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Tourism Impacts 101

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name

Class

Date

Which of the following is NOT the importance of education towards conservation?

Help to reduce impact in environment in the future

Help to spread conservation awareness

Help to reduce tourism activities in the future

Help to create better environment for the future

Which of the following is acronym for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization?

UNESCO

UNSCO

UNESEC

UNESCOR

Which of the following is NOT needed to manage an ecotourism area?

Monetary funding

Policies and act

High end building

Conservation awareness

Which of the following are all negative impacts of mass tourism?

Most profit kept by travel company, seasonal tourist jobs, tourists may be poorly behaved

Seasonal tourist jobs, increased sewage, money brought to local economy

Bad behaviour of tourists, income from tourists reinvested into environment and local community projects

Traffic congestion, improved roads, income increased for tourist industry.

Money circulates in the community when tourists spend money on accommodation, food and beverages, activities and attractions, and transport. This phenomenon is known as:

Circulation

Domino effect

Multiplier effect

None of the above

One of the components of the Multiplier effect – Leakage – refers to:

Infusion of tourist spending into the community

Proportion of the dollar which is passed onto staff, local wholesalers

Local purchases made by tourists

Money lost from the local economy to the national and international economies

Inequality in wealth, cultural and behavioural differences, and higher proportion of tourists relative to locals are factors contributing to:

Destinations attractiveness

Destination promotional activities

Socio-cultural benefits

Socio-cultural costs

Increased funding for conservation and increased awareness of the value of natural environment represent:

Environmental benefits

Environmental costs

Tourism activities

Destination attractions

Some of the strategies that can be adopted to manage the potential for negative impacts of tourism are:

Managing carrying capacity

Surveying

Education and Governance

All of the above

10.

How can access to an area be regulated to reduce negative impacts?

Introducing more transportation services to increase tourist turnover

Introducing entry fees

All of the above

None of the above

11.

What can tourists do to ensure they minimise the potential for a negative impact on the local community?

Avoid experiences where there is close contact with animals

Purchase locally made products/food where possible

Consider homestays vs international hotel brands

All of the above

12.

If tourism is to be beneficial to the host community it is important that control of the sector remains at what level?

Local

State

National

International

13.

Doxey’s irridex model describes five levels of varying degrees of irritation with regard to the social impacts of tourism as perceived by local communities at the destination. These five levels are

Euphoria, apathy, irritation, resistance and the final stage

Acceptance, apathy, irritation, resistance and retaliation

Euphoria, apathy, irritation, antagonism and the final level

Euphoria, adaption, apathy, irritation and resistance

14.

What is the definition of a tourist?

People who travel for leisure and recreation.

People who travel away from their home for leisure and recreation.

People who travel away from their home for pleasure for more than 24hrs but not exceeding one year.

People who travel away from their home for pleasure.

15.

Why has tourism increased?

i. Increase in disposable income, paid holidays, travel has become cheaper and easier,

ii. Increased awareness and knowledge of places, travel has become cheaper and easier, increase in disposable income, paid holidays, increased leisure time

iii. Greater variety of holidays to choose from, increased awareness and knowledge of places, travel has become cheaper and easier, increase in disposable income, paid holidays, increased leisure time

iv. Greater variety of holidays to choose from, increased awareness and knowledge of places, travel has become cheaper and easier, increase in disposable income, paid holidays, increased leisure time, improved tourist facilities and infrastructure, increased number of ageing population traveling

i and ii

i and iii

i, ii and iv

All of the above.

16.

The physical carrying capacity:

Determines how much use a site can absorb, such as roads, car parks or attractions

Relates to flora and fauna, and is based on solid scientific evidence

Relates to the tourist experience

Is the most difficult type of carrying capacity to measure

17.

Tourism can contribute to foreign exchange earnings, tax revenues for governments and payment of wages. These are

Environmental impacts

Political impacts

Social impacts

Economic impacts

18.

The term leakage describes which phenomenon?

Tourism expenditure that goes to the government (i.e. taxes)

Tourism expenditure that flows out of the host country

Tourism expenditure that flows out of the tourist-generating country

Tourism expenditure that is not calculated by the multiplier effect

19.

Maximum number of people that can be held in a place or on a mode of transportation.

carrying capacity

max capacity

full capacity

overload

20.

Impacts on communities from travel and tourism may be economic, social, and environmental.

true

false

21.

Tourism based on observing and preserving the natural environment and culture of a destination area is called _____.

ecotourism

heritage tourism

local tourism

seasonal tourism

22.

What is the definition of 'sustainable tourism'?

meeting the needs of the present, without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

tourism directed towards exotic natural environments, intended to support conservation efforts and observe wildlife.

type of niche tourism, involving exploration or travel with a certain degree of risk, and which may require special skills and physical exertion.

23.

In 2016, what was the most popular tourist destination?

France

USA

China

Australia

24.

Which is NOT an economic impact of tourism?

House prices in the area rise with increased second homes bought in the area

Wildlife and habitats disturbed

Local businesses make more money

Seasonal jobs are provided

25.

What is a positive of mass tourism?

Money from tourists can be used to protect the natural landscape

Culture and traditions change as outsiders arrive

Prices increase in local shops as tourists are often more wealthy than the local populatio

Damage to the natural environment, eg footpath erosion (the wearing away of footpaths), litter, habitats destroyed to build hotels

26.

Money from tourism can increase the standard of living of local communities and be used to conserve the environment. True or False?

True

False

27.

Sometimes communities are disrupted or relocated to make room for tourist development. What type of impact is this?

Positive social impact

Positive environmental impact

Negative social impact

Negative economic impact

28.

A negative economic impact of tourism is when profits made by international hotel chains get sent overseas instead of staying in the host country. What is this called?

Spillage effect

Leakage effect

Overflow effect

Remittance effect

29.

Select the positive environmental impact of tourism

Protection of endangered animals because of their tourist attraction status

Education is improved

Healthcare is improved

Local cultures are promoted

30.

This type of tourism maximises the positive impacts of tourism and minimises the negative impacts of tourism on the host country

Responsible tourism

Reliable tourism

Ecotourism

Sustainable tourism

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Tourism Impacts 101

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 47mins

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