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✔️Chamonix - Tourism On Ice Flashcards

1
Q

Where is the Chamonix valley?

A

Eastern France

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2
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What is Chamonix Valley at the foot of?

A

Mont Blanc

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3
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What is Mont Blanc?

A

Highest mountain in the Alps

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4
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What is Chamonix valley close to?

A

The border with Italy and Switzerland

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5
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How many tourists does Chamonix attract each year?

A

5 million

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What is an example of a glacier found in the region of Chamonix?

A

Met de Glacé

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7
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How long and deep is Mer de Glacé?

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7km long and 200m deep

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8
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For how many years has Chamonix been a tourist centre for?

A

Over 250 years

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9
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What is the average amount of winter tourists for Chamonix?

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60,000

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10
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What is the average amount of tourists in summer in Chamonix?

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100,000

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11
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What is the population of Chamonix?

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10,000

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12
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How long are the mountain tracks in Chamonix ?

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40km

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13
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How long is the hiking trails in Chamonix?

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350km

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14
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How many cross country skiing courses in Chamonix?

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2

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15
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How many ski areas in Chamonix ?

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6

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16
Q

4 summer attractions at Chamonix?

A

Tourists can inside ice grottos .

40km of mountain bike tracks.

Cables cars and the Montenvers cog railway.

350km of hiking trials .

17
Q

What is the railway called in Chamonix?

A

Montenvers cog railway

18
Q

3 winter attractions to Chamonix?

A

2 cross country skiing courses.

6 ski areas.

Lots of glaciers including Mont Blanc

19
Q

An attraction at Chamonix that attracts tourists in both winter and summer?

A

An Alphonse museum and exhibition centre.

20
Q

As a social economic impact of tourism in Chamonix- how many jobs are supplied to people as seasonal workers?

A

2500 per year

21
Q

As a social impact - how many people died in Chamonix as a result of the avalanche in 1999?

A

12

22
Q

2 environmental impacts of tourism in Chamonix?

A

Energy used to run facilities emit carbon dioxide.

Large number of tourists increase pollution .

23
Q

From 2002-2004 where was the traffic pollution in Chamonix worse than?

A

The centre of Paris

24
Q

An economic impact of tourism on Chamonix?

A

Income from tourists for example for ski lift companies and hotels

25
Q

What does the management of Chamonix have to be?

A

Balanced for the need to conserve the environment with the rights of people to see and experience it.

26
Q

For the management of Chamonix , what two initiatives have been set up?

A

Espace mont-Blanc and Tomorrow Land

27
Q

What is the initiative Espace Mont-Blanc about?

A

Involves cooperation between France , Switzerland and Italy on nature conservation Forests and water resources .

28
Q

What have hotels installed for the management of Chamonix?

A

Solar panels

29
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What has been introduced for pumice transport as management for Chamonix?

A

Low - emission buses

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