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Intro to Leisure Studies Final Exam
Intro to Leisure Studies Final Exam Vaught
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05/03/2011

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Class I
Definition
Intensely developed, lots of people
Beaches, swimming pools and camps
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Class II
Definition
Some distance from urban areas
Hiking, camping and skiing
Term
Class III
Definition
Relatively simple, few facilitiers
State and national parks
Term
Class IV
Definition
outstanding scenic and scientific natural areas
yellowstone, yosemite
Term
Class V
Definition
primitive, undeveloped, road-less
Term
Class VI
Definition
Major historical or cultural landmark
local, regional, or national
Term
Level 1
Definition
Undeveloped, skills needed
bare minimum
Term
Level 2
Definition
Hunter camps, boat landings
primitive road access
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Level 3
Definition
Contemporary facilities
flushing toilets, medium density
Term
Level 4
Definition
not rustic
potable water
Term
Level 5
Definition
user convenience
heavy use, showers, total access
Term
Five phases of the outdoor recreation experience
Definition
1. Anticipation
2. Travel to
3. Participation
4. Travel from
5. Recollection
Term
Managing Carrying Capacity flow chart
Definition
1. Relocate
2. Monitor
3. Restrict use
4. Eliminate use
5. Revive area
6. Change design
7. More artificial components
Term
What city benefited first from construction of Hoover Dam on the Colorado River?
Definition
Las Vegas
Term
Who wrote the book Cadillac Desert?
Definition
Mare Reisner
Term
Who was John Wesley Powell?
Definition
Boated Colorado river to see if it could be settled
Term
Who was Floyd Dominy?
Definition
Commissioner of Reclamation
Term
Who in 1922 convened the western states to divide the waters of the Colorado?
Definition
Herbert Hoover
Term
Who was left out of that water rights allocation?
Definition
Native Americans
Term
Give another name for Hoover Dam.
Definition
Boulder dam
Term
How much rain does Las Vegas receive each year?
Definition
three inches
Term
How many people move to Las Vegas every week?
Definition
one thousand
Term
How much water does a resident of Las Vegas use everyday?
Definition
350 gallons
Term
What was a “high-scaler?”
Definition
Someone who scaled top to bottom with dynamite
Term
Given the concrete used, what was the equivalent amount of concrete potential in building a road?
Definition
san francisco to new york
Term
What lake was formed behind Hoover Dam?
Definition
Lake meade
Term
What lake was formed behind Hoover Dam?
Definition
Lake meade
Term
How much did it cost?
Definition
53 million
Term
How long was the dam designed to last?
Definition
thousands of years
Term
How long was the dam designed to last?
Definition
thousands of years
Term
What dam was built in 1956?
Definition
Glen canyon
Term
What is the name of the lake that was formed by that 1956 dam?
Definition
lake powell
Term
What was this dam primarily built for and what city did it benefit?
Definition
Phoenix arizona
Term
What movement was kick-off by this dam?
Definition
environmentalist
Term
What river was dammed in the creation of the Grand Coulee dam?
Definition
columbia river
Term
Who referred to themselves as the “Messiah”?
Definition
Floyd Dominy
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