Geo-tourism
Q. What is geo-tourism?- Published on 02 Mar 16a. Tourism within boundaries of a nation or state
b. Tourism due to geography of the place
c. Tourism involving terrestrial systems without water bodies (as geo means earth)
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Tourism due to geography of the place
- Geotourism is defined as tourism that sustains or enhances the distinctive geographical character of a place—its environment, heritage, aesthetics, culture, and the well-being of its residents.
- A form of natural area tourism that specifically focuses on landscape and geology.
- Geotourism was first defined (Hose, 1995) in England. There are two viewpoints of geotourism.
- Purely geological and geo-morphologically-focused Sustainable Tourism as abiotic nature based tourism. This is the definition followed in most of the world.
- Geographically Sustainable Tourism, the most common definition in the USA. This emphasises preservation of the geographical sense of a place in general, beyond simple geological and geomorphological features, as a new charter & concept in the sustainable tourism.
