SPM Final Exam – Study Guide, Revision Notes, and Practice Questions for Exam
Preparation
Scuba diving can harm the environment via water pollution, anchor damage, and specimen
collecting. - correct answer ✔✔True
What type of events does Higham (1999) suggest provide communities with more benefits and
fewer burdens? - correct answer ✔✔Small-scale events
A sport tourist who plays the Old Course at St. Andrews would be considered what? - correct
answer ✔✔An Active Sport Tourist
Define active sports tourism. - correct answer ✔✔Traveling to take part in a sport
Define event sport tourism. - correct answer ✔✔Traveling to watch a sport event
Define nostalgia sport tourism - correct answer ✔✔Traveling to a sport themed attraction
What three seasons do most destinations have? - correct answer ✔✔Peak, shoulder and off-
season
Define shoulder season. - correct answer ✔✔Occurs just before and right after peak season
An organization that is responsible for attracting and organizing sport events to help
communities capitalize on the potential benefits of sport tourism is called a ___________ -
correct answer ✔✔Sports Commission
, When people have pride in their community as a result of hosting a sport event, this is referred
to as __________ - correct answer ✔✔Phychic Income
__________ are people who are planning to visit a destination but switched the dates of their
visit to coincide with an event in the city - correct answer ✔✔Time Switchers
A study by Hall and Hodges (1996) found that low-income residents suffered the most from
their city hosting a megaevent. - correct answer ✔✔True
The displacement effect refers to someone whose primary motivation was to attend a sporting
event, but they ended up going because they were in the vicinity of the event when it was
taking place. - correct answer ✔✔False
Research shows that as many as 70% of spectators at a sporting event come from within the
metropolitan area. - correct answer ✔✔True
When ski resorts extend their ski seasons, it leaves little time for grass and plant regeneration.
This is an example of which type of sustainablity issue? - correct answer ✔✔Environmental
Sport products are ancillary items such as the mascot and halftime entertainment. - correct
answer ✔✔True
What does SWOT stand for? - correct answer ✔✔Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, and
Threats
In what four areas do market researchers obtain information about sport consumers? - correct
answer ✔✔Demographics, Psychographics, Media Preferences, and Purchasing Behavior
One of the most important roles of sport marketing is carrying out the __________ of an
organization. - correct answer ✔✔Mission
Preparation
Scuba diving can harm the environment via water pollution, anchor damage, and specimen
collecting. - correct answer ✔✔True
What type of events does Higham (1999) suggest provide communities with more benefits and
fewer burdens? - correct answer ✔✔Small-scale events
A sport tourist who plays the Old Course at St. Andrews would be considered what? - correct
answer ✔✔An Active Sport Tourist
Define active sports tourism. - correct answer ✔✔Traveling to take part in a sport
Define event sport tourism. - correct answer ✔✔Traveling to watch a sport event
Define nostalgia sport tourism - correct answer ✔✔Traveling to a sport themed attraction
What three seasons do most destinations have? - correct answer ✔✔Peak, shoulder and off-
season
Define shoulder season. - correct answer ✔✔Occurs just before and right after peak season
An organization that is responsible for attracting and organizing sport events to help
communities capitalize on the potential benefits of sport tourism is called a ___________ -
correct answer ✔✔Sports Commission
, When people have pride in their community as a result of hosting a sport event, this is referred
to as __________ - correct answer ✔✔Phychic Income
__________ are people who are planning to visit a destination but switched the dates of their
visit to coincide with an event in the city - correct answer ✔✔Time Switchers
A study by Hall and Hodges (1996) found that low-income residents suffered the most from
their city hosting a megaevent. - correct answer ✔✔True
The displacement effect refers to someone whose primary motivation was to attend a sporting
event, but they ended up going because they were in the vicinity of the event when it was
taking place. - correct answer ✔✔False
Research shows that as many as 70% of spectators at a sporting event come from within the
metropolitan area. - correct answer ✔✔True
When ski resorts extend their ski seasons, it leaves little time for grass and plant regeneration.
This is an example of which type of sustainablity issue? - correct answer ✔✔Environmental
Sport products are ancillary items such as the mascot and halftime entertainment. - correct
answer ✔✔True
What does SWOT stand for? - correct answer ✔✔Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, and
Threats
In what four areas do market researchers obtain information about sport consumers? - correct
answer ✔✔Demographics, Psychographics, Media Preferences, and Purchasing Behavior
One of the most important roles of sport marketing is carrying out the __________ of an
organization. - correct answer ✔✔Mission
