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1
What are the characteristics of houses on stilts?
Built below water
Contains roads for trucks and cars
Rely on tidal waves to remove household waste
Mangroves coasts are being cleared for these house
2
Which is not a factor which allows information to be accessed easily
Tourists assistants and officers are present
Languages on signboards are usually only local
Signs are being displayed in different languages
Local tour guides and tour agents are trained to help answer questions
3
What is not an international organisation related to tourism
TIES
OECD
UNTWO
WHO
4
Which processes drives the movement of tectonic plates?
Slab-pull force
Slab-pull currents
Convection currents
Subduction force
5
Which is NOT the main purpose of ecotourism
Build cultural and environmental awareness and respect for tourists
Provide Funds for Ecological Conservation
Help tourists better appreciate natural beauty and biodiversity
Make tourists knowledgeable about a history, culture and habit of a place
6
Which of the following is not a value of coral reefs?
Support a large percentage of fish species
Reduce erosion
Absorb wave energy
Provide food for humans
7
Quick: How many factors lead to fluctuations in tourism
4
6
5
3
8
Bonus Question: What religion is in the Vatican City?
Hinduism
Christianity
Catholic Christanity
Islam
9
What land form is formed during oceanic-oceanic plate divergence?
Rift valley
Mid-oceanic ridge
Block mountain
Oceanic Trench
10
Which best explains long haul destinations
A flight to Hong Kong from Singapore is considered a long haul flight
All of the above
reachable by less than 5 hours
destinations that are a long distance away from a tourist's country
11
What landform is formed during the continental-continental plate convergence?
Rift Valley
Oceanic Trench
Block mountains
Fold Mountains
12
What is true about attractions?
Features and qualities that make a place interesting and enjoyable
None of the above
Attractions that are only natural
Attractions can only be built
13
Coral Bleaching is caused by?
Climate change
Pollution of waters
Depletion of Fish Population
Rising sea level
14
2x points Bonus Question: Name a location of a spit in Singapore
East Coast Park
Bukit Timah Park
Pasir Ris Beach
Changi Beach
15
Which factor affect wave energy
Wind speed, fetch and wind duration
Wind location, fetch and wind speed
Fetch, wind speed, duration of fetch
None of the above
16
One of the purpose for MICE destinations is to attract leisure tourists
True
False
17
What is the temperature of the mantle?
3000-5000 degrees
100-800 degrees
800-3000 degrees
None of the above
18
Headlands tend to contain more resistant rocks than bays
True
False
19
The correct characteristic of constructive wave?
High energy waves
Backwash more powerful than swash
Break violently on shore
Form sandy beaches
20
What factor is the main shaping force of coastal environments
Waves
Human activites
Geology
Tides
21
What do coral reefs rely on to survive?
Planktons
Polyps
Fishes
Algae
22
What are not the roles of government in tourism ?
Involve in the funding, building and planning infrastructural projects
Authorise air landings
Authorise the length for stay for tourists
Allow the building of facilities such as hotel
23
Mangrove plants have javelin-shaped fruit to float away to germinate in other coastal areas
False
True
24
What characteristics best describes ecotourism
indirectly benefits local communities
It is outlined through 7 principles
It involves visiting national parks with no restrictions on tourists
One example is the Waitomo Cave in New Zealand
25
What is considered a place of conflict
Auschwitz, Poland
Tuol Seng Genocide Museum
Cu Chi and Vinh Moc tunnels in Vietnam
Slum of Mumbia, India
26
More erosion occur on headlands than bays
True
False
27
What is wave length?
Horizontal distance from crest to crest
Horizontal distance between trough and crest
Vertical distance between crest and trough
Horizontal distance from trough to trough
28
What best defines a halophyte?
plants that grow in a waterlogged environment
plant that grow in areas with low tide
plants that grow in sheltered coasts
plants that grow in a saline environment
29
How are waves generated?
Transfer of wind to the sea
Transfer of energy from wind to the surface of the ocean
Transfer of energy from wind to the water
Transfer of energy from wind to the ocean
30
When was Singapore was the leading convention city in Asia Pacific
2012
2013
2010
2011
31
When was the Civil War in Libya?
2011
2010
2012
2009
32
What landform is formed during a continental-continental plate divergence boundary?
Fold Mountains
Rift Valley
Oceanic Trench
Mid-Oceanic Ridge
33
What are tourists?
Travelling in places more than 24 hours but less than a year
Travelling in places for more than 2 days
Travelling in places as long as they wish
Travelling in places for more than 48 hours but less than a year
34
what are examples of infrastructure and services?
