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1. Which of the following is not true with regard to the status of global tourism in 2008?
a. Over 200 million jobs were dependent on the tourism economy.
b. There were about 1.5 billion domestic tourist trips.
c. There were about 900 million international trips of at least one night.
d. The 'tourism economy' accounted for about $6 trillion.
2. Which one of the following is not part of the tourism stakeholders system described in the textbook?
a. Host communities. Bv7 2
b. Elementary schools.
c. Origin governments.
d. NGOs.
3. A tourism student deciding to use theories from the discipline of Anthropology to study tourism might look at:
a. spatial patterns of tourism in tourism destinations, and the availability of tourism resources.
b. ecotourism and the environmental impacts of tourism on the Great Barrier Reef.
c. cultural impacts of tourism in aboriginal communities and the interpretation of cultural attractions.
d. tourist behaviour and motivation.
4. When conducting research into tourist behaviour and motivation, one might use theories from:
a. geography.
b. economics.
c. sociology.
d. psychology.
5. Which region is considered the major source of economic development and outbound tourists in the twenty-first century?
a. Europe.
b. Asia.
c. North America.
d. South America.
6. Tourism research is sometimes described as using an interdisciplinary approach. This means that it:
a. advocates moving beyond the constraints of specific disciplines.
b. involves the input of a number of disciplines without any synthesis of ideas.
c. uses theories from a specific discipline or field of study.
d. involves the input of a variety of disciplines with a fusion and synthesis of ideas.
7. Which one of the following does not qualify as a tourism-related travel purpose, according to WTO criteria?
a. Diplomatic activity.
b. Business.
c. Education.
d. Visiting friends and relatives.
8. The acronym MICE refers to:
a. meetings, incentive travel, conventions, and events.
b. media-induced community emergency.
c. meetings, inductions, conventions, and exhibitions.
d. meetings, incentive travel, conventions, and exhibitions.
9. Which of the following statements about international tourism and domestic tourism is true?
a. The volume of international tourists globally far outnumbers domestic tourists.
b. Domestic tourists far outnumber international tourists globally in more developed countries.
c. Domestic tourism is a well-researched topic with detailed statistics available from national governments and tourism organisations.
d. Many national governments have identified domestic tourism as important and worthy of scrutiny.
10. Passengers on the cruise liner Pacific Dawn arrive in Suva, Fiji at 8.00am and remain in Suva overnight leaving at 8.00am the next morning would be classified as:
a. excursionists.
b. stayovers.
c. domestic tourists.
d. international tourists.