Which type of tourism has shown the greatest impact on the environment?
a. Rural tourism
b. Coastal tourism
c. Cultural tourism
d. Mountain tourism
       
What is the annual expected growth rate of Europe's tourism industry?
a. 1 percent
b. 3 percent
c. 6 percent
d. 10 percent
       
Which of Europe's coastal areas is suffering most from the overdevelopment of mass tourism?
a. North Sea
b. Mediterranean Sea
c. Baltic Sea
d. Black Sea
       
Tourism in rural communities has been criticised for changing traditional practices and culture. True or false?
a. True
b. False
   
Which is an environmental impact of skiing and ski infrastructure development?
a. Forest clearance and the increased chances of avalanche
b. Visual degradation of the landscape
c. Erosion and damage to vegetation
d. All of the above
       
Tourism activities in coastal areas:
a. Regulate traffic more efficiently than in other areas
b. Generate solid and liquid wastes
c. Decrease the pressure on local resources
d. None of the above
       
Which of these is an environmental impact of tourism at the local level?
a. Competition for scarce resources, such as fresh water and land
b. Air and water pollution
c. Loss of habitats and loss of biodiversity
d. All of the above
       
Mountains are the last remaining areas in Central and Eastern Europe that are relatively untouched by human activities. True or false?
a. True
b. False
   
Many Central and Eastern European countries suffer from:
a. Increasing hunting pressure
b. Illegal export of rare species
c. Weak enforcement of hunting regulations
d. All of the above
       
Tourism can support local economies by:
a. Encouraging a wide range of local economic activities without taking into account the environmental costs
b. Encouraging various conflicts of interest over progress
c. Involving local communities to not only benefit the local population and environment, but also to improve the quality of tourism
d. None of the above
       
The term sustainable tourism means:
a. Concern for the biological limits, within which human activities need to stay
b. Recognition of the interdependence of economic and environmental systems
c. Long-term perspectives during policy making
d. All of the above
       
Sustainable tourism can be supported by:
a. Maintaining and promoting natural, social and cultural diversity
b. Giving the tourism sector priority over other economic sectors
c. Giving priority to customer needs and satisfaction
d. None of the above
       


 
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