CS 13.3 Lower Omo Tribe

Question 1

Budget Airlines & Globalisation (6)

Answer 1

• The improvements in jet aircraft technology
• And the subsequent rise in budget airlines
• have brought distant places
• Within easy reach for high-income nations
• And increasingly for emerging economies
• E.g. AirAsia

Question 2

Clothing and Tribal Culture (5)

Answer 2

• Many of the Mursi’s adornments they wear when tourists visit
• Are not part of their usual dress or decoration;
• They add elements
• To better fit the images tourists have come to expect -
• leading to the tribal people feeling exploited by the tourists

Question 3

Globalisation and Tourism (5)

Answer 3

• The rise of globalisation has led to a rise in ethno-tourism
• With more people now aware of indigenous cultures to visit
• For example, Ethiopia’s “Lower Omo Valley” tribe of 200,000 people
• Has been greatly negatively affected
• By the adverse effects of ethno-tourism.

Question 4

Population (1)

Answer 4

• 200,000

Question 5

Clothing and Tribal Culture (6)

Answer 5

• Many tribal communities now adorn modern, Westernised clothing:
• E.g. the Western ‘t-shirt’ has become common among tribes
• E.g. the Lower Omo Tribe
• As the flow of tourists
• Leads to the community becoming more ‘switched on’ to Western ideals
• Leads to cultural erosion and loss of unique identity