

• Carrying capacity

• Seasonality

When visitor numbers exceed capacity, it leads to:

• Buffer zone

• Overtourism

• Mixed-use zoning

• Development stage