SL - leisure, sports, and tourism Flashcards
leisure
any freely chosen activity or experience that takes place in non-work time
what is recreation?
is a leisure time activity undertaken voluntarily and for enjoyment, includes pursuits, organised outings, and events, as well as non paid sports
sports
is physical activities that involve using skills in events and competitions at the local regional national and international scales
tourism
refers to travel away from home for at least one night for the purpose of leisure, day tripping is not regarded at tourism
participation rates
refers to the proportion of a population that takes part in a specific sporting activity
what are the social factors that impact participation in sport
- friends that also play sport / parent influence
- trending, influenced by social media
- certain people cannot afford membership fees to certain sports
what are the economic factors that impact participation in sport
- finanically challenged
- resources
- most sports need facilities, therefore there is a relationship between participation and economic factors
what are the political factors that impact participation in sport
- eastern block uses sports to show how successful the communist areas is
- an emergent national model for SE Asia and Africa often uses organisations such as the police force and army to develop talent
- American model is based on competition and rewarding success
what are the cultural factors that impact participation in sport
- culture and religion affecting what people wear
- low participation in running and swimming by Muslim women
what are the physical factors that impact participation in sport
- the weather affecting what sports to play
- having a disability that affects your playing, no facilities to allow you to play
- certain sports need certain physical factors, eg skiing needs snowy mountains
sphere of influence
area of which people travel to see or use something
primary tourist facilities
natural landscapes things that were built but not for tourist purposes (existing things, historical, heritage, cultural stuff)
secondary tourist facilities
things that are built specifically for tourism (facilities that cater for tourism)
hotspots
areas of intense leisure activity that attract above-average numbers of visitors, in order to do this and make it a successful hotspot the area needs to have both the infrastructure and tourist attractions.
carrying capacity
the max number of people that may visit a tourist destination at the same time without causing destruction of the physical, economic and socio-cultural environment and an unacceptable decrease in the quality of the visitors
environmental carrying
max number before the local environment becomes damaged
perceptual carrying
the max number before a specific group of visitors considers the level of impact such as noise to be excessive. (young mountain bikers may be more crowd tolerant than elderly walkers
what are the ways tourism can boost economic development of a country?
jobs
infrastructure
leakage
natural resources
environmental issues
culture
what are the positives and negatives of jobs from tourism for economic development of a country
P- creates many job opps for local population
N- may only be jobs available during tourist seasons
positives and negatives of infrastructure for economic development of a country
P- more roads and services need to be built to accommodate for tourists
positives and negatives of leakage for economic development of a country
P- they need to attract other business in the first place to get tourism running, it can help the country build tourism at the start
N- money doesn’t go into the local economy, not developing the country and local community
positives and negatives of natural resources for economic development of a country
P- can be used as a selling point, industries will use recycled water to make customers pay more
N- water is the main thing that is lost and has problems within tourism, hotels use a lot
- water is being used for things like pools instead of agricultural purposes
positives and negatives of environmental for economic development of a country
P- part of an attraction then to keep it there, they will invest in it and therefore it might get taken care of from the money
N- animals and habitats destroyed when building, water, air, and litter pollution