JAMAICA Flashcards
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How has tourism contributed to Jamaicas employment
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- Tourism is the main source of employment
- Provides jobs for 200,000 people
- jobs in hotels, transport, tourist attractions, shops
- employment provides income which helps to further boost the local economy as people spend money in shops and on serviced and recreation
- those employed often learn new skills which can improve their prospects of getting better paid jobs in the future
2
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How has tourism contributed to Jamaicas economy development
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- contributes to 35% of GDP
- helps to reduce development gap
- tourism pay and help the local economy
- but cruise passengers don’t spend as much as the other visitors
3
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How has tourism contributed to Jamaicas infrastructure
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- Led to a high level of investment on the north coast where much of the tourism is centred
- New port and hotel have been built
- roads and airports are also getting improved
- although some of the island remains isolated
4
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How has tourism affect Jamaicas quality of life
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- Northern tourist areas wealthy Jamaicans live in high quality housing
- However large numbers of people nearby live in poor housing with limited food supply and inadequate supply to fresh water, education, health care§
5
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How has tourism affected Jamaicas environment
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- Has created problems such as footpath erosion, excessive waste and harmful emissions
- benefits, such as landscaping projects to provide jobs and encourage people to visit
- new water treatments to reduce pollution near the hotels
- nature park attracts tourism
- ecotourism, people acting as guides for sustainable environmental conservation
