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Tourism – Concept, Resources And Development
Chapter: 33
GEOGRAPHY
TEXTUAL QUESTION & ANSWER
INTEXT QUESTION 33.1
Q.1. Fill in the blanks in the following sentences picking up one correct word from the brackets:
(i) International tourist is a ___________ migrant to another country. (temporary/ permanent)
Ans. temporary.
(ii) Modern tourism being a voluntary movement, a person from _________ class of people can have the freedom to travel. (rich/ any)
Ans. any.
(iii) A tourist generating country is a ________ for tourism. (destination/ market)
Ans. market.
(iv) Travel of Europeans between a particular group of European countries is now considered as __________ tourism. (domestic/ international)
Ans. domestic.
Q.2. Mark the five bases for classifying tourism into its different forms.
Ans. (i) Length of stay.
(ii) Mode of transport used.
(iii) Distance covered.
(iv) Purpose of trip.
(v) Price paid by tourist.
Q.3. Match correctly the pairs given in two columns below:
| A. | B. |
| (i) Little or no distinction between domestic and international tourism. | (a) Local tourism |
| (ii) A characteristic shared by early travels and modern tourism. | (b) 3000 km or more |
| (iii) A resident of Udaipur visiting its lakes. | (c) Wanderlust |
| (iv) Long-haul tourism. | (d) Across Canada and the U.S.A. |
Ans.
| A. | B. |
| (i) Little or no distinction between domestic and international tourism. | (d) Across Canada and the U.S.A. |
| (ii) A characteristic shared by early travels and modern tourism. | (c) Wanderlust |
| (iii) A resident of Udaipur visiting its lakes. | (a) Local tourism |
| (iv) Long-haul tourism. | (b) 3000 km or more |
INTEXT QUESTIONS 33.2
Q.1. Why is India called a prized tourist destination?
Ans. India has a much longer time for outdoor activities during the year that is why it is called prized tourist destination.
Q.2. What is the name of Asia’s largest fresh water lake and where is it situated?
Ans. Lake of Kolleru is Asia’s largest lake of fresh water and it is situated between deltas of Krishna and Godavari and 32 km from the sea.
Q.3. In which period ‘Seven Delhi’s’ constructed?
Ans. ‘Seven Delhi’s’ constructed in the same area of a period of 455 years between 12th to 17th countries.
INTEXT QUESTIONS 33.3
Q.1. Which three major factors have boosted the growth of domestic tourism?
Ans. These factors are:
(i) Provision of paid leave.
(ii) Travel concessions.
(iii) Greater freedom of movement.
Q.2. Fill up the blanks by choosing the correct word from the list given in the bracket below:
(infrastructure, pull, push)
(i) India’s inadequate development of __________ has slowed down the development of tourism.
Ans. Infrastructure.
(ii) Travel tourism is the net result of interplay of the _______ and the ________ forces.
Ans. Pull and push.
INTEXT QUESTIONS 33.4
Q.1. Cite one example each of the hill resorts occupying the following type of sites:
(i) Along a ridge (in Himachal Pradesh) ________.
Ans. Shimla.
(ii) Tops of closely spaced hills (in Meghalaya) _________.
Ans. Shillong.
(iii) Riverside in a mountain Valley (in Jammu and Kashmir) _________.
Ans. Pahalgam.
(iv) Around a lake (in uttranchal) ________.
Ans. Nainital.
Q.2. State two major factors for the popularity of Kovalam beach.
Ans. (i) A palm fringed health result.
(ii) calm and temperate sea water.
(iii) free of sharks.
(iv) ideal for water games like wind surfing and water skiing.
Q.3. Which three items out of the following add to the value of a hill resort?
[dissected landscape, fashion-minded tourists proximity to a city, temples for worship, nearness to a snowline, multi storeyed buildings.]
Ans. (i) Dissected landscape.
(ii) Proximately to a city.
(iii) Nearness to a snowfall.
Q.4. Name one important beach each in Maharashtra, Orissa, Tamil Nadu.
Ans. Maharashtra – Juhu.
Orissa – Puri.
Tamil Nadu – Marina.
INTEXT QUESTIONS 33.5
Q.1. Name the followers of different faiths for whom the following places are most sacred.
(i) Sarnath (______)
(ii) Amritsar (______)
(iii) Somnath (______)
(iv) Ajmer (______)
(v) Old Goa (_____)
Ans. (i) Buddhist.
(ii) Sikh.
(iii) Hindu.
(iv) Muslim.
(v) Christian.
Q.2. (i) Name the four measure centres of Hindu pilgrimage at the extremes four cardinal directions.
Ans. (i) Badrinath in north.
(ii) Dwarika in west.
(iii) Jaganath Puri in east.
(iv) Rameshwaram in south.
(ii) Enlist any three geographical sites of the ancient temples.
Ans. (i) Hill top river confluences lake sides.
(ii) Forest groves.
(iii) Islands and nucleus of a settlement.
