2- Tourism in TNQ

Question 1

Location of TNQ

Answer 1

Far North of Queensland, 1390km from Brisbane

Question 2

Tourism available in TNQ

Answer 2

Natural environments, built facilities, sport tourism, cultural tourism, shopping tourism

Question 3

Methods of managing tourism in TNQ

Answer 3

Controlling tourist access, environmental education, financial contributions, controls on tourist developments, research and conservation monitoring, reducing pollution

Question 4

Controlling tourist access

Answer 4

Currently only 7% of GBR is available to tourists
Heavy summer rainfall in the Daintree restricts access

Question 5

Environmental education

Answer 5

Educating tourists about the significance of a region
Moderate behaviour and enhance experience
Multilingual interpretation
Guides enforce behaviour

Question 6

Financial Contributions to manage tourism

Answer 6

Environmental managment access fees e.g. $4 to access GBR
Contributes to management

Question 7

Research, conservation and monitoring

Answer 7

Money finances conservation and monitoring
Critical for protecting the environment

Question 8

Reducing pollution

Answer 8

75 companies use emissions calculators
Strict pollution controls and waste management
Operators are required to take waste with them

Question 9

Ecotourism define

Answer 9

Nature-based, sustainable and involves interpretation and education

Question 10

TNQ target audience

Answer 10

Couples with incomes above $100000, Baby boomers (50-69 years), Mid-lifers (30-49 years)

Question 11

Environmental impacts of tourism in TNQ

Answer 11

Pollution e.g. engines leaking oil in GBR, Habitat clearance and disturbance e.g. damage to coral by divers, introduction of exotic pests e.g. crown of thorns starfish, weeds and diseases

Question 12

Economic impacts of tourism in TNQ

Answer 12

Figures: Tourists spent $3.51 billion in 2019, international tourists spend 30% more than domestic
Benefits: 1/5 of Cairns pop. employed in tourism
Costs: Inflated prices due to wealthy tourists, infrastructure is costly for taxpayers
Leakage: leakage to foreign companies

Question 13

Social and cultural impacts of tourism in TNQ

Answer 13

Negative: reducing local ppl.’s access to resources and facilities, increased congestion, insensitive behaviour of tourists
Demographic difference: tourists generally have a higher level of education, many older tourists= specialised healthcare
Cultural differences: Chinese and Japanese tourists most common- translators needed, different values
Indigenous interests: culture must not be commercialised

Question 14

Zoning in the Daintree

Answer 14

Broken into various sections that enable authorities to manage, use and support environmental diversity

Question 15

Zone A daintree

Answer 15

high degreee of integrity, remote from disturbances, 500m + from infrastructure

Question 16

Zone B Daintree

Answer 16

High degree of integrity, not completely remote. could be restored to A. limited evidence of management

Question 17

Zone C Daintree

Answer 17

Contains disturbances, often associated with existing community infrastructure, mostly in a natural state

Question 18

Zone D daintree

Answer 18

visitor facilities of a well-developed nature e.g. car parks

Question 19

Facts about Daintree rainforest

Answer 19

25% of all Aus. plant species
30% of all marsupial species
One of the oldest rainforests on Earth

Question 20

Facts about GBR

Answer 20

2300 kilometers long
As old as 20 million years
2900 individual reefs and 300 coral cays
1500 fish species, 600 coral species
10% of world’s fish species