All of the abpve
Food outlets, entertainment, telecommunication services
Sufficient hotels built
airport expansion and development
35
Purpose of UNTWO
Provides leadership on Global Matters
Measure social and economical impacts on tourism
Improves tourism knowledge and policies
Produces anlayses of key challenges that affect tourism
36
Near the coastline, the wave height _____ and the wave length _____
increases, increases
decreases, decreases
increases, decreases
decreases, increases
37
What is false about Honeypot tourism?
It is crowded during peak hours
One example of Honeypot tourism include the Tower of London in UK
Tourist facilities are usually built in these sites
It attracts a large number of visitors due to scneic beauty
38
What are tides?
Transfer of energy from moving air to water surface
Transfer of energy from boats and ships to the water surface
Alternative daily rise and fall in sea level
Large continous movements of water in seas and oceans
39
Which are the most significant processes in the erosion of cliffed coasts?
Solution
Hydraulic Action
Corrasion
Attrition
40
What is this feature shown
Arch
Tombolo
Spit
Stack
41
Impossible: Which size best describes pebble?
64mm to 256mm
0.25mm to 0.5mm
1mm to 2mm
2mm to 64mm
42
Think fast: How many coastal erosion processes are there?
5
4
6
3
43
Tides produces a cycle of one low tide and one high tide every 12 hours
False
True
44
How thick is the core?
3500km
70km
4600km
2900km
45
What are the roles of travel writers?
Advice on the do and don'ts on tourist behaviour
Influence travellers decision
They offer opinion and review about destinations
All of the above
46
Mangrove coasts have finer sediments
False
True
47
What is not a factor affecting coastal environments?
Waves
Geology
Currents
Cliffs
48
The resultant zig-zag moment along the beach is known as _____?
Beach drift
Longshore current
Beach current
Longshore drift
49
Ocean currents carry cool water from N and S pole towards the Equator and warm from the Equator towards N and S pole
True
False
50
Where are longshore currents generated
Offshore
Nearshore
Backshore
Foreshore
51
What is not a factor which affects coastal environments?
Snorkelling
Dumping waste
Building infrastructure near coastlines
Fishing
52
Which of the following is not a demand factor
Leisure Time
Changing Lifestyle
Disposable Income
Ease of Access to information
53
What is niche tourism
travel that involves large numbers of tourists visiting a particular place
special-interest tourism based a particular area, activity or interest
tourism that involves travelling to sites associated to death and tragedy
tourism that involves travelling to destinations featured in films
54
What is not a reason why people travel overseas to undergo medical procedure?
To undergo comestic or plastic surgery
To avoid the long waiting hours
To avoid high costs
To receive better quality medical precedure
55
Bonus Questions: Which of the following theme park enterprises is not part of an international chain
Everland Resort
Merlin Entertainments
Universal Studio
Waltz Disney
56
What caused recessions?
problem with financial markets
Increase in demand of good and services
decline in exports
sharp increase in price of good and services
57
What factors are not important for MICE locations?
Containing more tourist sites
Containing support infrastructure such as retail shops
Located along international routes
Containing attractions such as resorts and shopping
58
Heritage tourism provides a sense of belonging to domestic tourists
False
True
59
Which is the following is false about the pressure about the recreational use of coast on coral reef ecosystem?
Oil spills pollute water and cause stress to corals
Boat anchors damage corals
None of the above
Sewage spill causes stress to coral reefs
60
What does package holiday usually include
transportation
all of the above
accomodation
meals
61
What countries are aquaculture is not practiced in?
China
Thailand
Vietnam
India
62
What are the development in information technology?
Online Research
All of the above
Surveillance, electronic checks and other safety control checks
Online Booking
63
Which plates resulted in the formation of the Marina Trench
European and North American Plate
Nazca and Australian Plate
Pacific and North American plate
Philippines and Pacific Plate
64
What MICE stands for?
Meetungs, Conventions,Information, Events
Meetings, Conventives, Incentives, Events
Meetings, Conventions, Infrastructure, Entertainment
65
What type of wave is this
Swash
Backwash
66
What are currents driven by?
