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VOCAB - IELTS - TOURISM AND ITS IMPACTS

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What's an adjective which means: with lots of people and tourists?

(a)  

2.

An adjective which means far away.

a)

remote

b)

further

c)

distance

3.

Choose an adjective which does not match

a)

busy

b)

peaceful

c)

touristy

d)

crowded

4.

Choose the adjective which does not match.

a)

atmospheric

b)

spectacular

c)

disappoiting

d)

impressive

5.

Attractions are

a)

Places tourists visit in other countries

b)

Ha Long Bay

c)

Big weddings

d)

Countries you want to visit

6.

Choose a word to make a compound noun with receptionist

a)

friendly

b)

helpful

c)

hotel

d)

unfriendly

7.

The scenery was so beautiful it was...

a)

awful

b)

disastrous

c)

amazed

d)

breathtaking

8.

Choose a word that is the opposite (does not mean the same) as disastrous

a)

awful

b)

terrible

c)

unfriendly

d)

horrible

9.

Something you will never forget.

a)

reminder

b)

memory

c)

unforgettable

d)

rememberable

10.

When we throw away things into the oceans, we cause___.

a)

droughts

b)

light pollution

c)

water pollution

d)

cilmate change

11.

Carbon dioxide makes the Earth's surface hotter. We call this _______.

a)

water pollution

b)

air pollution

c)

global warming

d)

climate change

12.

Global warming is one of the causes of _____, which affects our weather patterns.

a)

droughts

b)

climate change

c)

air pollution

d)

recycle

13.

Factories produce toxic gases and cause ______.

a)

light pollution

b)

water pollution

c)

air pollution

d)

food waste

14.

_____ not only wastes energy, it also affects our sleep.

a)

Water pollution

b)

Air pollution

c)

droughts

d)

Light pollution

15.

If we use a lot of disposable products, we will have more serious...

a)

waste disposal problems

b)

overpopulation

c)

animal extinction

d)

noise pollution

16.

If we use a lot of plastic bags and plastic bottles, we will have more serious...

a)

light pollution

b)

plastic waste problems

c)

deforestation

d)

noise pollution

17.

Look at the picture. What is this environmental problem?

a)

Deforestation

b)

Reforestation

18.

Global warming is...

a)

used to describe a type of animal or plant that has become very rare and that could die out completely.

b)

able to be extended for another time period: able to be renewed.

c)

the rise of air temperatures near Earth's surface.

19.

Greenhouse effect is ...

a)

the warming of the Earth's atmosphere that is caused by air pollution.

b)

used to describe a type of animal or plant that has become very rare and that could die out completely.

c)

a very large area of ice that moves slowly down a slope or valley or over a wide area of land.

20.

Renewable means ...

a)

able to be extended for another time period: able to be renewed.

b)

used to describe a type of animal or plant that has become very rare and that could die out completely.

c)

The destruction of animals, plants and natural resources.

21.

Pollution is ...

a)

the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment (air, water or soil) that cause adverse change.

b)

used to describe a type of animal or plant that has become very rare and that could die out completely.

c)

an extremely large, powerful, and destructive storm with very strong winds that occurs especially in the western part of the Atlantic ocean.

22.

A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which it is consumed is a

a)

nonpoint-source pollutant

b)

renewable resource

c)

nonrenewable resource

d)

biodegradable resource

23.

The number and variety of organisms in an area at one time is called

a)

biodegradable

b)

biodiversity

c)

point-source pollutant

d)

deforestation

24.

Hazardous waste includes waste that can

a)

catch fire

b)

make people sick

c)

explode

d)

all of the above

25.

Which of the following can cause pollution?

a)

noise

b)

garbage

c)

chemicals

d)

all of the above

26.
If an animal is nearly extinct, it is ________.
a)
in danger
b)
endangered
c)
dangerous
d)
extinctish
27.
Cutting down trees is called ______. 
a)
reforestation
b)
deforestation
c)
inforestation
d)
nonforestation
28.
An animal's natural home is called its _______.
a)
inhabitant
b)
habitate
c)
habitat
d)
inhabit
29.

1. What is "sustainable"?

a)

being healthy

b)

being modern

c)

able to continue over a period of time

d)

to ba able to share

30.
a)

flood

b)

exhaust fume

c)

smog

d)

fog

31.

Which of the following is a positive impact of tourism?

a)

Vandalism

b)

Increased littering

c)

economic benefits

d)

Increased congestion

32.
What is an international tourist?
a)
A person who returns from travelling overseas
b)
A person who travels from the country they live to another country
c)
A person overseas who travels to another city within their country
d)
A person who stays at home
33.

Preservation of animals and their habitat is an example of

a)

positive economic impact.

b)

negative economic impact.

c)

positive environmental impact.

d)

negative environmental impact.

34.

a large number of tourists = a _____ _____ of tourists

= _____ ______ of tourists

(a)