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IGCSE - Travel & Tourism - Unit 2

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is a destination? Mark all that apply

a)

Rosario city, in Santa Fe

b)

The Lollapalooza festival

c)

Temaiken biopark

d)

Perito Moreno glacier

2.

Destinations are places where tourism develops, grows and changes as the destination changes.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Some characteristics of a destination are... (Mark all that apply)

a)

its own cultural character

b)

good accessibility (roads, transport, parking)

c)

close accommodation services

d)

shopping facilities

4.

In the model Stages of development for tourism, the order of the first three stages is as follows:

a)

1. Exploration

2. Involvement

3. Development

b)

1. Involvement

2. Exploration

3. Development

c)

1. Exploration

2. Development

3. Involvement

d)

1. Involvement

2. Development

3. Exploration

5.

In the model Stages of development for tourism, the decline or rejuvenation stages...

a)

come after the stagnation stage, EITHER one OR the other one

b)

come after the development stage

c)

come one after the other one

d)

come BOTH after the stagnation stage

6.

What is the name of the ocean in 1, which is different from the ocean in 2? (Three words)

(a)  

7.

What is the name of the ocean in 4, which is different from the ocean in 3? (Three words)

(a)  

8.

What is the name of the continent in E? (One word)

(a)  

9.

What is the name of the continent in B? (Two words)

(a)  

10.

What is the name of the whole region, made up from island countries, which is between South and North Americas? Not the continental area

a)

The Caribbean

b)

Central America

c)

The Antilles

d)

The Bahamas

11.

What is the name of the line going along the circumference of the Earth and divides it into North and South?

a)

GMT

b)

Equator

c)

longitude

d)

latitude

12.

It's a line of longitude which passes through London.

a)

The Greenwich meridian

b)

0 GMT

c)

Latitude

d)

The Date line

13.

How many time zones is the world divided into?

a)

24

b)

12

c)

18

d)

14

14.

London is six hours ahead of Mexico. When it’s 3.00 pm in London, what time is it in Mexico?

a)

12:00pm

b)

9:00pm

c)

12:00am

d)

9:00am

15.

According to the climatograph, when is the best month to travel to Bangkok and oudoors activities?

a)

January

b)

May

c)

September

d)

October

16.

According to the climatograph, what kind of climate does Bangkok have?

a)

tropical with wet and dry seasons

b)

wet tropical

c)

warm temperate with wet season

d)

equatorial

17.

Regarding climate change and tourism, a rise in the average temperature in a destination, in the long turn can affect... Mark all that apply

a)

coastal tourism

b)

mountain and snow tourism

c)

nature tourism

d)

lake and forest tourism

18.

Natural environment destinations are particularly liable to being perishable

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Perishable destinations can be man-made as well as natural environments

a)

True

b)

False

20.

When choosing a holiday, social media can act as a negative or a positive factor.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Transport is not a limiting factor when choosing a destination

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Attractions, accessibility and price are three factors that make up a destination as an amalgam

a)

True

b)

False

23.

DINKY tourists are seen as high income travellers

a)

True

b)

False

24.

All all the market segments mentioned, which is mostly associated with cheap travelling?

a)

Backpackers

b)

Empty nesters

c)

Grey market

25.

A theme park is mostly suitable for which market segment?

a)

Families

b)

Grey market

c)

Backpackers

26.

When people visit a historical site or monument, or a food festival, what kind of tourism is this?

a)

Cultural tourism

b)

Business tourism

c)

Religious tourism

d)

Adventure tourism

27.

When tourists visit a ski resort, this is classified in tourism as (a)   tourism

28.

Many geothermal features of volcano tourism can have health benefits

a)

True

b)

False

29.

The main principles of sustainable tourism are.....

a)

Environmental

b)

Social

c)

Residential

d)

Economic

30.

Ecotourism aims to ?

a)

Maximise the damage to the environment

b)

Minimise damage to local culture

c)

Protect wildlife

d)

Limit and control number of tourists in an area