Giants Causeway Flashcards
1
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Titles
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AONB - Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (1988)
UNESCO World Heritage Site (1986)
National Nature Reserve (1987)
2
Q
Attracting tourism
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Attractions and scenery - beautiful coastline
Tours for Game of Thrones scenery
Transport
Historical and cultural significance - Old Bushmills Whiskey
Sports industry - Golf Open
3
Q
Investment
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£18 million Giant’s Causeway Visitor Centre
4
Q
Competition
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Locals compete with tourists to maintain local culture
Majority elderly who own rural idyll - live there
5
Q
Negatives of idyll
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Elderly marginalised - less community services, more traffic congestion + pollution (tourism)
Seasonal unemployment + changed accessibility (Causeway bus)