Tourism- Ecotourism Amazon Rainforest Flashcards
1
Q
What is the Amazon rainforest used for?
A
- cutting down trees for timber
- medical
- rainforests “green lungs”
- mining for minerals
2
Q
Why do people visit the Amazon?
A
- extreme environment
- photography
- hiking
- nature
- peace
- its different
3
Q
What environmental impacts can tourism benefit the location?
A
- people travel in small groups they consume few resources cause less pollution and less physical damage
- recycle it’s waste and use renewable resource (solar panels)
4
Q
What are the benefits on the local economy?
A
- employ locals
- local farmers get money from tourists
5
Q
How can tourism benefit lives of the people?
A
- younger people don’t migrate they stay in the local area keeping ageing population down
- money into economy means better healthcare
6
Q
What are then disadvantage of tourism on the Amazon?
A
- environmental damage
- eroding tradition of life
- there will always be some kind of damage/ footpath erosion
7
Q
How does this type of tourism on the Amazon contribute to sustainable development?
A
- respect and protect the environment
- limiting damage
- encourage locals
- people are getting money and are urning to invest other place
8
Q
What is the place called that uses ecotourism in the Amazon?
A
Yachana ecolodge
- next to Napo river
- it where a small group of people can stay
