Deck 3: The Geography of Resources for Tourism

Question 1

Multiple use of resources means

A) Managing a single user
B) Managing varied users
C) Strategic planning
D) Conflict among users

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Planning for tourism ensures

A) Benefits will flow to a destination
B) Negative impacts will increase
C) Conflict between residents and tourists will increase
D) Tourism will be disadvantaged

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Social Carrying Capacity is

A) A measure of the environment to tolerate tourism
B) A measure of the tourist to tolerate other tourists
C) A measure of the host community to tolerate tourism
D) A measure of the economic benefit of tourism

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The percentage of the Earth surface covered by mountains and hill lands is

A) 0.25
B) 0.5
C) 0.66
D) 0.75

Question 5

UNESCO is

A) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
B) United Nations Environment, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
C) United Nations Educational, Social, and Cultural Organization
D) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Civic Organization

Question 6

The following is a type of tourist attraction

A) Accommodation
B) Purpose built
C) Carrying capacity
D) Infrastructure

Question 7

Reproducible attractions

A) Cannot be replaced
B) The resource is paramount
C) Can be replaced
D) Are always remote

Question 8

The first stage of the tourist area lifecycle is

A) Involvement
B) Exploration
C) Development
D) Consolidation

Question 9

In terms of sustainable tourism development, best practice dissemination aims to

A) Educate and communicate examples of best practice in sustainable tourism throughout the industry
B) License businesses that operate in environmentally sensitive areas
C) Provide the industry with practical measures
D) Inspect and certify businesses on the basis of sustainable practices

Question 10

Ideally, tourism planning is characterised by

A) The involvement of the local community
B) A holistic approach
C) A basis in sound research
D) All of the above