How the Growth of Tourism can Reduce the Development Gap - Tunisia - Paper 2

Question 1

Give 4 features of Tunisia that attracts tourists:

Answer 1

-Attractive climate with hot and sunny summers
-Historic and cultural attractions
-Mediterranean beaches
-Sahara desert

Question 2

Name 1 cultural attraction in Tunisia:

Answer 2

The ancient city of Carthage.

Question 3

How many tourists visited in 2017?

Answer 3

7.1 million.

Question 4

How many jobs has tourism created?

Answer 4

370,000

Question 5

How much money has tourism brought into the country?

Answer 5

US $1 billion.

Question 6

How may tourists visited in 2019?

Answer 6

9 million.

Question 7

What was tourism’s contribution to Tunisia’s GDP in 2020?

Answer 7

35.3%

Question 8

What have local businesses benefitted from?

Answer 8

The development of coastal resorts (eg construction industry, shop owners, taxis).

Question 9

How have the agricultural sector benefitted?

Answer 9

By providing food for tourists.

Question 10

What has the government invested money in?

Answer 10

The health service and education.

Question 11

What 2 things have increased as a result from tourism?

Answer 11

Literacy rates and life expectancy.

Question 12

How much have literacy rates increased by?

Answer 12

In 1995 - 66%, in 2017 - 82%

Question 13

How many UNESCO world heritage sites are here?

Answer 13

7

Question 14

What language do many inhabitants speak and why? What does this attract?

Answer 14

French, as Tunisia is an ex-colony of France. This is appealing to many tourists.

Question 15

How can high temperatures get in the summer?

Answer 15

40C

Question 16

What film was filmed here that attracts fans?

Answer 16

Star Wars.

Question 17

Name a tourist operator who the Tunisian government works with to develop the country into a tourist destination?

Answer 17

TUI

Question 18

What makes Tunisia easily accessible to tourists?

Answer 18

There are low-cost flights from mainland Europe.

Question 19

What 2 things involved with tourism can affect the environment?

Answer 19

-The building of roads
-The expansion of hotels

Question 20

What 2 sectors compete for water?

Answer 20

The agricultural sector and tourism sector.

Question 21

Compare the consumption of water from Tunisians to tourists:

Answer 21

The average per capita consumption of water among Tunisians is 60 litres, tourism consumes as much as 8 times that amount.

Question 22

How has tourism here created rises in tension?

Answer 22

When local inhabitants, particularly those dependent on water for farming, see hotels watering gardens or filling swimming pools when their supply is cut off.

Question 23

How many airports are here?

Answer 23

9

Question 24

How many hotels are here?

Answer 24

856

Question 25

How many travel agencies are here?

Answer 25

649

Question 26

How may casinos are here?

Answer 26

4

Question 27

How many golf courses are here?

Answer 27

10

Question 28

Name 3 areas of concern for tourism in Tunisia:

Answer 28

-Pollution of the environment
-Leakage of profits
-Terrorism

Question 29

When was there a terrorist attack aimed at tourists?

Answer 29

2015

Question 30

How did the terrorist attack affect Tunisia’a tourism industry?

Answer 30

Less foreign investment as European government claim Tunisia is not safe.

Question 31

What is ‘leakage of profits’ and include one example?

Answer 31

Foreign companies like Thomas Cook send holidaymakers to Tunisia but keep a large percentage of the profits.