TOURISM AND THE ENVIRONMENT

LESSON 1

GRADE 10 WORKSHEET

NAME…………………………………………… DATE…………………………. SCORE………………

ACTIVITY 1: Match the definition with the term.

ACTIVITY 2: Circle the letter next to the correct answer.
1. What are some negative impacts of
tourism on the natural environment?
A. Reduced species population and
waste pollution
B. Increased seafood demand and
prices
C. Improved water quality and
landscape changes
D. Enhanced stream-flow
modification and sedimentation
2. What are some physical damages
caused by tourism activities?
A. Beach erosion, soil erosion, and
changes to the littoral area
B. Wetland and habitat degradation
C. Harmful pesticides and herbivore
removal
D. Increased seafood demand and
prices
3. Which factor indirectly linked to
tourism contributes to resource
degradation?
A. Overfishing
B. Water quality degradation
C. Sand mining
D. Congestion
4. What is one negative impact of
tourism on the hydrological system?
A. Reduced species population
B. Sedimentation
C. Enhanced stream-flow
modification
D. Improved water quality
5. What are some aesthetic impacts of
tourism on the natural environment?
A. Visual and landscape changes
B. Conflict with agriculture and
fishing
C. Soil erosion
D. Increased seafood demand and
prices
6. What are some social-economic
impacts of tourism on the natural
environment?
A. Enhanced stream-flow
modification and sedimentation
B. Increased seafood demand and
prices
C. Damage to reefs
D. Waste pollution
7. What is a factor contributing to the
degradation of natural resources?
A. Improved water quality and
landscape changes
B. Expansion of recreational areas
C. Wetland and habitat degradation
D. Harmful pesticides and herbivore
removal
8. What are some measures being taken
to address the negative impacts of
tourism on the environment?
A. Integrated natural resources
management plans and coastal
zone planning
B. Reduced species population and
waste pollution
C. Soil erosion and changes to the
littoral area
D. Conflict with agriculture and
fishing
9. Which activity indirectly linked to
tourism contributes to habitat
degradation?
A. Overfishing
B. Improved water quality
C. Harmful pesticides and herbivore
removal
D. Increased seafood demand and
prices
10. What contributes to the physical
damage of the natural environment by
tourism?
A. Waste pollution
B. Sand mining
C. Visual and landscape changes
D. Reduced species population