WorksheetsTerm 3 Tourism Quiz
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
The name Gauteng means:
Place of mountains
Place of rivers
Place of gold
Place of kings
Which site in Gauteng is a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
Sun City
Cradle of Humankind
uShaka Marine World
Drakensberg Park
Which famous museum in Gauteng tells the story of apartheid?
Apartheid Museum
Lesedi Cultural Village
Hector Pieterson Museum
Gold Reef City Museum
What can tourists experience at Gold Reef City?
Deepest gold mine tour
Game drives
Whale watching
Botanical gardens
Lesedi Cultural Village represents how many traditional villages?
Three
Four
Five
Six
Sun City is often called:
South Africa’s Kruger Park
The Las Vegas of South Africa
The Disneyland of Africa
The Jewel of the Cape
Which annual golf tournament is held at Sun City?
South African Open
Nedbank Golf Challenge
Masters Tournament
Sun City Classic
Pilanesberg Game Reserve is famous for:
Whale watching
Big Five and 350 bird species
Sand dunes
Penguins
Which cultural site in North West allows tourists to stay overnight with families?
Gold Reef City
Lesedi Cultural Village
Aardklop Festival
Cradle of Humankind
The Aardklop Arts Festival is held in which town?
Pretoria
Potchefstroom
Johannesburg
Rustenburg
Which was South Africa’s first World Heritage Site?
uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park
iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Table Mountain
Pilanesberg
The Drakensberg Mountains are known for:
Whale watching
San rock paintings
Casinos
Deep-sea diving
The “Golden Mile” in Durban includes:
Valley of Waves
Sun Coast Casino and uShaka Marine World
Pilanesberg Game Reserve
Gold Reef City
The Comrades Marathon runs between:
Johannesburg and Pretoria
Pietermaritzburg and Durban
Cape Town and Stellenbosch
Sun City and Rustenburg
The Sardine Run happens during which months?
January–March
May–July
August–October
November–December
Sustainable tourism focuses on:
Short-term profit only
Protecting resources for future generations
Luxury tourism only
Adventure tourism
Which is NOT one of the three pillars of sustainable tourism?
Economic
Social
Environmental
Political
“Leave nothing but footprints” is a rule of:
Responsible tourist behaviour
Marketing
Adventure tourism
Wildlife management
The “three Rs” in sustainable tourism stand for:
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Rebuild, Reinvest, Reward
Rest, Relax, Repeat
Remove, Replace, Reuse
A positive social impact of tourism is:
Crime increase
Cultural pride and awareness
Corruption
Inflation
Which of the following is a negative economic impact of tourism?
Job creation
Investment
Leakage (imports)
Balance of payment
An example of a good environmental practice in hotels is:
Keeping lights on all day
Using solar panels
Serving endangered species on the menu
Using only imported goods
The term “carbon footprint” refers to:
Amount of electricity saved
Tons of CO₂ emitted
Steps tourists walk per day
Size of protected parks
A green tourism practice that hotels can use is:
Ignoring recycling
Energy-efficient light bulbs
Overuse of water
Building larger car parks
Which of the following can climate change cause in tourism?
Flooding of coastal destinations
Lower travel costs
Increased wildflowers in spring
Longer tourist seasons everywhere
Marketing in tourism is about:
Selling only to foreigners
Placing products and services in the hands of the target market
Only advertising hotels
Only selling food and drinks
The group of customers most likely to use a tourism product is called the:
Random market
Target market
Core market
Niche market
Which is an example of a niche market?
Youth travellers
Business travellers
Special interest tourism (SIT)
All tourists
The 5 Ps of marketing are:
Product, Price, Place, Promotion, People
Plan, Promote, Price, Place, Profit
People, Parks, Price, Product, Policy
Product, Price, Policy, Planning, Promotion
Which is NOT part of market research?
Outsourcing
In-house research
Guessing customer needs
Co-operative research
A business’s unique feature that makes it stand out is called its:
Core market
Competitive edge
Market share
Target market
Which of the following is a core international market for South Africa?
India
Germany
USA
All of the above
Market share refers to:
How much profit a business makes
The portion of the market controlled by a product or company
The number of tourists in a year
The total number of competitors
The purpose of marketing tourism services is to:
Increase the leakage of income
Ignore customer needs
Identify customer needs and meet them
Reduce competition
The Sho’t Left Campaign in South Africa promotes:
International travel only
Domestic tourism and short breaks
Business tourism
Cruise tourism
Which Gauteng attraction allows tourists to experience gold pouring?
Gold Reef City
Apartheid Museum
Lesedi Cultural Village
Cradle of Humankind
Pilanesberg Game Reserve is located in which province?
KwaZulu-Natal
North West
Gauteng
Limpopo
Which KwaZulu-Natal attraction is home to Africa’s largest estuarine system?
uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park
iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Golden Mile
Phinda
Which cultural festival takes place in Potchefstroom?
Grahamstown Arts Festival
Aardklop Arts Festival
Zulu Reed Dance
National Arts Festival
Which World Heritage Site is in Gauteng?
Cradle of Humankind
iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Drakensberg
Richtersveld
Which is an example of responsible tourist behaviour?
Collecting shells and flowers
Taking rubbish away
Supporting restaurants serving endangered species
Wasting water
A multiplier effect in tourism means:
Tourists spend once only
Money spent circulates and benefits the economy many times
Tourism has no economic impact
Government loses tax income
Which is a luxury private game reserve in North West?
Sabi Sabi
Shamwari
Madikwe
Phinda
Which KwaZulu-Natal attraction includes an aquarium and water park?
Gold Reef City
uShaka Marine World
Sun City
Table Mountain
The purpose of environmental education in SANBI botanical gardens is to:
Promote shopping malls
Teach conservation and biodiversity
Increase gold mining
Expand tourism marketing
Which of these is NOT a negative impact of tourism?
Pollution
Job creation
Cultural changes
Inflation
Global warming is mainly caused by:
Decrease in CO₂
Increase in greenhouse gases
More rainfall
More recycling
Which of these is a transfrontier park?
Addo Elephant
Table Mountain
Kgalagadi
Golden Gate
Which marketing element refers to how products are communicated to customers?
Place
Price
Promotion
People
Which is an example of a positive environmental impact of tourism?
Overdependence on tourism
Conservation and biodiversity
Air pollution
Solid waste
