Comprehension Questions P.65

1. What are some of the harmful effects that tourism can have on the environment?
Many tourism developments undermine habitats and lanscapes, deplete natural resources,
and generate waste and pollution.
2. What can be measured by examining components of a holiday such as flights, waste, and
food consumption?
Environmental impact can be measured.
3. What African country has a strong commitment to conservation?
Kenya has a strong commitment to conservation.
4. Why should you be careful about buying souvenirs from exotic places?
As you can endanger animals by buying souvenirs made from animals
5. Why shouldn't you touch a coral reef?
As a coral reef is a living animal covered by a mucous membrane, when you touch it, the
mucous membrane is removed exposing the sensitive reef to many dangers.
6. Why shouldn't you feed animals?
You may think you are doing a favor when you feed animals, but you are sentencing them
to starvation when winter comes, visitors go, they are no longer able to forage food.
You should let them live their own way of life
7. To protect natural areas, what does the article suggest you take rather then flowers?
Pictures! If every traveler took a flower, the meadows would be bare.