Exploring Travel and Tourism
A Grade 5 social studies worksheet covering key concepts in travel and tourism, including types of travel, destinations, and cultural understanding.
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Exploring Travel and Tourism
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Good luck!
1. What is the main reason people travel for 'tourism'?
To work in a new city
To visit friends and family
For leisure, recreation, and sightseeing
To move to a new country
2. Which of these is an example of a natural tourist attraction?
An amusement park
A historical museum
A mountain range
A famous monument
3. When people travel to different places to learn about their customs and traditions, it is called tourism.
4. A person who travels for pleasure is often called a .
5. A map uses a to show what different symbols mean.
6. Ecotourism focuses on visiting natural areas while minimizing impact and supporting conservation.
True
False
7. Airplanes are the only way to travel long distances.
True
False
8. Name two different forms of transportation someone might use for travel.
9. Why is it important to learn about the culture of a place before you visit?
10. Look at the world map below. Circle three countries you would like to visit and write one reason why for each.

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Country 2:
Reason:
Country 3:
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