Tourism Flashcards

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What is a National Park?

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An area usually designated by law where development is limited and planning controlled. The landscape is regarded as unusual and valuable and therefore worth preserving

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What is a honeypot site?

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A location attracting a large number of tourists who, due to their numbers, place pressure on the environment and people

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What is mass tourism?

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Tourism on a large scale to one country or region.

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What is the definition of ‘extreme environments’?

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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

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What is stewardship of the environment?

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The personal responsibility for looking after things, in this case the environment. It is based on the idea that no one should damage the present or future environment

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What is the definition of conservation?

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The careful and planned use of resources in order to manage and maintain the natural environment for future generations

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