ECOTOURISM EXAM QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
UPDATED #14
What is Ecotourism - correct answer Responsible travel to natural areas that conserves
the environment and improves the well-being of local people."
Components of ecotourism - correct answer 1. The activity must occur in a natural
setting
2. The activity must be ecologically sustainable
3. The activity must include environmental education and interpretation elements
Principles of ecotourism - correct answer * Environmental Conservation:
* Cultural Integrity
* Education
* Contributes to the Local Economy and Communities
* Generates Money to Finance Conservation
What is tourism? - correct answer Tourism may be define as the sum of processes,
activities, and outcomes arising from the relationships and the interactions among
tourists, tourism suppliers, host governments, host communities, and surrounding
environments that are involved in the attracting, transporting, hosting and management
of tourists and other visitors
Who is a tourist? - correct answer "a person who travels for pleasure, usually
sightseeing and staying in hotels"
"Excursionist: Persons traveling for pleasure in a period less than 24 hours"
"Any person visiting a country, other than that in which he/she usually resides, for a
period of at least 24 hours"
"a person who is travelling or visiting a place for pleasure"
The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as - correct answer people "traveling
to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one
consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes
Sustainable development - correct answer "meeting the needs of the present generation
without compromising the ability to meet the needs of the future generations"
What is the tourism industry - correct answer * The tourism industry encompasses all
activities which supply, directly or indirectly, goods and services purchased by tourists.
* A collection of inter-industry goods and services which constitute the travel
experience.
, What is the tourism system - correct answer * A system is a group of interrelated,
interdependent and interacting elements that together form a single functional structure
(Leiper, 2004).
* Systems theory states that any one component will influence other components &
affect the functioning/working of the system as a whole.
Tourism as a system - correct answer * Tourism needs to be understood not in the
narrow sense of an industry or even a conglomerate of different business sectors.
* It is a system (businesses + service).
* Linked to most other sectors of the economy.
* Immersed in the community (regionally or broader).
Tourism as a system - correct answer * Engaged with govt. Though policy, planning,
funding, infrastructure (ie. Transport or communications) & regulatory requirements.
* Directly related to the bio-physical environment (which in itself may be the primary
tourism resource).
* Is of international interest and part of the global community.
The tourism functioning system - correct answer * Two main drivers = demand & supply.
* In order to satisfy market demand, a nation, region or community must be able to
provide a variety of development & services - "the supply side"
* The demand side provides the "push" of traveller movement (potential travellers)
whereas the supply side attractions are the "pull"
What is a tourism destination - correct answer * It is usually conceived as the
geographical area within which any number of differing tourism products can be
purchased, consumed and experienced.
* The tourism destination is where 'most dramatic aspects of tourism occur' (Leiper,
1995, p. 86).
* A physical location is transformed into a tourism destination by its attractiveness to
tourists (Buhalis 2003).
Tourism destinations - correct answer Rapid growth following WWII
Blessing or a blight?
Positive and negative impacts:
* Economic
* Social
*Cultural
* Environmental
Economic benefits: revenue - correct answer * Airport departure taxes
* Bed & sales taxes.(set %)
* Visas
UPDATED #14
What is Ecotourism - correct answer Responsible travel to natural areas that conserves
the environment and improves the well-being of local people."
Components of ecotourism - correct answer 1. The activity must occur in a natural
setting
2. The activity must be ecologically sustainable
3. The activity must include environmental education and interpretation elements
Principles of ecotourism - correct answer * Environmental Conservation:
* Cultural Integrity
* Education
* Contributes to the Local Economy and Communities
* Generates Money to Finance Conservation
What is tourism? - correct answer Tourism may be define as the sum of processes,
activities, and outcomes arising from the relationships and the interactions among
tourists, tourism suppliers, host governments, host communities, and surrounding
environments that are involved in the attracting, transporting, hosting and management
of tourists and other visitors
Who is a tourist? - correct answer "a person who travels for pleasure, usually
sightseeing and staying in hotels"
"Excursionist: Persons traveling for pleasure in a period less than 24 hours"
"Any person visiting a country, other than that in which he/she usually resides, for a
period of at least 24 hours"
"a person who is travelling or visiting a place for pleasure"
The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as - correct answer people "traveling
to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one
consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes
Sustainable development - correct answer "meeting the needs of the present generation
without compromising the ability to meet the needs of the future generations"
What is the tourism industry - correct answer * The tourism industry encompasses all
activities which supply, directly or indirectly, goods and services purchased by tourists.
* A collection of inter-industry goods and services which constitute the travel
experience.
, What is the tourism system - correct answer * A system is a group of interrelated,
interdependent and interacting elements that together form a single functional structure
(Leiper, 2004).
* Systems theory states that any one component will influence other components &
affect the functioning/working of the system as a whole.
Tourism as a system - correct answer * Tourism needs to be understood not in the
narrow sense of an industry or even a conglomerate of different business sectors.
* It is a system (businesses + service).
* Linked to most other sectors of the economy.
* Immersed in the community (regionally or broader).
Tourism as a system - correct answer * Engaged with govt. Though policy, planning,
funding, infrastructure (ie. Transport or communications) & regulatory requirements.
* Directly related to the bio-physical environment (which in itself may be the primary
tourism resource).
* Is of international interest and part of the global community.
The tourism functioning system - correct answer * Two main drivers = demand & supply.
* In order to satisfy market demand, a nation, region or community must be able to
provide a variety of development & services - "the supply side"
* The demand side provides the "push" of traveller movement (potential travellers)
whereas the supply side attractions are the "pull"
What is a tourism destination - correct answer * It is usually conceived as the
geographical area within which any number of differing tourism products can be
purchased, consumed and experienced.
* The tourism destination is where 'most dramatic aspects of tourism occur' (Leiper,
1995, p. 86).
* A physical location is transformed into a tourism destination by its attractiveness to
tourists (Buhalis 2003).
Tourism destinations - correct answer Rapid growth following WWII
Blessing or a blight?
Positive and negative impacts:
* Economic
* Social
*Cultural
* Environmental
Economic benefits: revenue - correct answer * Airport departure taxes
* Bed & sales taxes.(set %)
* Visas
