E.2 Tourism and sport at local and national scale Flashcards
what is a hotspot?
hotspots are areas of intense sporting or leisure activity that attract above average number of visitors.
why are tourists attracted to hotspots?
because they contain primary and secondary resource and are accessible.
what does the government invest into that effects the growth of a hotspot.
infastructional developments, including accommodation, transport and public utilities.
creation of new resorts or theme parks.
what are the two types of transport development?
external linkages and local linkages.
can you give some examples of external linkages?
ports, airports and rail.
can you give examples of local linkages?
roads, buses and services.
what are the two physical factors that effect the growth of hotspots?
natural landscape and climate.
could you expand on how natural landscape effects the growth of hotspots?
mountains such as the Apls can attract tourists.
biodiversity- costarica
coasts- mediteranian.
forests- Amazon rainforest
deserts- oman.
if the landscape is accssesable for disabled people t can increase the hotspots popularity.
could you expand on how climate is a factor effecting the growth of hotspots?
hot, sunny and dry climates are attractive to a spectrum of tourists. however, the seasonality of climate leads to seasonal tourism.
how does culture effect the growth of hotspots?
the language, customs, clothing, food, architecture can be attractive to tourists, leading to growth in hotspots with these factors.
can you offer three examples where culture is a reason of growth in a hot sport?
architecture (Barcelona)
food (Paris)
education (Oxford)
sporting events also cause a growth is hotspots, can you tell me why and give me two examples?
sporting events lead to a short-term boom in tourism.
London olymicps 2012.
World Cup Brazil 2014.
why are sport centres often centrally located?
because it gives them a larger sphere of influence if they are centrally located in their market areas; as it become accessible to for more people to participate in sport which is the primary purpose of a sport centre. (you can apply this theory to tourism btw)
what is the difference between low order sports faculties and high order ones?
low oder ones have provide fewer or a singular number of sports, meaning they have a small catchment area and a small threshold population.
High order sport facilities offer many sports, they are fewer in number, more widely spaced, and have larger threshold populations.
what are the four location examples you NEED to mention when addressing the sphere of influence theory?
neighbourhood parks, gyms, city stadiums and national parks.
what effects the geography of supporters for a team?
if they are top league or not.
if they are, they derive support from a wide area. they might even have a global following and if they do, there fans can follow them on TV or the Internet. (hight sphere )
if they are not, their support would come from a local divide. maybe from clubs scattered about towns. However it is important to note, young, localized fans may go to univieity or move for a job, causing the fan base to become broader. (low sphere)
can you give examples of top league teams?
Manchester United (football)
New York yankees (baseball)
can you give examples of lower league teams?
teams is the English premier league - Chelsea
, arsenal.
when looking at large-scale sporting, musical, cultural or religious festivals, what are the two devides in location?
it can take place in a location that is normally not used for leisure for the rest of the year. For example Glastonbury music festival in the UK.
or
they can be temporary events in areas that are associated with leisure and tourism. For example the triathlon at Blenheim palace, Woodstock. (the second larges triathlon in the uk.)
what are the benefits of large scale sporting, musical, cultural or religuis festivals?
wide spread economic benefit for regional areas.
The income from the festival makes substantial contributions to charities and support local projects such as the provision of schools and sporting facilities.
they offer employment to locals.
what re the costs of large-scale sporting, musical, cultural or religious festivals?
increase in crime- drugs susbtsnace abuse and theft.
air pollution- can transport works well because of flexibility. However action is often taken for green busses to be encouraged.
waste disposal- tents and rubbish, tents are an issue as they are often not in good enough condition for charity.
nosie polution
provision of resources - energy, water and food need to be supplied and residue has to be disposed of.
what is the case study for urban tourism?
Oxford
why is Oxford famous?
it is a historic university sight
where are the visitors for Oxford coming from?
internationally and within the uk.