Gentle wind blowing in all directions
Prevailing wind blowing in all directions
Prevailing wind blowing in one direction
Gentle wind blowing in one direction
67
What type of marine animals is breed in the ponds of Ca Mau, Vietnam
Squids
Fishes
Shrimps
Planktons
68
What is false about the value of mangroves in ecosystem?
help stabilize shorelines
breeding ground and habitat for marine creatures
protect coastal areas from erosion
found below sea level on the sea bed
69
What is true about the effects on a recession
All of the above
It cause people to cut down on spending
Increase in domestic travellers
Increase in part-time jobs
70
Bonus Question: Which of the following MICE events did Singapore not host
Youth Olympics Games in 2008
International Monetary Fund
World Bank Group in 2006
International Air Transport Association (IATA)
71
Bonus Question Field Work: How to measure wind direction?
Wind rooster
Winometer
Wind vane
Wind pole
72
The greater the fetch, the less energy the waves have
True
False
73
Why did the rise of budget airlines help increase the number of international travellers?
enabled travellers to travel frequently and internationally
give travellers the opportunity to go holiday farther away from home
allow travellers to go to destinations not covered by commercial airlines
All of the above
74
What are not the ideal conditions for the growth of coral reefs?
Low level of murkiness in water
Depth of 60m to 80m
Not lower than 17 to 18 degrees
Salinity of 34-37 parts per thousand
75
Bonus Question: Coral Reefs support more than ___% of marine animals
25
15
35
45
76
Quick: Which is not a pressure on coral reef ecosystem?
Coastal Development
Spearfishing
Rising sea level
Overcollection of corals
77
What are the rules of the media in tourism?
Discourage tourists to visit a place
Encourage tourists to visit a place
All of the above
None for the above
78
What is false about slab-pull force?(CC is known as convection current)
The mantle material away from the plate drives the downward movement of CC
The subducting oceanic plate drive the downward movement of CC
occurs when the dense sinking oceanic plate pulls the rest of the plate
It is known to be the main driving mechanism for plate movement
79
What are not the reasons why changing lifestyle results in the increase of travellers
People are more healthy-conscious
None of the above
travelling is a way for people to relax and take a break from work
People are more affluent
80
A hook and curve is formed at one end of the spit due to wave reflection
False
True
81
What is a spit formed by
Beach drift
Abrasion
Longshore current
Longshore drift
82
What is a coast
The area when the land meets the sea
The area where the sea is
The area where the sea meets the land
The area of the land
83
Which of the following is false about heritage tourism
It promotes a country's culture, values and history
It allows people to take part in a religious activity
It allows people to experience different cultures
It allows people to understand a history of a place better
84
What is false about process of a continental-continental plate divergence boundary?
Block mountain is formed between a pair of parallel faults
Volcanoes and earthquakes are formed
A rift valley is a block of land with steep slopes higher than the land
Tensional forces result in fractures in the rocks
85
What is this landform shown?
Mid-Oceanic Ridge
Rift Valley
Undersea Volcano
Volcanic Island
86
What is not a pressure that threaten mangroves?
Rising sea level
Climate Change
Conversion to other land uses
Increasing demand for wood and charcoal
87
Which is a harmful fishing method?
Dynamite Blasting
Spearfishing
Use of Cyanide
All of the above
88
What is false about film-induced tourism?
It helps people understand how these places inspired part of a film
One form of film-induced tourism is Lord of Rings in Matamata, New Zealand
It helps people understand how part of a film inspired these places
It influences the destination choices of tourists
89
What is best definition of theme parks?
Places with amusement park settings
Places with good facilities
Attractions which are fun and attractive to tourists
Attractions with a centre theme such as movie
90
Bonus Question: What destinations not covered by major commercial airlines?
Bhutan
North Korea
Easter Island
Southern Thailand
91
What is disposable income?
Amount of income before taxes have been paid
Amount of income earned from jobs
Amount of income after taxes have been paid
92
Which location is not considered pilgrimage tourism
Shrine
Church
Musuem
Mosque
93
What landform is formed during the oceanic-oceanic plate convergence?
Mid-oceanic ridge
Block mountain
Rift valley
Oceanic trench
94
Headlands tend to contain more resistant rocks than bays
True
False
95
Why does disasters cause a fall in tourism numbers?
It discourages citizens of affected country from travelling
All of the Above
It discourage tourists from visiting a disaster-striken country
96
Oceanic crust is thicker and denser than the continential crust?
True
False
97
What is this natural landform?
Arch
Cave
Tombolo
Stack
98
What is an example of hard rock in coasts?
Limestone
Basalt
Shale
Slate
99
What is abrasion?
Rocks being chemically dissolved by saltwater
Sediments being hurled against the coastal cliffs
Air being compressed by waves, causes joints to weaken and rocks to shatter
Rocks being rubbed aginst each other and broken into smaller pieces
100
The Tiananmen Square is a form of heritage tourism
False
True
