Tourism 2.4

Question 1

positive impacts of tourism on environmental impacts

Answer 1

1. Conservation of natural environments
   - Revenue form tourism may be used to fund protection (employing staff to take care, educational programs)
2. Restoration of degraded ecosystems
   - potential to be tourist attractions, providing motivation to restore
   - creating new attractions
   -by stoppin and reversing degradation

Question 2

how does tourism result in pollution

Answer 2

Pollution
- Travelling by land, sea or air requires large amounts of fossil fuel to be burnt, generating a large amount of GHG
- Air conditioned accommodation can also contribute to the increase in GHG

Inadequate sewage facilities and waste disposal
- Generates a significant amount of waste
- places with no disposable system, tourist may litter leading to degragation

Question 3

how does tourism lead to depletion of natural resources and wilflife habitats

Answer 3

Natural resources
- Lead to overuse of resources and cause droughts
- Harming aquatic ecosystems

E.g. Bali

Threats to wildlife habitats
- Construction of tourist facilities destroys wildlife habitats
- careless tourist may trample on pants
- making too much noise may scare the animals