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Exam 2 Flashcards

1
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Which of the following is a skill required for leisure service managers?

A

Accounting

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2
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Making a ________ changes the dynamic of a leisure service business.

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Profit

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3
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The approach where the focus is on the customer is called the ____.

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Marketing approach

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4
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Approximately how many nonprofit organizations exist in the United States?

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1.8 million

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5
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The gross domestic national product is used to measure HOW MUCH MONEY GOVERNMENT SPENDS IN TOTAL.

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False - Sum of total goods and services

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6
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A constitutional monarchy is the form of governments used in Canada with allegiance to the Queen of England.

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True

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7
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The United States is different from Canada because the United States operates under a constitutional republic.

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True

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8
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The private sector includes local governments managed by private individuals.

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True

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9
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The movement to create parks and protect areas in the 1880s was driven by society’s need to reconnect with nature after having been removed from it because of ________ and _________.

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Industrialization and technological advances

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10
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The oldest trail in Canada is the ________ Trail in southern Ontario.

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Bruce

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11
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The most notable city park built between 1850 and 1930 (the period in which early American cities began to build parks and playgrounds) was?

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Central Park

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12
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The first national park in the world was?

A

Yellowstone

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13
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All of the following are or have been areas of concern for parks, except:

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Over popularization

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14
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In Canada the provincial governments have a formal role in the creation or management of long-distance biking trails.

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False

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15
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Olmsted believed that parks could serve as meeting grounds for people of various backgrounds and classes.

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True

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16
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Fleming and Adams were central figures in the creation of Canada’s first national park in 1885, now known as Banff National Park

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False - Fleming and Macdonald

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17
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The Canadian provincial parks suffered the massive budget cuts that the American state parks suffered in the same period.

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False

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18
Q

Which of the following is NOT one of the changes faced by many public agencies in recent years?

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Increase in employees

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19
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What type of education includes after-school and evening classes and activities and programs at the local school?

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Community education

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20
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What is the practice of putting together people of all ages, races, and abilities in the same recreation programs?

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Inclusion

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21
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Managers must have three types of skills. Which is not one of them?

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Physical skills allow for long hours of work.

22
Q

Special recreation is best characterized by which of the following statements?

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It takes place in a public community setting and is offered to all types of people, those with disabilities and those without, for the purpose of creating inclusive recreation.

23
Q

What is the name of the process in which people move from large hospital or institutional settings back to their home communities?

A

Deinstitutionalization

24
Q

Public recreation is still considered a staple for a high quality of life in a community.

A

False

25
Q

Public recreation is focused on traditional cultural values that stress the quality of the leisure experiences over profit and, in some cases, the customer.

A

True

26
Q

The first director of the Provincial Recreation Program in British Columbia was Ian Eisenhardt, a Vancouver Parks Board staff meme we who had been trained in Denmark.

A

True

27
Q

The backbone of the public recreation systems in Canada is the local recreation leisure service provider.

A

True

28
Q

Identifying Nonprofit Organizations

A

Red Cross

29
Q

Nanus and Dobbs (1999) identified three primary sectors of society. What are they?

A

Economic, political and social

30
Q

The four major subcategories of nonprofits in the United States are?

A

Charities, foundations, social welfare organizations, and professional and trade associations

31
Q

Which of the following is not a religious and faith-based organization?

A

CFO

32
Q

Canada has a central registry for nonprofits that register with Revenue Canada.

A

False

33
Q

One way in which our sense of belonging and identification of feelings are attached to nonprofit organizations is through acts of philanthropy

A

True

34
Q

National Recreation and Park Association is the national voice for the parks and recreation field.

A

True

35
Q

American Therapeutic Recreation Association (ATRA) is the largest membership organization representing the interests and needs of health care providers who use recreational therapy to improve the functioning of people with illness or disabling conditions.

A

True

36
Q

The primary difference between an entrepreneur and an intrapreneur

A

Entrepreneur - provides new recreation related services and products through new businesses that use trends and changes in recreational habits
Intrapreneur - provides new recreation related services and products within an organization

37
Q

A specialized RET certificate

A

Recreation, event and tourism

38
Q

Technology-dependent RET businesses, as described in the chapter, are characterized by

A

Attraction, support, and facilitation

39
Q

Incentives for RET businesses to become more sustainable include:

A

Significant portion of clients seek out green or Eco-friendly businesses
Government land management agencies require companies to report their environmental performance
Higher profitability when providing similar services

40
Q

Which of the following is not a step in the therapeutic recreation process?

A

Discharge planning

41
Q

A common component of all definitions of therapeutic recreation is

A

Quality of life

42
Q

The process of determining a person’s interests and needs is know as

A

Assessment

43
Q

The principles of autonomy, well-being, and justice are addressed in the

A

Code of ethics

44
Q

The first research project in therapeutic recreation was completed in the early 1900s

A

True

45
Q

The rate of disability in the Canadian population is substantially smaller than in the United States

A

False

46
Q

Focusing on the client’s limitations allows the therapeutic recreation specialist to design the most appropriate plan

A

False

47
Q

Being a member of a professional organization is a requirement for certification

A

False

48
Q

What are the two primary goals that frame the orientation of most nonprofit organizations?

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Public benefit - organized specifically for social outcomes that appeal to a wide spectrum of population groups
Mutual benefit - to provide services to a limited number of members with common interests

49
Q

What is meant by the term stay cation?

A

Stay cation came into the vocabulary as families started to take vacations staying at, or close to home. The term came about during economic recession and it reduced personal travel because traveling was expensive

50
Q

Identify and describe the steps in the therapeutic recreation process and the purpose of each step

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Assessment - to gather and synthesize info about client and his or her environment in order to devise an individualized treatment plan
Planning - the development of the clients treatment plan
Implementation - to implement the program; to put the treatment plan into action
Evaluation - formative evaluation is ongoing during program, and summative occurs at the end of program to see clients goals were met

51
Q

Which of the following is a nonprofit leisure service organization?

A

Boy Scouts of America

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