WorksheetsTourism Quiz (8th March)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 18mins
The definition of tourism is:
Going on holiday
People travelling overseas to visit cultural/physical sites
The commercial organization and operation of holidays and visits to places of interest.
Tourism has increased because... (choose 3)
People have more leisure time
People have more disposable income
More family and friends live abroad
More budget airlines are operating
Aeroplanes release CO2
One reason for an increase in tourism is 'More budget airlines are operating'. This helps because...
More planes are flying at once
People have more choice where to visit
Travelling abroad is more affordable
Planes are fun
which best describes the (positive) multiplier effect:
Tourism creates knock-on economic effect on other industry
A place which attracts large numbers of tourists.
A way of making tourist sites more accessible
A conflict of interest: this makes managing tourism difficult
Explain why the multiplier effect causes more hotels to be set up.
More landed is needed for tourism
If the area becomes more popular, more tourists will come
More tax is needed from hotels
The Lake District is an example of _______ tourism.
Adventure
Nature
Mass
Conservation
Which of these is NOT an aim of National Parks...
To PRESERVE the areas of beauty.
To PROMOTE and enhance natural beauty and wildlife.
To PROTECT the interests of hunters
To FOSTER the social and economic well-being of the communities living in the National Parks.
Why may it be difficult for the National Park authorities to control development in National Parks? Because...
They have to manage the interests of different National Parks
A majority of the land is owned by private individuals.
Why is the number of visitors in the Lake District increasing? (CHOOSE 3)
Cheaper travel
Increased car ownership
Improvement in the landscape
More leisure time
Keswick is an example of a _____ site.
Honeycomb
Honeypot
Defensive
Bridge
The Eden Project is an example of ________ tourism
Mass
Cheap
Sustainable
Economic
Kenya is bordered by the _____________ Ocean to the __________________. The capital, Nairobi is in the _______________ of the country. Lake Victoria, one of Africa's great lakes, is in the ________________ of the country.
Lake Victoria - East - North - West
Indian - East - Centre - West
Indian - North - Centre - West
Indian - East - West - West
The Lake District is located in the _________ of England, close to Manchester and Liverpool
North East
North West
South East
South West
Some physical attractions of the Lake District are... [Choose 2]
Beaches
Lakes
Volcanoes
Mountains
A hiker and a builder may use the Lake District for different purposes and therefore may disagree over the management of the landscape. This is an example of:
National Park Authority
Conflict of interest
Honeypot site
Describe one way we can make tourism 'sustainable'
Sustainability is "Understanding how to meet the needs of the __________ without compromising the needs of __________ generations to meet their own needs.”
future; present
present; future
A brownfield site is...
An area where lots of animals live
An area of land previously used for something else
An area of land owned by private landowners
An are of land not previously built on
Name one reason why you might visit Kenya on holiday
One negative impact of tourism in Kenya is
Investment in infrastructure
Environmental damage
Creation of jobs
Conservation
