FOR CONSERVING BIODIVERSITY HANDOUT: CLICK HERE
PERU AS AN EXAMPLE OF ECO-TOURISM: CLICK HERE
FOR KEYSTONE SPECIES HANDOUT: CLICK HERE
BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOT VIDEOS
1. CALIFORNIA
2. MADAGASCAR
3. GALAPAGOS
CLICK HERE FOR BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOT WEBPAGE
ECOTOURISM:
OBJECTIVE OF ASSIGNMENT: You will be researching an ecotourism destination. You will then determine whether or not ecotourism benefits biodiversity. This information will help you when you create a hotspots eco-tour trip
Assignment directions:
Go to http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/travel/eco-travel/eco-success.html. Choose one of the destinations: Brazil, Dubai, Belize. After you choose the destination, it will also take you to a separate website that describes the accommodations. Be sure to go there.
Then answer the questions below to the best of your ability on a separate piece of paper.
- Describe your ecotourist destination.
- Describe the surrounding ecosystems.
- Describe the accommodations.
- Describe the trips.
- Describe local animals and plants
- How does the ecotourism preserve biodiversity?
- Would you consider one of these trips? Why or why not?
Brainstorm: After learning about eco-tourism, write down three different eco-tour trips that you could do in your chosen hotspot.
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