The lake district

Question 1

tourists spend ____ per year

Answer 1

£925 million

Question 2

15.8 million visitors per ___

Answer 2

year

Question 3

15% of properties are

Answer 3

second homes

Question 4

What is the problem in the lake district?
1.
2.
3.

Answer 4

1. Lots of people want to buy second homes there
2. House prices shoots up
3. The second homes are unoccupied for most of the year so the local services suffer and crime increases.

Question 5

What percentage of the properties in the lake district are second homes?

Answer 5

15%

Question 6

What percentage of visitors come to the lake district via car?

Answer 6

85%

Question 7

Why is people coming by car an issue?

Answer 7

1. Causes traffic, congestion and parking problems- people are desperate enough to park on the grass verges which makes it even worse.
2. The roads are narrow and winding, built before the car was.

Question 8

In what ways could the traffic issue be solved?

Answer 8

1. Improving road networks

2. Improving public transport.

Question 9

What environmental problems does tourism cause in the lake district?
Name 4

Answer 9

1. Litter
2. Footpath erosion
3. Lakeside erosion
4. Air pollution

Question 10

Can footpath erosion be a problem to plants? How?

Answer 10

Yes

-The pressure of people’s feet can make soil erosion possible.

Question 11

What threats are there to tourism in the Lake district?

1. Competing destinations via ____-cost ___
2. Increasing congestion on the __ damages accessibility
3. Lack of nationally significant _____ attractions

Answer 11

1. Competing destinations via LOW-COST AIRLINES
2. Increasing congestion on the M6 reduces accessibility
3. Lack of NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS

Question 12

What was the Upland Path Landscape Restoration Project? (UPLRP)

Answer 12

A 10 year restoration project to repair the majority of landscape scars caused by the erosion of fells paths in the Lake District

Question 13

What technique was used to restore the footpaths in the Lake district?

Answer 13

Stone pitching i.e digging stone into the ground to form good solid footfalls.

Question 14

In 2004, how much money was spent on the UPLRP?

Answer 14

Over £900k

Question 15

How have they solved the transport issue?

1. B___-f____ bus
2. 3 year “___ less, ___ more” scheme by government to connect popular walking routes and public transport.

Answer 15

1. Bike-friendly bus

2. Drive less, see more

Question 16

How many tonnes of carbon does the £7m transport scheme aim to cut?

Answer 16

11k