GEO [TANGIBLE] Practice Quiz (3 questions)

1. When can a resource become a tourism resource?

A. A tourist must recognize the resource's value before it becomes a tourism resource.

B. A resource becomes a tourism resource when its value is unrecognized by tourists.

C. Recognizing a resource's value is necessary for its potential tourism use.

D. A resource becomes a tourism resource when suppliers recognize its value, even if tourists do not.

E. Tourists' recognition of value distinguishes a tourism resource from an unrecognized potential resource.

Answer: (A), (C), (E)

Explanation

Tourists must recognize a resource's value for it to become a tourism resource; unrecognized value is not enough. Supplier recognition alone does not meet this stated requirement.

2. Before the eighteenth century, how did many Western societies regard rocky, steep mountains?

A. They treated rocky, steep mountains as welcoming destinations for scenic tourism.

B. They regarded rocky, steep mountains as frightening obstacles.

C. They generally considered rocky, steep mountains frightening barriers.

D. They often regarded rocky, steep mountains as beautiful scenic attractions.

E. They viewed rocky, steep mountains as obstacles rather than scenic attractions.

Answer: (B), (C), (E)

Explanation

Many Western societies regarded rocky, steep mountains as frightening obstacles rather than beautiful scenic attractions until the eighteenth century. The options describing them as scenic attractions or welcoming tourism destinations reverse that historical view.

3. Which classification of tourism resources is accurate?

A. Heritage, hospitality, and aircraft seats are intangible tourism resources.

B. Scenery, climate, heritage, and hospitality are intangible resources.

C. Food and hotel rooms are tangible, while hospitality is intangible.

D. Hotel rooms, food, and scenery are tangible resources; climate is intangible.

E. Hotel rooms, food, and aircraft seats are tangible tourism resources.

Answer: (B), (C), (E)

Explanation

Hotel rooms, food, and aircraft seats are tangible, while scenery, climate, heritage, and hospitality are intangible. Scenery is not tangible, and aircraft seats are not intangible.