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Tourism

Every solved example, exercise, and miscellaneous question — in the order the textbook teaches them. · 18 questions

Exercise

18 q
  1. Identify the type of tourism from the statement.
    Ex Q1(A)
    Hemant Kumar went to Mexico to learn about the architectural skills of the Mayan culture.
  2. Ex Q1(B)
    Portuguese tourists had come to Goa to participate in the Goa Carnival.
  3. Ex Q1(C)
    To seek treatment in a naturopathy centre, John and Amar went to Kerala.
  4. Ex Q1(D)
    Pundalikrao accomplished the Char Dham Yatra with his family.
  5. Ex Q1(E)
    Rameshwari from Pune went to enjoy Hurda (Roasted Grain) party and learn about modern and traditional methods of agriculture.
  6. Ex Q1(F)
    Sayyed family went to Ajmer Durgah.
  7. Ex Q2
    Match the columns identifying the correlation. Make a chain.
    Group ‘A’Group ‘B’Group ‘C’
    (1) Tadoba(1) Madhya Pradesh(1) Lake
    (2) Bird Sancturay(2) Agra(2) Butterflies
    (3) Sanjay Gandhi National Park(3) Manipur(3) Kailash caves
    (4) Taj Mahal(4) Nannaj(4) Film city
    (5) Ramoji Film City(5) Ellora(5) World famous wonder
    (6) Radhanagari(6) Mumbai(6) Ancient cave-paintings
    (7) Bhimbetka(7) Hyderabad(7) Great Indian Bustard (Maaldhok)
    (8) Ancient Caves(8) Kolhapur(8) Kanheri Caves
    (9) Eaglenest wildlife Sanctuary(9) Chandrapur(9) Bison
    (10) Loktak(10) Arunachal Pradesh(10) Tiger
  8. Answer in brief.
    Ex Q3(1)
    Differentiate between religious and cultural tourism.
  9. Ex Q3(2)
    What are the objectives of tourism?
  10. Ex Q3(3)
    Explain the environmental effects of tourism.
  11. Ex Q3(4)
    What opportunities develop with development of tourism?
  12. Ex Q3(5)
    Suggest measures after explaining the problems arising at the tourist places.
  13. Ex Q3(6)
    Explain with reason the places of interest that can be developed as tourist centres in your district.
  14. Ex Q3(7)
    Local people get employment due to tourism. Give reasons.
  15. Ex Q4
    Make a notice board containing instructions for the tourists at a tourist place.
  16. Ex Q5
    Explain how relevant is the concept of “Atithi Devo Bhava” (Guest is our God) with respect to tourism.
  17. The tourism map of Maharashtra is given. Answer the following questions based on the map.
    Ex Q6(1)
    Make a list of places having hot springs. What are the reasons for these being located here ?
  18. Ex Q6(2)
    At what places do you find the correlation between transportation routes and development of tourism?