Tourism

Question 1

what are the 4 types of tourism?

Answer 1

natural tourism
built facilities
cultural tourism
dark locations

Question 2

categories of tourism that fall under cultural tourism

Answer 2

heritage tourism
media tourism
food and shopping
sport tourism
pilgrimage tourism

Question 3

what does SHEEPT stand for

Answer 3

social
historical
economic
environmental
political
technological

Question 4

what are the 6 stages of tourism

Answer 4

1: exploration
2: involvement
3: development
4: consolidation
5: stagnation
6: decline or rejuvenation

Question 5

what are positive impacts of tourism in bali

Answer 5

• technology industry + new social ideas introduced
• new infrastructure
• jobs/ income of tourism (60-70% of GDP)

Question 6

what are the negative impacts of tourism in bali

Answer 6

• high amounts of wastage/ wreckage of landscapers (landfill)
• abandoned buildings
• destruction
• pollution
• distraction + loss of culture
• traffic ; congestion
• conflict + competition b/w tourists and locals
• increase in crime levels

Question 7

what are the 5 steps of an evaluate question

Answer 7

1: background info
2: positives
3: negatives
4: opportunities + threats
5: conclusion

Question 8

positive impacts of technology on urban + regional tourism

Answer 8

•advertising = cost effective
• online booking= efficient
• transport tech= cheeper + quicker
• digital tech- Airbnb = 350,000 homes in aus listed
• change in distribution of tourist accomodation

Question 9

negative of tech on tourism

Answer 9

• suggested that tourist accommodation X meet safety standards
• increase pressure on long term rentals

Question 10

what are some characteristics of Tropical North Queensland

Answer 10

• 4th most popular region for international tourist visiting in Australia
• 1390km from Brisbane
• over 3.3 million tourists visited in 2019
• holidays = most pop reason for visiting
• Great Barrier Reef + Daintree Rainforest

Question 11

what are some characteristics of the Great Barrier Reef

Answer 11

• worlds largest natural features (2300km)
• hosts 1000 different creatures + species
• 20 million years old
• complex maze of coral reefs, coral cats and continental islands = inhabit ~ 1500 species or fish + over 600 species of coral
• over 150 different breads of bird species
• natural attraction of tourists
• 64,000 employed

Question 12

what are some characteristics of the Daintree Rainforest

Answer 12

•largest tracks of wet rainforest left on Nth east coast of QLD
• over 0.1% of Aus landmass h/e contain 25% of Aus plat species, 62% of butterflies, 60% of all bats, 30% of all marsupials + 25 species that are rare or endangered
• 13/19 worlds oldest growing plants
• Aboriginal People lived in region for 5000 years
• 8,940^2 km

Question 13

what are the two world heritage areas in NTQ

Answer 13

Daintree rainforest
Great Barrier Reef

Question 14

what are some measures that are put in place to control tourist access at the Great Barrier Reef

Answer 14

•natural park in 1978 + zoning plan in 1990
•protected with Marine Park Legislation
•7% of accessible to Tourists 4 activities ( diving, fishing+ snorkelling)
• 940 islands around area h/e only 27 have resorts

Question 15

what are some measures that are put in place to control tourist access at the Daintree rainforest

Answer 15

• limited access to Daintree b/c physical location / ferry + restricted to bus size of > 22 ppl
• debate over bridge being built h/e overall consensus was to improve ferry service instead
• heavy summer rainfall = restrict access
• steepness of topography = restricted roads + development

Question 16

what are the 4 main impacts of tourism in TNQ

Answer 16

Pollution
Habitat Clearance + disturbance
introduction of pests, weeds and diseases
social cultural

Question 17

what are some examples of pollution in terms of tourism in NTQ

Answer 17

• non- obvious infrastructure e.g. sewerage = x able to come with high demands which can lead to contaminated water supplies
• large no. of boats > litter and oil leakage
• agricultural + sewerage runoff > increase plankton pop / coral eating wildlife
• building of infrastructure such as accommodation, powerlines + roads = increase in soil erosion and run off into streams

Question 18

what are some examples of habitat clearance and disturbance in terms of tourism in NTQ

Answer 18

• building accommodation + developing activities @ variety of location can result in range of issues on habitat
• damage to reef= caused by building jetties , locating pontoons, anchoring boats + diving
• fish feeding = -ve impacts to fish behaviour
• Daintree rainforest = construction of roads, walking tracks, lookouts can impact vegetation, water flows, soil fertility + animal movements

Question 19

what are some examples of introduction of exotic pests , weeds + diseases in terms of tourism in NTQ

Answer 19

•pests + diseases - more that 259 exotic pests living in GBR
• pests enter via ships/ boats
•coral bleaching because of sunscreens

Question 20

what are positive economical impacts of tourism in TNQ

Answer 20

• jobs - 1/5 cairns pop= employed in tourism + 51% of business interactions w/ tourists

Question 21

what are negative economical impacts of tourism in TNQ

Answer 21

•seasonal destination - increase of seasonal workers who also need accomodation —> stay in temp accommodation
• inflated prices b/c tourists better ecological footprint
• infrastructure = costly + taxpayer = paying

Question 22

what are some examples of leakage in NTQ

Answer 22

• x all tourists money= spent goes back to local ppl + economy
• considerable leakage b/c hotels, cruise ships + tour companies = owned by overseas companies
• specialised goods + services = imported to cater for overseas tourists

Question 23

what are some examples of negative social cultural impacts in TNQ

Answer 23

• different values of lifestyle b/w locals and tourists
• tourists reduce access of locals to resources and facilities
• insensitive tourists ignore cultural values of indigenous communities
• community = different to tourists / mainly english speaking + 10% Aboriginal + TS —> difficulties in finding foreign tourist guides

Question 24

what are the 6 factors that are used as control measures within TNQ

Answer 24

• controlling tourist access
• environmental education
• financial contribution
• controls on tourist developments
• research conservation + monitoring
• reducing pollution

Question 25

examples of controlling tourist access

Answer 25

• only 7% of the GBR accessible to tourists/ most protected by marine park legislation
• steepness of topography in Dainree = restricted development

Question 26

examples of environmental education

Answer 26

• educating tourist abt significance of region
• multilingual guides
• guides reenforce expected behaviour

Question 27

examples of financial contribution

Answer 27

• environmental management + fee ( $4 pp (GBR) + $ 32 / vehicle (WTR)

Question 28

examples of controls on tourist developments

Answer 28

• environment impact assessment
• resorts= environment monitoring system
• restrictions on pontoon locations

Question 29

examples of research / conservation monitoring

Answer 29

• money payed by tourists = used to finance programs
• cooperative research centre on tourism in TNQ —> increase of tourism

Question 30

examples of reducing pollution

Answer 30

• 75 operators= emission calculated to make business carbon neutral
• operators = have to take waste w/ them
• stricter pollution controls