# The Impact of Wilderness Tourism: answers and explanations

Cambridge IELTS 5, Test 4, Reading Passage 1

Source: Passage, questions and answer key from Cambridge IELTS 5, Test 4, Reading Passage 1. © Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Used for educational practice. Explanations and evidence notes are written by Testmigo.

## Answer key

| Q | Answer | Proof |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | iii | these regions are fragile (i.e. highly vulnerable to abnormal pressures) ... Tourists are drawn to these regions by their natural landscape beauty |
| 2 | v | Once a location is established as a main tourist destination, the effects on the local community are profound. ... The physical impact of visitors is another serious problem |
| 3 | ii | in order to balance their needs and aspirations with the demands of tourism |
| 4 | YES | The attraction of these areas is obvious: by definition, wilderness tourism requires little or no initial investment. |
| 5 | YES | not just in terms of their ecology, but also in terms of the culture of their inhabitants ... are deserts, mountains and Arctic areas |
| 6 | NO | most human activities, including tourism, are limited to quite clearly defined parts of the year. |
| 7 | YES | In some hill-regions, this has led to a serious decline in farm output |
| 8 | NO | collecting fruit over a relatively short season |
| 9 | NOT GIVEN | All kinds of wage labour, or government handouts, tend to undermine traditional survival systems. |
| 10 | cheese | There has also been a renaissance in communal cheese production in the area |
| 11 | tourism | But some Arctic communities are now operating tour businesses themselves |
| 12 | pottery | The Acoma and San Ildefonso pueblos have established highly profitable pottery businesses |
| 13 | jewellery | while the Navajo and Hopi groups have been similarly successful with jewellery. |

## Why these answers are right

**1. iii.** Section A defines fragile environments such as deserts, mountains and Arctic areas, then explains why tourists are drawn there and why poor governments welcome them, so heading iii fits. Heading i is too broad, because the section covers wilderness regions only, not all international tourism.

**2. v.** Section B describes farmers leaving their fields to work as porters, falling food output, dependence on bought food, and physical damage such as deforestation and strain on water supplies. These are all harmful results of tourism, so heading v fits.

**3. ii.** Section C gives examples from the Alps, the Arctic and the American Southwest of communities making tourism work for them, and ends by saying communities must "balance their needs and aspirations with the demands of tourism", almost the wording of heading ii.

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