☘️Advantage / Disadvantage

It is now possible for scientists and tourists to travel to remote natural environments, such as the South
Pole.
Do the advantages of this development outweigh the disadvantages?

💡 Answer:

The ability to travel to remote destinations such as the arctic and various islands contains advantages related
to travel and research as well as disadvantages regarding environmental preservation. In my opinion, the pros
decisively outweigh the cons.

On the one hand, the tradeoffs of being able to travel to remote areas are environmental. Most remote
locations are untouched by the rapid industrialization of the last two centuries and despite the best efforts of
local governments there is likely to be some contamination from tourism. A good example of this would be
various South Pacific islands. The Philippine archipelago in particular is a popular tourist destination and this
has resulted in increased litter and development of the natural environment for tourist friendly infrastructure
such as hotels and restaurants. Similarly, the cultural environment for locals is at risk. Numerous indigenous
cultures struggle to maintain their unique heritage as foreigners and modern products pour into previously
isolated regions.

On the other hand, the main positives relate to travel for pleasure and research. Locations that are not
currently occupied by traditional societies were effectively without purpose. Many of them, ranging from
remote islands to terrain with inhospitable weather such as Mt. Everest, now offer attractive experiences for
the intrepid traveller. For researchers, the benefits are even more tangible. The best known example of this
was the Galapagos islands where Darwin sailed more than a hundred years ago conducted foundational
research for his theory of evolution. Since then, the ability to explore new areas has resulted in thousands of
discoveries and advances related to archaeology, medicine, marine life, and the environment.

In conclusion, despite the injurious impacts of tourism, it is my strong belief that the opening up of unexplored
regions is a net positive. However, governments must still regulate such travel to mitigate the inherent
dangers.

Writing task 1 and task 2

Vocabulary of Essay
💭 remote destinations - places far away
💭 arctic - near Antarctica
💭 contains - has
💭 regarding - as it concerns
💭 preservation - keeping safe
💭 pros - advantages
💭 decisively outweigh - definitely stronger than
💭 cons - disadvantages
💭 on the one hand - on one side
💭 tradeoffs - downsides
💭 untouched - never developed
💭 rapid industrialization - lots of machines, etc.
💭 best efforts - trying their hardest
💭 local governments - the countries themselves
💭 contamination - hurting
💭 various South Pacific islands - small islands in the Pacific ocean
💭 Philippine archipelago - the islands around the Philippines
💭 popular tourist destination - place tourists go
💭 infrastructure - buildings, roads, etc.
💭 similarly - relatedly
💭 cultural environment - the culture, traditions
💭 risk - threat
💭 numerous indigenous cultures - many native peoples
💭 struggle - try hard
💭 maintain their unique heritage - preserve traditions
💭 foreigners - people from other countries
💭 pour into - put a lot into
💭 isolated regions - places far away
💭 on the other hand - however
💭 positives - advantages
💭 research - studies
💭 currently occupied - right now those living there
💭 traditional societies - old cultures
💭 effectively without purpose - essentially no reason
💭 ranging from - including
💭 terrain - land
💭 inhospitable weather - bad weather
💭 offer attractive experiences - make people want to go there
💭 intrepid traveller - adventurous people
💭 researchers - scientists
💭 tangible - real
💭 Galapagos islands - some remote islands
💭 sailed - went by boat
💭 conducted foundational research - important studies
💭 theory of evolution - idea that we evolved from animals
💭 resulted in - caused
💭 discoveries - found out that
💭 archaeology - bones, artifacts
💭 medicine - medical science
💭 marine life - sea animals
💭 environment - nature
💭 injurious - hurts
💭 strong belief - powerful conviction
💭 opening up - allowing people in
💭 unexplored regions - places people have not been
💭 net positive - overall good
💭 regulate - keep in check
💭 mitigate - control
💭 inherent dangers - risks sure to come up