Personal Connections

Question 1

What are the 4 types of interconnections?

Answer 1

1. Personal Connections
2. Technology
3. Trade
4. Production/Consumption

Question 2

Personal connections:

Answer 2

People travel and have fun

Question 3

Travel:

Answer 3

movement between places, often a journey between distant geographical locations

Question 4

Tourism:

Answer 4

the temporary movement of people away from the place they live

Question 5

How much have the yearly international trips increased by?

Answer 5

from 25 million to est 180 million by 2030

Question 6

What is an organised mass tourist? (4)

Answer 6

1. least adventorous
2. purchases a package
3. divorced from local community
4. makes few decisions about holiday

Question 7

What is an individual mass tourist? (3)

Answer 7

1. similar to organised mass
2. generally purchases a package
3. uses accommodation as a base

Question 8

What is the drifter tourist? (3)

Answer 8

1. identifies with the local community
2. shuns contact with tourists and hotspots
3. seeks new experiences, cultures and places

Question 9

What is the explorer tourist? (3)

Answer 9

1. arranges their trip
2. may go off track but still comfortable
3. associate with local communities

Question 10

What percentage makes up leisure, recreation and holidays for tourism?

Answer 10

53%

Question 11

What percentage makes up VFR, helath, religion and other for tourism?

Answer 11

27%

Question 12

What percentage makes up buisness and proffesional for tourism?

Answer 12

14%

Question 13

What percentage makes up not specified for tourism?

Answer 13

6%

Question 14

What are 4 negative effects of travel?

Answer 14

1. Tourists going overseas for party trips
2. Large festivals
3. Once many people start going to a place, large companies want a share of the money so they build hotels and hire cheap local workers.
4. People travelling to islands or fragile places like ancient cities can physically destroy them.

Question 15

How will “Tourists going overseas for party trips” effect the future of the place? (2)

Answer 15

1. Locals have a negative image of tourists.
2. Businesses start changing to serve the tourists

Question 16

How will “Large festivals” effect the future of the place? (2)

Answer 16

1. Significant issues with litter and sewage
2. Effects are short-term (“seasonal”)

Question 17

How will “people start going to a place, large companies want a share of the money so they build hotels and hire cheap local workers.” effect the future of the place?

Answer 17

The hotel doesn’t pay to fix everything damaged by the tourist

Question 18

How will “People travelling to islands or fragile places like ancient cities can physically destroy them.” effect the future of the place? (2)

Answer 18

1. The government may ban visitors to that place.
2. The place gets destroyed

Question 19

What are 5 positives of tourism?

Answer 19

1. More opportunities employment
2. Primary source of income for developing countries
3. Because of tourism, improvements to infrastructure
4. Increase awareness of the environment
5. Promotes the exchange of cultures

Question 20

What are 4 impacts of tourism and travel on Venice?

Answer 20

1. The businesses and the government focus too much on making the tourists happy
2. Tourists often don’t understand that they have such a big effect.
3. The wear and tear caused by so many people
4. The house prices and cost of living are too high for most people.

Question 21

What are 3 things Venice has done to control tourism?

Answer 21

1. Locals charge tourists more than they charge locals for everyday items. However, it’s illegal.
2. The ‘Detourism’ campaign has tried to encourage people to visit at less popular times of the year
3. Tourists are encouraged to keep reusing their water bottles, so there are lots of places to refill them