Question

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12. Which of the following is not a feature of the tourism industry?
(a) It is composite of several service providers
(b) Has high employment potential
(c) Does not harm the natural environment
(d) Has high foreign exchange earning potential​

Answer 1

Answer:

c does not harm the natural environment

Answer 2

(c)Does not harm the natural environment is not a feature of the tourism industry.

Explanation:

The tourism industry comes under the service sector of the economy. It is mainly concerned with providing goods and services to tourists.

• The tourism industry brings in a huge amount of income into an economy in the form of payment for the goods and services provided to tourists.
• There are several service providers included in this industry such as tourist guides, hotels, and travel agents.
• The tourism industry brings in great employment opportunities for the locals of the tourist place.
• The tourism industry fascinates a lot of foreigners to travel from their country, this gives rise to high foreign exchange.
• The main drawback of this industry includes environmental degradation in the form of littering, pollution, greenhouse emissions, etc.

Thus the point that the tourism industry does not cause any harm to the environment is not a feature of the tourism industry.