Exam 8: Adventure Tourism and Outdoor Recreation

Careless use of fires and picking flowers both have severe impacts on natural vegetation.

Low impact camping requires that ______________________.

Tourism that focuses on nature-related experiences that help people appreciate and understand natural resources and their conservation is ____________________.

Habitat segmentation occurs when a highway system is built across the established travel paths of local animals.

In 2011, Sable Island, off the shores of Nova Scotia, officially became designated as a provincial park.

The primary functions of Parks Canada are to preserve scenic, historic, and cultural resources and to promote outdoor recreation to other countries.

Risk management plans are not required for low risk activities.

The Trans Canada Trail was one of Canada's millennium projects, and _____________________.

There are various perspectives concerning tourism and the utilization of natural resources.On one side, tourism management practices should be put into place to control the use and abuse of natural resources.On the other side, tourism development should be completely stopped when tourism use is in conflict with an ecosystem. Craft a position paper advocating a particular side of this argument.Be sure to discuss issues such as vegetation, water, carrying capacity, sustainability, and wildlife.

The invasion of alien species and the increased use of pesticides are examples of stressors facing Canada's parks.

Any change to an environmental habitat or negative impact to creatures that live within that habitat is called a stressor.

The longest trail in the world, spanning over 16 000 km and connecting the three oceans that border Canada, is called the _________________________.

Hiking and walking are actually the same activity, just marketed differently to seem more "sporty."

Parks Canada is responsible for some of Canada's most important historic natural attractions.

Canada's Green Plan is an attempt to educate the public on the importance of considering the environment when developing new areas.

Parks Canada has an important mandate in the management of natural resources. a)Explore some of the responsibilities that Parks Canada has, both within and outside the national park system. b)Discuss some of the stressors our natural resources are exposed to that require Parks Canada to play a role in balancing.

How many historic canal systems does Parks Canada manage in Canada?

Hard adventure requires prior experience and training in order to minimize the potential risks involved in the activity.

The maximum number of people who can use a site with only "acceptable alteration" to the physical environment and with only "acceptable decline" in the quality of the experience gained by subsequent visitors is also known as __________________.

An example of hard adventure is ___________________.