Topic 17: Outdoor Recreation

Question 1

Canadas National Parks were charged with

Answer 1

dual mandate of use and preservation

Question 2

How many national parks

Answer 2

47

Question 3

Carrying Capacity

Answer 3

Maximum number of people who can use a site with only acceptable alteration to the physical environment and only acceptable decline in the quality of the experience for future visitors.

Question 4

Physical carrying capacity

Answer 4

of the built environment to accommodate users; often fixed.

Question 5

Ecological carrying capacity

Answer 5

impact the biological and physical components of the environment can accommodate without negative effect

Question 6

Physiological carrying capacity

Answer 6

impact of people on people; changes with in, amount and timing

Question 7

Benefits of outdoor recreation

Answer 7

Contact with nature positively influenced: blood pressure, cholesterol, outlook on life, stress reduction, behavioural problems

Question 8

Nature deficit disorder

Answer 8

term to capture general consequences of not being outdoors in natural settings

Question 9

Green space is being replaced with..

Answer 9

screen space

Question 10

Kids 5-18 spend on average how many hours per day on electronics compared to 3 hours in 1995

Answer 10

6.5 hours

Question 11

Louv notes lack connection to nature can lead to..

Answer 11

• individuals more prone to anxiety, depression and attention deficit problems
• lowers grades in school
• minimal respect for nature and environment