Mass Tourism/ Ecotourism In Kenya Flashcards

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1
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What are Kenya’s main attractions?

A

The beaches, climate and wildlife

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What are the names of the. National Parks?

A

Massai Mara
Amboseli
Tsavo
Samburu

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What are the names of the cities located by the coast?

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Malindi and mombassa

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4
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How much of the country do the game parka cover?

A

10%

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5
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How many national parks where protected in the 1970’s?

A

45 national parks and game reserves

Kenya was the first country to do this in East Africa

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Why are tourists attracted to safari’s?

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  • see wildlife in their natural habitat, wild.
  • to see the Big Five.
    = elephants, lions, leopards, rhinos, buffalo.
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The temperature in Kenya rarely drops below ___ degrees celsius all year round.

A

20

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Why is it warm all through the year?

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Located on the equator.

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When is the monsoon?

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April-june

October- december

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Why is the climate such a pull factor?

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  • Tourists want to escape to somewhere different.
  • They want to get a tan, shows they are healthy/ have been on holiday (status?)
  • wether is predictable = they know it will be warm.
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Where is Kenya? What are its bordering countries?

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East Africa.

Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, and Sudan

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