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WorksheetsEconomic Impacts of Tourism
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 32mins
The process by which goods and services are produced, sold, and bought in a country or region
(a)
A tourist buying a souvenir using their original currency in an example of ___________.
Contribution to the Local Economies
Government Revenues
Foreign Exchange Earnings
Generation of Employment
Creation of new tourist establishments leads to ___________.
Contribution to the Local Economies
Government Revenues
Foreign Exchange Earnings
Generation of Employment
Park entrance fees are an example of ___________.
Contribution to the Local Economies
Government Revenues
Foreign Exchange Earnings
Generation of Employment
The tourism multiplier effect is best observed under ___________.
Contribution to the Local Economies
Government Revenues
Foreign Exchange Earnings
Generation of Employment
Maria believes that patronising the experimental but local fertiliser is better than buying the established foreign brand. This is a micro-level example of ___________.
Leakages
Tourism Overdependence
Inflation
Opportunity Cost
Jose decided that investing in NFTs based overseas is the best way to improve his business. This is a micro-level example of ___________.
Leakages
Tourism Overdependence
Inflation
Opportunity Cost
Transportation strikes are happening everywhere due to increased prices in gas. This event occurred due to ___________.
Leakages
Tourism Overdependence
Inflation
Opportunity Cost
Tourism Overdependence can be seen within the following instances except
___________.
Locals are learning to fish while the beach is closed off to the public for more than a month to be rehabilitated.
Tourists are allowed to do whatever they want as long as they continue to pay for the services the community offers.
Every business within the area caters to the tourists of a nearby tourist attraction.
Merchants are increasing their prices beyond what the locals can afford in order to maximise their profits from tourists.
Give one positive socio-cultural impact of tourism
(a)
This refers to the impacts of tourism on the people in groups, including the residents of a tourism area.
(a)
The potential loss of culture by the host community due to the influence of foreign tourists falls under __________.
Cultural Clash
Demonstration Effect
Acculturation
Overcrowding and Loss of Amenities for Residents
What is an example of Overcommercialization of Traditional Arts and Crafts?
Performing folk dances and songs during special events
Locals letting tourists wear their traditional clothes
Patronising indigenous crafts and selling them for a higher price
Reproducing ethnic songs for profit
__________ can be observed when government officials side with tourists over locals when a conflict arises between the two.
Cultural Clash
Demonstration Effect
Acculturation
Overcrowding and Loss of Amenities for Residents
Lenora and Yekaterina are roommates with different tastes in food. Every other week, they hold a cooking contest between them to see whose cuisine is better among their friends. This is an example of __________?
Cultural Clash
Acculturation
Cross-cultural Exchange
Give one positive environmental impact of tourism
(a)
Aside from pollution (water, air, noise, and visual), give one example of the negative environmental impacts of tourism.
(a)
(a) in its simplest form means "How many times can money spent by a tourist circulate through a country's economy?"
Under Economic Impacts of Tourism Spending, imports fall under:
Leakage
Indirect
Direct
Induced
Under Economic Impacts of Tourism Spending, a local paying for their child's tuition fees falls under:
Leakage
Indirect
Direct
Induced
Under Economic Impacts of Tourism Spending, a restaurant buying supplies fall under:
Leakage
Indirect
Direct
Induced
The longer the multiplier effect continues, the more its impact weakens to the point that (a) happens.
Give the 3 forms of economic leakage
(a)
Which of the following is NOT the importance of education towards conservation?
Help to reduce impact in environment in the future
Help to spread conservation awareness
Help to reduce tourism activities in the future
Help to create better environment for the future
Which of the following is acronym for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization?
UNESCO
UNSCO
UNESEC
IITTM
Which of the following is NOT needed to manage an ecotourism area?
Monetary funding
Policies and act
High end building
Conservation awareness
Which of the following are all negative impacts of mass tourism?
Most profit kept by travel company, seasonal tourist jobs, tourists may be poorly behaved
Seasonal tourist jobs, increased sewage, money brought to local economy
Bad behaviour of tourists, income from tourists reinvested into environment and local community projects
Traffic congestion, improved roads, income increased for tourist industry.
Money circulates in the community when tourists spend money on accommodation, food and beverages, activities and attractions, and transport. This phenomenon is known as:
Circulation
Domino effect
Multiplier effect
None of the above
One of the components of the Multiplier effect – Leakage – refers to:
Infusion of tourist spending into the community
Proportion of the dollar which is passed onto staff, local wholesalers
Local purchases made by tourists
Money lost from the local economy to the national and international economies
Inequality in wealth, cultural and behavioural differences, and higher proportion of tourists relative to locals are factors contributing to:
Destinations attractiveness
Destination promotional activities
Socio-cultural benefits
Socio-cultural costs
Increased funding for conservation and increased awareness of the value of natural environment represent:
Environmental benefits
Environmental costs
Tourism activities
Destination attractions
Some of the strategies that can be adopted to manage the potential for negative impacts of tourism are:
Managing carrying capacity
Surveying
Education and Governance
All of the above
How can access to an area be regulated to reduce negative impacts?
Introducing more transportation services to increase tourist turnover
Introducing entry fees
All of the above
None of the above
What can tourists do to ensure they minimise the potential for a negative impact on the local community?
Avoid experiences where there is close contact with animals
Purchase locally made products/food where possible
Consider homestays vs international hotel brands
All of the above
If tourism is to be beneficial to the host community it is important that control of the sector remains at what level?
Local
State
National
International
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
Euphoria, apathy, irritation, resistance and the final stage
Acceptance, apathy, irritation, resistance and retaliation
Euphoria, apathy, irritation, antagonism and the final level
Euphoria, adaption, apathy, irritation and resistance
What is the definition of a tourist?
People who travel for leisure and recreation.
People who travel away from their home for leisure and recreation.
People who travel away from their home for pleasure for more than 24hrs but not exceeding one year.
People who travel away from their home for pleasure.
Tourism can contribute to foreign exchange earnings, tax revenues for governments and payment of wages. These are
Environmental impacts
Political impacts
Social impacts
Economic impacts
Impacts on communities from travel and tourism may be economic, social, and environmental.
true
false
Money from tourism can increase the standard of living of local communities and be used to conserve the environment. True or False?
True
False
Select the positive environmental impact of tourism
Protection of endangered animals because of their tourist attraction status
Education is improved
Healthcare is improved
Local cultures are promoted
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?
Spillage effect
Leakage effect
Overflow effect
Remittance effect
Sometimes communities are disrupted or relocated to make room for tourist development. What type of impact is this?
Positive social impact
Positive environmental impact
Negative social impact
Negative economic impact
