Question 1

Which term refers to places and events that are carefully constructed for the purposes of mass leisure and consumption?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spectacles 
B)  Locales 
C)  Venues 
D)  Stadiums 
E)  Casinos

Question 2

Discuss how tourism is a reflection of identity and difference.

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Question 3

Explain why alternative forms of tourism have become more popular in recent years.

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Question 4

Which of the following refers to a collection of ideas and practices concerned with challenging inequalities as these are evident in landscape?

Accepted Answer

A)  Traditional landscape school 
B)  Structuration theory 
C)  Symbolic interactionism 
D)  Critical geography 
E)  Marxism

Question 5

Distinguish between assimilation and acculturation.

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Question 6

Belize has become one of the world's top destinations for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Historic tourism 
B)  Mass tourism 
C)  Ecotourism 
D)  Large shopping centres 
E)  Sports activities

Question 7

The tourist industry is viewed as one example of the less developed world dominating the more developed world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which country ranks highest on the Gender Inequality Index (GII)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Switzerland 
B)  Canada 
C)  Sweden 
D)  United States 
E)  Slovenia

Question 9

What is the minimum number of people that the International Labour Organization believes work as forced labourers today?

Accepted Answer

A)  1-5 million 
B)  6-15 million 
C)  16-25 million 
D)  26-35 million 
E)  36-45 million

Question 10

Explain why human identity is a complex construct.

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Question 11

Disney World and the West Edmonton Mall are examples of which type of tourism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spectacles 
B)  Recreation tourism 
C)  Ecotourism 
D)  Mass tourism 
E)  Alternative tourism

Question 12

Species refers to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  A group of organisms able to produce fertile offspring among themselves but not with any other group 
B)  A physically distinguishable population 
C)  Any physical or chemical trait that can be observed or measured 
D)  Groups that have adapted to different physical environments 
E)  A structured system of organization in which members of a group live

Question 13

The United States ranks first on the Gender Inequality Index.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Tourism can destroy local cultures and dramatically change local environments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Explain how well-being varies from one landscape to another. Identify the cultural and social factors that underlie this variation.

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Question 16

Explain what is meant by the phrase landscapes as places.

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Question 17

In 2015, which country had the lowest GII ranking?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yemen 
B)  Sierra Leone 
C)  Liberia 
D)  Mali 
E)  Chad

Question 18

Which of the following terms is defined as the setting or context for social interaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Locale 
B)  Environment 
C)  Site 
D)  Landscape 
E)  Region

Question 19

The term consigned to the shadows refers to people who are which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Disadvantaged 
B)  Homeless 
C)  Mentally ill 
D)  Poor 
E)  Chronically ill

Question 20

Explain how Canada's liberal immigration policies have benefitted the country since the beginning of the twentieth century.

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Exam 5: Geographies of Identity and Difference

Which term refers to places and events that are carefully constructed for the purposes of mass leisure and consumption?

Discuss how tourism is a reflection of identity and difference.

Explain why alternative forms of tourism have become more popular in recent years.

Which of the following refers to a collection of ideas and practices concerned with challenging inequalities as these are evident in landscape?

Distinguish between assimilation and acculturation.

Belize has become one of the world's top destinations for which of the following?

The tourist industry is viewed as one example of the less developed world dominating the more developed world.

Which country ranks highest on the Gender Inequality Index (GII) ?

What is the minimum number of people that the International Labour Organization believes work as forced labourers today?

Explain why human identity is a complex construct.

Disney World and the West Edmonton Mall are examples of which type of tourism?

Species refers to which of the following?

The United States ranks first on the Gender Inequality Index.

Tourism can destroy local cultures and dramatically change local environments.

Explain how well-being varies from one landscape to another. Identify the cultural and social factors that underlie this variation.

Explain what is meant by the phrase landscapes as places.

In 2015, which country had the lowest GII ranking?

Which of the following terms is defined as the setting or context for social interaction?

The term consigned to the shadows refers to people who are which of the following?

Explain how Canada's liberal immigration policies have benefitted the country since the beginning of the twentieth century.