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TOURISM IMPACTS

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Help to reduce impact in environment in the future

b)

Help to spread conservation awareness

c)

Help to reduce tourism activities in the future

d)

Help to create better environment for the future

2.

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

a)

UNESCO

b)

UNSCO

c)

UNESEC

d)

IITTM

3.

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

a)

Monetary funding

b)

Policies and act

c)

High end building

d)

Conservation awareness

4.

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

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

5.

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

a)

Circulation

b)

Domino effect

c)

Multiplier effect

d)

None of the above

6.

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

a)

Infusion of tourist spending into the community

b)

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

c)

Local purchases made by tourists

d)

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

7.

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

a)

Destinations attractiveness

b)

Destination promotional activities

c)

Socio-cultural benefits

d)

Socio-cultural costs

8.

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

a)

Environmental benefits

b)

Environmental costs

c)

Tourism activities

d)

Destination attractions

9.

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

a)

Managing carrying capacity

b)

Surveying

c)

Education and Governance

d)

All of the above

10.

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

a)

Introducing more transportation services to increase tourist turnover

b)

Introducing entry fees

c)

All of the above

d)

None of the above

11.

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

a)

Avoid experiences where there is close contact with animals

b)

Purchase locally made products/food where possible

c)

Consider homestays vs international hotel brands

d)

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?

a)

Local

b)

State

c)

National

d)

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

a)

Euphoria, apathy, irritation, resistance and the final stage

b)

Acceptance, apathy, irritation, resistance and retaliation

c)

Euphoria, apathy, irritation, antagonism and the final level

d)

Euphoria, adaption, apathy, irritation and resistance

14.

What is the definition of a tourist?

a)

People who travel for leisure and recreation.

b)

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

c)

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

d)

People who travel away from their home for pleasure.

15.

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

a)

Environmental impacts

b)

Political impacts

c)

Social impacts

d)

Economic impacts

16.

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

a)

true

b)

false

17.

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

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Select the positive environmental impact of tourism

a)

Protection of endangered animals because of their tourist attraction status

b)

Education is improved

c)

Healthcare is improved

d)

Local cultures are promoted

19.

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?

a)

Spillage effect

b)

Leakage effect

c)

Overflow effect

d)

Remittance effect

20.

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

a)

Positive social impact

b)

Positive environmental impact

c)

Negative social impact

d)

Negative economic impact