Tourism Geography Quiz

Question 1Visitors spend $1800 locally, but $540 leaves through imported supplies and external fees. Find the retained share as a percentage, rounded to two decimals.

Enter a number in %.

Answers within 0.005 % of the expected value are accepted.

Question 2A destination has attractive scenery but unreliable transport and few services. What explains limited visitor arrivals?

Attractions need workable access and supporting facilitiesScenery determines arrivals independently of travel conditionsPromotion of the scenery substitutes for investment in accessSparse services establish that visitor demand has been fully met

Question 3A resort is crowded during holidays and nearly empty afterward. What problem does this create for businesses?

The building’s fixed costs disappear when visitor numbers fallPeak occupancy equals the property’s annual averageLow-season vacancies remove the need to maintain the propertyFixed capacity costs persist while revenue varies by season

Question 4A trail becomes damaged and residents face severe congestion during a brief peak. How should visitor pressure be assessed?

By a universal visitor limit that applies equally to every destinationBy annual arrivals with the peak period excludedBy local conditions and the timing and concentration of useBy the destination’s advertising budget instead of observed effects

Question 5A hotel imports supplies and sends profits to owners based elsewhere. Which concept tracks this part of spending?

A leakage of income through purchases and transfers outside the areaA local multiplier counting each payment as new visitor incomeA capacity limit defined by the hotel’s total room countA visitor origin map showing travel distances

Question 6A lodge markets itself as eco-friendly but provides no evidence about waste or local benefits. What should an evaluation seek?

A green certification designed and awarded by the lodge itselfLow total travel impacts inherent in the lodge’s remote locationVerified resource use and documented outcomes for hosts and habitatsPicturesque surroundings as verification of fair employment

Question 7A survey finds shop owners welcoming crowds while nearby renters report disruption. What should the researcher conclude?

The largest commercial gains determine the community’s overall viewLocal interests differ with people’s position and exposureResidents without tourism jobs belong outside the impact assessmentRising business receipts establish an improvement in household welfare

Question 8Two destinations have equal visitor totals but different lengths of stay. Which extra measure helps compare accommodation demand?

The number of individual trips recorded during the yearThe average distance traveled to reach the destinationThe number of rooms offered by the destination’s hotelsThe number of nights visitors spend in the destination

Question 9A protected area channels visitors onto boardwalks and marked routes. What is the management purpose?

To show that visitor activity produces no environmental effectsTo direct access while reducing damage to sensitive groundTo replace monitoring with a permanent assumption of protectionTo spread foot traffic equally across the entire protected area

Question 10A city receives more visitors while housing pressure and public cleaning costs rise. What would a balanced assessment compare?

The economic benefit rising in proportion to visitor totalsLocal income gains with costs and changes in residents’ livesCity council income equal to the sales receipts of local hotelsThe share of affordable homes calculated from the advertising audience

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