WorksheetsPathways 3 Unit 5 - Reading 1 comprehension
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 11mins
According to Jonathan Tourtellot, geotourism ________.
1. focuses on bringing people to natural areas
2. has positive effects on local economies
3. helps preserve the environment
4. benefits international tour companies
5. is good for both travelers and locals
Choose four statements that summarize Tourtellot's main ideas.
2. Tourism that is not well planned can cause significant environmental damage, particularly along coastlines.
3. When a place has a lot of visitors over a long period of time, the visitors can destroy some of the characteristics that made the site special.
4. When tourism is well planned, people learn about the geography of an area and help support it at the same time.
5. Tourism can help preserve places that might otherwise be lost.
6. The basic idea of geotourism is "keep everything the way it is."
Match each place mentioned in the reading passage to the main reason Tourtellot mentions it: Costa Rica
a. an unusual landscape that has been significantly damaged by tourism
b. a region where careful development planning is important
c. an example of how geotourism can help preserve a historical site
d. a place where ecotourism has had a positive environmental impact
Match each place mentioned in the reading passage to the main reason Tourtellot mentions it: The Rockies
a. an unusual landscape that has been significantly damaged by tourism
b. a region where careful development planning is important
c. an example of how geotourism can help preserve a historical site
d. a place where ecotourism has had a positive environmental impact
Match each place mentioned in the reading passage to the main reason Tourtellot mentions it: The Petrified Forest
a. an unusual landscape that has been significantly damaged by tourism
b. a region where careful development planning is important
c. an example of how geotourism can help preserve a historical site
d. a place where ecotourism has had a positive environmental impact
Match each place mentioned in the reading passage to the main reason Tourtellot mentions it: Monterey Bay Aquarium
a. an unusual landscape that has been significantly damaged by tourism
b. a region where careful development planning is important
c. an example of how geotourism can help preserve a historical site
d. a place where ecotourism has had a positive environmental impact
Advantages of geotourism:
• people support the (a) by using local hotels or restaurants
Advantages of geotourism:
• visitors gain a deeper understanding of the area's (a)
Advantages of geotourism:
• careful development can help preserve (a) and educate people about the area
Disadvantages of geotourism:
• people spend money that doesn't go to (a)
Disadvantages of geotourism:
• people gain a limited (a) of the places they visit
Disadvantages of geotourism:
• unmanaged tourist numbers can cause natural areas to (a) their original beauty
