TOR 350: Environmental Ethics and Tourism
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What is a potential benefit of tourism in terms of conservation?

  • Reducing the number of captive animals used for entertainment
  • Encouraging the exclusion of local people from resources
  • Promoting the destruction of habitats
  • Protecting habitats from other forms of development and human activities (correct)

    • What is a common ethical issue in tourism development?

  • The over-reliance on local resources
  • The promotion of cultural homogenization
  • The provision of economic benefits to international investors
  • The lack of local participation in decision-making (correct)

    • What is the estimated number of captive elephants used for tourism entertainment worldwide?

  • 25,000
  • 16,000 (correct)
  • 12,000
  • 20,000

    • What is a negative impact of tourism development on local communities?

    <p>The exclusion of local people from resources they have previously used</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the estimated number of captive tigers in the US alone?

    <p>5,000</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a potential negative impact of wildlife tourism on animal welfare?

    <p>The use of animals in captivity for entertainment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of tourism's interaction with the environment?

    <p>Wildlife and nature conservation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is reflected in the growing awareness of environmental problems resulting from human actions?

    <p>An increased interest in environmental ethics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main principle of Libertarian extension in environmental ethics?

    <p>Extension of individual rights to non-human entities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of Ecological extension in environmental ethics?

    <p>Interrelatedness of entities in the geophysical structure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the consequence of damaging and killing coral reefs through tourism?

    <p>Denying the next generation the right to utilize the resource for livelihood</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most common form of moral reasoning over the environment?

    <p>Conservation ethics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between Conservation ethics and Ecological extension?

    <p>Conservation ethics prioritizes ecological conservation for human benefit, while Ecological extension prioritizes interrelatedness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the consequence of prioritizing national economic benefits over local interests?

    <p>Denial of democratic rights to certain groups</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary concern in tourism development?

    <p>The distribution of economic benefits among stakeholders</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the potential outcome of introducing tourism into indigenous cultures?

    <p>Divisiveness and inequality among local groups</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary motivation for developing tourism in a region?

    <p>To generate national economic benefits</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the ethical question raised by tourism development?

    <p>Who will be the benefactors of tourism development?</p> Signup and view all the answers

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