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Y9 Tourism ASSESSMENT 2022

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 3hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.

What is a tourist?

a)

A person who travels away from where they usually live for at least one night but no more than 1 year

b)

A person who travels from place to place for more one year

c)

A person who stays at home and never visits anywhere

3.
Which  of these is  a built attraction?
a)
Mount  Vesuvius
b)
Tropical rainforest
c)
Gulf of Thailand
d)
Disneyland
4.

What is dark tourism?

a)

People visit the tourist attraction at night.

b)

People visit sites associated with death and tragedy.

c)

People visit areas with comfortable hotels and good restaurants.

d)

People go to places to admire the earth's natural environments.

5.

What is tourism?

a)

the movement of people to countries or places outside their usual environment for personal or business/professional purposes

b)

the movement of people to countries or places within their usual environment

c)

the movement of people to countries or places outside their usual environment for personal purposes only

6.

In 2020, approximately how much was the tourism industry worth?

a)

$4.7 trillion (US dollars)

b)

$4.7 million (US dollars)

c)

$5.7 trillion (US dollars)

d)

$6.7 trillion (US dollars)

7.

In 1970, UK residents took 5.7 million trips abroad for a holiday.

In 2019, UK residents took 93.1 million trips abroad for a holiday.

Why?

Select all answers that apply.

a)

greater disposable income

b)

less paid holidays

c)

flights are cheaper

d)

ageing populations

8.

Which of the following countries receives the highest numbers of tourists in the world? Select all that apply.

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Thailand

d)

Belgium

9.

Which country receives the highest number of tourists in the world?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

United States of America

d)

China

10.

Select the negative impacts of tourism on locals.

a)

too expensive to live there so residents are forced out

b)

low wages

c)

overcrowding

d)

not enough flights

11.

What is mass tourism?

a)

when large numbers of people visit the same place at any one time

b)

when small numbers of people visit the same place at any one time

c)

when people keep going back to the same places

12.

Improving an area is also know as...

a)

urban rejuvenation

b)

urban rejection

c)

urban refinery

13.

What is the name of the city of which we studied urban decline?

(a)  

14.

"The deterioration of a city often caused by lack of investment and maintenance" is known as?

a)

urban decline

b)

rural decline

c)

urban rejuvenation

d)

unemployment

15.

Why did tourism increase in Blackpool?

Select all that apply.

a)

fewer paid holidays

b)

train transport was affordable

c)

low disposable income

d)

it was expensive

16.

Why did tourism decrease in Blackpool?

Select all that apply.

a)

higher incomes

b)

cheap airlines, easy to travel abroad

c)

less paid holidays

d)

more paid holidays

17.

What is the name of the model based on tourism?

(a)  

18.

What is the capital city of Kenya?

a)

Nairobi

b)

Accra

c)

Cairo

d)

Tunis

19.

"The widening difference in levels of development between the world's richest and poorest countries" is known as?

(a)  

20.

Tourism contributes to ... of Kenya's income.

a)

10%

b)

20%

c)

30%

d)

40%

21.

"Tourism to different parts of the world where steps are being taken to protect wildlife and communities" is known as...

(a)  

22.

Involves a small group of tourists is classed as...

a)

mass tourism

b)

ecotourism

23.

Tourism that brings crime to an area is likely to be...

a)

mass tourism

b)

ecotourism

24.

Tourism that causes waste and pollution is more likely to be...

a)

mass tourism

b)

ecotourism

25.

Tourism that develops a sense of trust and friendship between the tourists and the local people is more likely to be...

a)

mass tourism

b)

ecotourism

26.

Tourism that involves visiting locations with difficult environments – often with difficult climates and remote places that are sparsely settled or not occupied at all

is known as...

(a)  

27.

Why is the number of extreme tourists increasing? Select all answers that apply.

a)

Social media influence

b)

Harder to travel to these places

c)

Desire to experience fragile landscapes

d)

Helps local communities

28.

The average number of shirts sold in the shop was 285 every day in summer. As the temperature was lower and lower, the average number of shirts decreased to 114 every day. What was the percentage decrease of in the average number of shirts sold in the shop?

a)

60%

b)

40%

c)

150%

d)

171%

29.

Darren makes $10 per hour. Next semester, he will be making $14 per hour. What rate of increase does this represent?

a)

28.5%

b)

40%

c)

71%

d)

60%

30.
The number of people signed up for a bus trip increased from 32 to 45. What is the percent increase? Round to the nearest percent.
a)
52%
b)
41%
c)
42%
d)
45%
31.
Calculate the percentage profit if an item is bought for $42 and sold for $52.50
a)
20%
b)
25%
c)
80%
d)
22%
32.
Last year, 2,376 people attended a summer music festival. This year, attendance was 2,950. What was the percent of change in attendance to the nearest whole percent?
a)
Increase 24%
b)
Increase 19%
c)
Decrease 24%
d)
Decrease 19%
33.

Tourism that involves travel to places historically associated with death and tragedy is also known as...

(a)