WorksheetsMallorca
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is the capital of Mallorca?
Parma
Palma
Parmigana
Parra
In what group of Islands would you find Mallorca?
Balearic Islands
Baltic Islands
Baering Islands
As of 2019, what is the population of Mallorca?
86,000
860,000
1,680,000
1,860,000
What are Mallorca's coordinates?
39.7ºS, 3ºW
39.7ºS, 3ºE
39.7ºN, 3ºE
39.7ºN, 3ºW
How many tourists visit Mallorca annually?
3-4 million
7-8 million
12-13 million
23-24 million
What TWO countries provide the greatest number of tourists to Mallorca each year?
Germany and France
Germany and the UK
France and the UK
Italy and France
What trend is evident in Mallorcan tourism presently?
A concerted effort to shift from mass tourism to quality/chic tourism
A concerted effort to shift from mass tourism to eco-tourism
A concerted effort from terrestrial (land based tourism) to cruise liner and ship based tourism
What is the dominant rock type in Mallorca (which lends itself to rockclimbing)?
limestone
sandstane
shale
marble
What is the name of the cooling sea breeze in Mallorca?
Embat
Tambien
Tomari
Arenal
How many endemic species of animals are there in Mallorca?
100
300
2000
6000
What type of tourism is more water intensive... Quality Tourism or Mass tourism?
Quality Tourism
Mass Tourism
What might be seen as Mallorca's competitive advantage?
Diversity, Affordability and Climate
Cultural Institutions, Cuisine and Climate
Diversity, Sophistication and Proximity to Asia
What is the area of Mallorca?
3640km2
36km2
36,000km2
3.4km2
What is the annual rainfall on Mallorca?
550mm (half Sydney's)
1100mm (same as Sydney's)
2200mm (twice Sydney;s)
How many beaches are there on Mallorca?2
262
2620
26,200
22
What are TWO entertainment 'hubs' of Mallorca popular with tourists?
Arsenal and Middlesborough
Arenal and Magaluf
Amiens and Marrakesh
The Tourist Tax on Mallorca is a controversial daily tax each tourist has to pay. How much do tourists staying in luxury hotels pay (in Euros)?
€ 40
€ 4
€14
The Tourist Tax on Mallorca is a controversial daily tax each tourist has to pay. How much do tourists staying in cheap hotels or cruiseliners have to pay (in Euros)?
€ 20
€ 2
€ 1
€ 10
How much revenue is collected each year from the Mallorca Tourist Tax?
€ 123 million
€ 12 million
€ 2.3 billion
Identify TWO Anti Tourism Groups on the island of Mallorca?
Buenos Noches (good night) and Tot Inclos (all inclusive)
Tot Inclos (all inclusive) and Ciutat per qui l'habitata (the city for those who live in it)
Ciutat per qui l'habitata (the city for those who live in it) and no turistas (no tourists)
'Ondine', is a Mallorca based NGO which conducted a study on a beach at Arenal and discovered...
722 microplastics in a 50m stretch of sand
faecal matter 10 times recommended levels in the water
34 birds had ingested plastics and died along the length of the beach
Housing prices across Spain have risen 1.25% in one year (2017-2018). At the same time, house prices in Palma, Mallorca have risen...
7.2%
2.7%
17.2%
What is the average length of stay for tourists on Mallorca?
7.4 days
17.5 days
77 days
Which of these are social impacts of mass tourism in Mallorca?
increased waste and air pollution exceeding recommended levels
overcrowding in hospitals and the emergence of a rent gap in the housing market
Hyperinflation and the destruction of native fauna and flora
What percentage of jobs in the Balearic Islands are attributed to tourism?
13.3%
22.2%
3.7%
31.1%
