Tourism in extreme enviroments

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Extreme environments are becoming popular with?
tourists
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There are 5 reasons why there are many reasons why tourists are attracted to extreme environments , they're ideal settings for adventure holiday activities like?
jeep tours , river rafting and trekking
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Some people want something different and exiting to do on holiday and?
no body else know they have done
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A lot of people enjoy an element of risk and danger in their leisure time which?
the harsh conditions of an extreme environment can provide
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Some wildlife can only been seen in these environments such as?
polar bears can only been seen in the Artic
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Some scenery can only be seen in extreme places too , such as?
icebergs can only be seen in very cold enviroments
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1-What is the reason why tourism is increasing in extreme environments?
1-Improvements in transport have made it quicker and easier to get to some of these destnations. For example , teh Qinghai-Tibet railway that links China and Tibet(an extreme mountain environment) opened in 2006. This increased tourism as Tibet easy
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2-What is the reason why tourism is increasing in extreme environments?
People are keen to see places like Antarctica for themselves while they have the chance , before the ice melts due to global warming 2-Tourism in extreme conditions is expensive but people tend to have a disposable income so more people afford
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3-What is the reason why tourism is increasing in extreme environments?
3- Adventure holidays are becoming more popular because of TV programmes and advertsing
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Tourism in extreme environments can be?
damaging
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The ecosystems in extreme are usually balanced because?
it is so difficult for life to survive in the harsh conditions there.
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The presence of tourist can upset this fragile balance and cause?
serious problems
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1-Here is an example of how tourism can damage the environment in the Himalayas , trees are cut down to provide?
1-fuel for trekkers and other tourists leading to deforestation,2-this destroys habitats 3-Fewer trees to intercept rain so water reaches channels causing flooding.
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2-Here is an example of how tourism can damage the environment in the Himalayas , tree roots normally hold the soils together , so deforestation leads to?
1-soil erosion , if soil is washed into rivers it raises the river bed so it can't hold as much water , this can cause flooding too 2- The sheer volume of tourists causes footpath erosion which leads to landslides 3-toilets are poorso rivers polluted
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There are 5 reasons why there are many reasons why tourists are attracted to extreme environments , they're ideal settings for adventure holiday activities like?

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Some people want something different and exiting to do on holiday and?

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A lot of people enjoy an element of risk and danger in their leisure time which?

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