PRM Final Exam Study Guide

PRM Final Exam Study Guide what types of leisure activities would you associate with early North Carolina history ?(1800)? - horse racing, ring tournaments, gambling, drinking, dancing which resort began developing a resort area in the early 1800s? - Nags head which was the first municipal park and recreation department established in 1925? - Durham North carolina established the _______ the nations first state recreation advisory service - NC Recreation Commission this university created a recreation leadership option in 1941 - UNC chapel Hill this university was the first program in the country to be accredited by the National Council Accreditation in 1977 - NC State tourism has grown into North Carolina's largest industry. In 2004 tourists sent nearly - 17billion what are the four most popular recreation for North Carolina tourists - shopping, beaches, outdoor activities, history/museums the national parks service operates 10 areas in North Carolina : - great smoky Mtn national park, Appalachian trail, blue ridge parkway, fort raleigh, wright brothers, Cape Hatteras lighthouse, Moore's Creek battlefield, Guilford County courthouse, Carl sandburg, cape lookout the first US national seashore area established in 1937 - Cape Hatteras The US forest service operates four national forests in NC - Pisgah National Forest, Nantahala, Croatan, Uwharrie North Carolina contains two TVA managed lakes - Fontana & Chatuga Four North carolina rivers have been designated as scenic and recreational rivers. - New river, Lumber river, Horse Pasture, Wilson creek Modern American forestry began in North Carolina on land that was once part of the Biltmore Estate. Three men who were important to this process were: - Vanderbilt, Pinchot, Olmstead North carolinas first state park - Mt. Mitchell North Carolinas second State park - Fort Macon the mens branch of this organization has locations in 29 cities and the Women's organization operates branches in 7 locations - YMCA troop 39 in Chapel Hill is the second oldest troop with continuous operations in the country - boy scouts the largest youth serving organization in the State of North Carolina - 4H North Carolina has 43 of these clubs in the State - girl scouts list three reasons for growth in tourism in Western North Carolina - Gambling in Cherokee, popularity of outdoor recreation, vacation homes list three types of tourism experiences and give North