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Tourists or Trees? World English 2 - Lesson D

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  • Tourists hike between the villages, but where do they sleep?
    They sleep in guesthouses.
  • What's the only way to save the forests according to the scientist?
    The government has got to distribute kerosene to local people.
  • What's the biggest problem of tourism in Khumbu?
    Deforestation.
  • When did Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay become the first people to climb Mount Everest?
    In 1953.
  • How many tourists pass through Khumbu every year now?
    Over 25,000
  • What happened to the airport in 2000?
    A new terminal was built to allow more visitors to come.
  • Why are trees cut down due to tourism?
    They are cut down to build tea houses and to use for firewood.
  • How are the people from Nepal taking action?
    They are starting programs to sell cheap kerosene and to plant trees.
  • What's the region of Nepal the text talks about?
    The region is Khumbu.
  • How much firewood does a tourist consume per day?
    As much as 5 local families.
  • What are guesthouses?
    They are small hotels or inns.
  • What was the region like fifty years ago?
    It had thick forests, and the mountains were covered with red and pink flowers.
  • What does "deforestation" mean?
    It means the destruction of forests.
  • What's the name of the capital of Nepal?
    Kathmandu
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