NOUN PHRASE – HIKING TRAIL – FGV-2015-CODEMIG-ADVOGADO – LÍNGUA INGLESA.

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Mining Tourism in Ouro Preto

Ouro Preto is surrounded by a rich and varied natural environment with waterfalls, hiking trails and native vegetation partially protected as state parks. Parts of these resources are used for tourism. Paradoxically, this ecosystem contrasts with the human occupation of the region that produced, after centuries, a rich history and a cultural connection to mining, its oldest economic activity which triggered occupation. The region has an unlimited potential for tourism, especially in specific segments such as mining heritage tourism, in association or not with the existing ecotourism market. In fact, in Ouro Preto, tourism, history, geology and mining are often hard to distinguish; such is the inter-relationship between these segments.

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(Lohmann, G. M.; Flecha, A. C.; Knupp, M. E. C. G.; Liccardo, A. (2011). Mining tourism in Ouro Preto, Brazil: opportunities and challenges. In: M. V. Conlin; L. Jolliffe (eds). Mining heritage and tourism: a global synthesis. New York: Routledge, pp. 194-202.)

QUESTÃO – (FGV-2015-CODEMIG-ADVOGADO)

Text 1 refers to "hiking trails"(l.2),

which are primarily intended for:

(A) cycling;
(B) skating;
(C) walking;
(D) driving;
(E) shooting.

Resposta :  C

- Questão sobre NOUN PHRASE (Frase nominal:

• HIKING TRAIL (= a specially designated route for hikers to use) - TRILHA DE CAMINHADA, TRILHA DE PEDESTRE.

• Banff National Park boasts 1600 km of hiking trails, waterfalls and glaciers. - O Parque Nacional de Banff possui 1.600 km de trilhas, cachoeiras e geleiras. [Collins  Dictionary]
• Close to the bluffs and the hiking trail stands an enormous building with a double-gabled roof. - Perto das falésias e do percurso pedestre ergue-se um enorme edifício com telhado de duas águas. [Times, Sunday Times (2018)]
• Follow an easy hiking trail up to the glacier or, for 2, check out the visitor centre. - Siga uma trilha de caminhada fácil até a geleira ou, para 2 pessoas, confira o centro de visitantes.. [Times, Sunday Times (2015)]

- NO TEXTO:

• "[...] Ouro Preto is surrounded by a rich and varied natural environment with waterfalls, hiking trails and native vegetation partially protected as state parks."
  (Ouro Preto é cercada por um ambiente natural rico e variado com cachoeiras, trilhas para caminhadas e vegetação nativa parcialmente protegida como parques estaduais.)
• No trecho, “hiking trails” significa "trilhas para caminhadas" que são ROTAS destinados principalmente para CAMINHADAS.
• Portanto, alternativa (C) é a correta.

- RESOLUÇÃO RÁPIDA:

Text 1 refers to "hiking trails"(l.2),

which are primarily intended for:

(que se destinam principalmente a:)

(A) cycling (CICLISMO, ANDAR DE BICICLETA)
(B) skating (PATINAÇÃO)
(C) walking (CAMINHADA)
(D) driving (A ATIVIDADE DE DIRIGIR CARRO)
(E) shooting (CAÇA, TIRO)