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Today, more and more tourists are visiting places where conditions are difficult, such as the Sahara desert or Antarctica. What are the benefits and disadvantages for people who visit such places?

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Recently, quite a number of excursionists travelled to
places
 where
conditions
 are not suitable,
such
 as the
Sahara
 desert and
Antarctica
. Visiting
such
places
 is beneficial to the traveller but, can
also
 predispose them to unforeseen situations.
To begin
, some tourists travel around the world to gain knowledge and appreciate nature in a particular region they visit. It gives them
first
-hand information on the environment,
for instance
, the culture, food and way of life.
Secondly
, some travellers visit
places
 like the
Antarctica
 and
Sahara
 desert for the purposes of research. Researchers visit these
places
 to get data and statistics on subjects in that area.
For example
 types of plants, trees, types of wild animals and species of aquatic life that can be found around that type of environment.
Although
,
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 there are benefits in site seeing, there are undesirable events that can occur when visiting areas like the
Sahara
 desert and
Antarctica
. Tourists can be exposed to extreme weather
conditions
 ,especially in
Antarctica
. Freezing
conditions
 in
Antarctica
 can expose the site seer to some unhealthy
conditions
such
 as frostbite and hypothermia,
Also
 exposure to too much heat in the
Sahara
 deserts can cause dehydration.
Furthermore
, travellers can be vulnerable to dangerous animals that can be fatal or cause injury to part of the body. Examples of
such
 animals are snakes and scorpions. In conclusion, tourism can be beneficial in terms of finding new things but, can as well expose the tourist to dangerous
conditions
 like hypothermia and injury.
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