Foundations of Rec Test 2
True
A constitutional monarchy is the form of governments used in Canada with allegiance to the Queen of England.
Overpopularization
All of the following are or have been areas of concern for parks except parks on national borders history of underfunding parks global recession overpopularization terrorist attacks
True
American Therapeutic Recreation Association (ATRA) is the largest membership organization representing the interests and needs of health care providers who use recreational therapy to improve the functioning of people with illness or disabling conditions.
1.8 Million
Approximately how many nonprofit organizations exist in the United States? 500,000 1.8 million 5 million 22 million
False
Fleming and Adams were central figures in the creation of Canada's first national park in 1885, now known as Banff National Park.
Profit
Making a ____________ changes the dynamic of a leisure service business. change decision accommodation profit
Physical skills allow for long hours of work.
Managers must have three types of skills. Which of the following is NOT one of them? -Human skills require understanding people and the ability to motivate and work with employees. -Conceptual skills allow the development and organization of a philosophy, mission, goals, and objectives. -Physical skills allow for long hours of work. -Technical skills require specialized knowledge in operations, techniques, and procedures.
economic, political, and social
Nanus and Dobbs (1999) identified three primary sectors of society. What are they? -economic, political, and social -psychological, political, and environmental -economic, psychological, and environmental
False
National Recreation and Park Association is the national voice for the parks and recreation field.
True
Olmsted believed that parks could serve as meeting grounds for people of various backgrounds and classes.
True
One way in which our sense of belonging and identification of feelings are attached to nonprofit organizations is through acts of philanthropy.
True
Public recreation is focused on traditional cultural values that stress the quality of the leisure experiences over profit and, in some cases, the customer.
False
Public recreation is still considered a staple for a high quality of life in a community.
1. organized 2. Private 3. Nonprofit distributing 4. Self-governing 5. Voluntary 6. Beneficial to the public
Six common features of Nonprofits
It takes place in a public community setting and is offered to people with special needs to provide enjoyment and to challenge and enrich rather than to serve as a treatment modality.
Special recreation is best characterized by which of the following statements? -It takes place in specialized settings and is offered to people with special needs for the purpose of correcting a problem in the facilitation of leisure. -It takes place in a public community setting and is offered to all types of people, those with disabilities and those without, for the purpose of creating inclusive recreation. -It takes place in a public community setting and is offered to people with special needs to provide enjoyment and to challenge and enrich rather than to serve as a treatment modality.
True
The United States is different from Canada because the United States operates under a constitutional republic.
True
The first director of the Provincial Recreation Program in British Columbia was Ian Eisenhardt, a Vancouver Parks Board staff member who had been trained in Denmark.
Yellowstone
The first national park in the world was
charities, foundations, social welfare organizations, and professional and trade associations
The four major subcategories of nonprofits in the United States are -holistic health centers, foundations, social welfare organizations, and professional trade associations -charities, scholarship organizations, social welfare organizations, and health centers -charities, foundations, social welfare organizations, and professional and trade associations
False
The gross domestic national product is used to measure how much money government spends in total.
Central Park
The most notable city park built between 1850 and 1930 (the period in which early American cities began to build parks and playgrounds) was
industrialization; technological advancement
The movement to create parks and protected areas in the 1880s was driven by society's need to reconnect with nature after having been removed from it because of _________ and _________.
False
The private sector includes local governments managed by private individuals.
True
The roots of public recreation can be traced to the northeastern part of the United States at the turn of the 20th century.
deinstitutionalization
What is the name of the process in which people move from large hospital or institutional settings back to their home communities? industrialization deinstitutionalization urbanization institutionalization
inclusion
What is the practice of putting together people of all ages, races, and abilities in the same recreation programs? equality grouping exclusion inclusion
community education
What type of education includes after-school and evening classes and activities and programs at the local school? higher education community education special education general education
increase in employees
Which of the following is NOT one of the changes faced by many public agencies in recent years? budget cuts shifted resources redefined priorities increase in employees
Boy Scouts of America
Which of the following is a nonprofit leisure service organization? municipal parks department Boy Scouts of America Disneyland Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
Accounting
Which of the following is a skill required for leisure service managers? dancing skiing accounting golf
Camp Fire USA
Which of the following is not a religious and faith-based organization? YMCA YWCA CYO Camp Fire USA CFO
Thomas Cook Travel Agency
Which one of the following organizations does NOT belong to nonprofit organization? YMCA Girl Scouts Thomas Cook Travel Agency Sierra Club YWCA