example of tourism to reduce development gap Flashcards
1
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2013 how mnay ppl to tunisia
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6.2million – 9 airports
2
Q
2 reasons why tourism has grown
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climate - summer temp reach 40degrees in coastal city Sousse
cheap package holidays - thomas cook providing 370,000 jobs in 2009
3
Q
impact of tourism on developemnt gap
- literacy rates
- womens rights
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- literacy rates risen by 13% since 1995
- schooling now compulsory for girls and more in higher education
4
Q
2 limits
- pollution
- leakage of profits
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- lots of pollution from hotels some beaches have black fish – swimming suspended at 23 beaches
- leakage pf profts as companies keep large % limiting local reinvestment