Extreme Environments

Question 1

What are ‘Extreme Environments’ susceptible to?

Answer 1

• Environmental damage from the development of tourism

Question 2

What are ‘Extreme Environments’?

Answer 2

• Locations with particularly difficult environments where the development of tourism has only recently occurred due to a niche market demand for somewhere different with physical challenges

Question 3

Name Extreme Environment locations

Answer 3

• Cold, such as Antarctica
• Hot and humid, such as Amazon Rainforest
• Dry, such as sahara desert

Question 4

Give examples of extreme tourism

Answer 4

• Bungee Jumping

- Ballooning

Question 5

Why has extreme tourism expanded?

Answer 5

• As people search for adventure.

- As air travel expands and people have more disposable income, these types of holiday are becoming more available