1.Tourist visit khumbu,because the mountains are beautiful.

2.More tourist go to Khumbu now,because it’s easy to get there.

3.The forest in Khumbu are gone,because the wood was used for tourists.

4.Tourist use a lot of wood,because they want hot baths and foreing food.

5.People don’t burn kerosene,because it’s too expensive.

1.what did Khumbu look like 50 years ago?

Fifty years ago,Khumbu had thick forests,and the mountains were covered with red and pink
flowers.

2.what does much of Khumbu look like today?

Khumbu today look like a desert,partly because over 25000 tourists pass throught every year and
the place where airport is was a grassy field.

3.what problems are caused by tourists in Khumbu?

Destruction of trails,because all walk in the same place.

Dirt ,because they drop their water bottles and soda cans everywhere.

Deforestation,because they have cut down the forest to build tea house and cut trees to use like
firewood.

The tourist have left local people without wood,now they have to walk many miles to find
firewood.

4.what actions are people taking in Khumbu?

They have started a program to sell cheap kerosene.

One group called the Himalayan trust has started to plant more than a million trees in Khumbu.

Kerosene:Kerosene is a flammable hydrocarbon liquid commonly used a fuel.

Guetshouse: Ghesthouse are a type of inexpensive hotel -like lodging.

Trail:A trail is a route along a series of paths or roads.

Deforestation:Is a problem caused by the felling of trees.