Tourism

Question 1

Short-haul destinations

Answer 1

Destination that can be reached by a flight of less than 3 hours.

Question 2

Domestic Destinations

Answer 2

A destination that is located in the tourist’s own country.

Question 3

Define tourism?

Answer 3

The movement of people to places outside their normal places of work and community, the activities carried out during their holiday, and the facilities created to meet to their needs

Question 4

Name three types of holiday destinations. Give an example for each?

Answer 4

Cities – London

Mountains – Lake District

Coasts - Benidorm

Question 5

Define domestic, short haul and long haul destinations. Give examples?

Answer 5

Domestic – located in the tourists own country, eg Blackpool

Short haul – reached by a flight of less than three hours, eg Benidorm

Long haul – further away, eg Jamaica

Question 6

Give three reasons for the global increase in tourism?

Answer 6

More leisure time – longer holidays

More money – higher wages

Cheaper travel costs – reduced airfares

Better health – especially in later life

The internet – helped people o search for better deals

Question 7

Describe the economic importance of tourism for a poor country?

Answer 7

Tourism can have a huge impact on the economies of poorer countries such as Jamaica.

It can provide jobs and income to locals.

Money from tourism can help pay for infrastructure projects such as building new roads and improving water quality.

Question 8

Why is tourism important to the UK economy?

Answer 8

• More than 1.3 million people work in the tourism industry.
• Over 8% of the country’s GDP comes from tourism
• Tourists spend more than £600 million a year in the UK
• Tourism keeps services such as shops, accommodation and transport busy

Question 9

Define National Park?

Answer 9

Areas of great natural beauty giving opportunity for open air recreation, established so that natural beauty can be preserved and enhanced, and so that the enjoyment of the scenery by the public can be promoted

Question 10

Why do tourists visit the Lake District?

Answer 10

• Scenery – hills and lakes
• Activities – walking, climbing, sailing
• Heritage – homes of William Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter
• Transport links – motorway M6, West Coast Mail railway line.

Question 11

State three problems associated with tourism in the Lake district?

Answer 11

Traffic congestion – over 80% of tourists use cars, causes problems in towns.

Footpath erosion – ground becomes hard and bare

Seasonal jobs – leads to unemployment in the quiet winter months

High property prices – competition between locals and tourists who want a holiday home

Question 12

Can you draw the Butler Model?

Answer 12

Question 13

Where do you think the Lake District fits into the Butler Model?

Answer 13

Rejuvenation

Question 14

What could the Lake District do to cope in the future?

Answer 14

• National Park entry charge
• Limit visitor numbers
• Repair footpaths
• Build bypasses around towns
• Improve public transport

Question 15

Define mass tourism?

Answer 15

Mass tourism is a form of tourism that involves tens of thousands of people going to the same resort often at the same time of year. It is the most popular form of tourism as it is often the cheapest way to holiday, and is often sold as a PACKAGE DEAL

Question 16

Define Package Holidays?

Answer 16

Large-scale tourism when flights, accommodation, tours and transfers are booked together and often part of a group

Question 17

Why do tourists visit Jamaica?

Answer 17

• Hot tropical climate
• Plenty of sunshine all year round
• Long stretches of golden sand
• Luxury hotels

Question 18

Describe two positive impacts of tourism on Jamaica’s economy?

Answer 18

Tourism employs lots of local people

Tourist money used to help Jamaica develop

Question 19

Describe two negative impacts of tourism on Jamaica’s economy?

Answer 19

Jobs may be seasonal and low paid

Many tourist businesses owned by foreign companies so profits go overseas.

Question 20

What is responsible tourism?

Answer 20

Making better places for people to live in and better places for people to visit

Question 21

How can tourism in Jamaica be made more sustainable?

Answer 21

• Use local guides
• Buy local food and crafts from Jamaican traders
• Use smaller, local, inland hotels
• Encourage the use of the Jamaican tourist Boards “Meet the people” website
• Educating locals and tourists about the environment.

Question 22

Define extreme environments?

Answer 22

One in which there exist difficult environmental conditions for human survival.

Question 23

What is extreme about Antarctica?

Answer 23

• Where it is - difficult to get to
• Its size – area of 8 million square kilometres
• Its emptiness – no one lives there apart from scientists
• Its cold – temperatures drop to -60˚C
• The wilderness – natural landscape home to wildlife such as penguins

Question 24

What can tourists do in Antarctica?

Answer 24

• Cruise inlets in small boats
• Land ashore to see penguins
• Visit scientific research centres
• Kayak

Question 25

How has tourism been made more sustainable in Antarctica?

Answer 25

• 1961 - Treaty of Antarctica
• 1991 - The IAATO, guidelines on things like the number of visitors, rubbish, grey water.
• 2011 – ships not allowed to use heavy oil
• 2013 – Polar code – limits the number and size of ships visiting Antarctica

Question 26

Define Ecotourism?

Answer 26

Responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people

Question 27

What is the difference between stewardship and conservation?

Answer 27

• Stewardship is careful management of the environment on a large scale across regions, nations and even internationally. All developments are planned sustainably.
• Conservation is more LOCAL in its nature allowing local people to be involved.

Question 28

Why do we need to protect the Amazon rainforest?

Answer 28

• The Amazon rainforest is a fragile environment that needs looking after
• Over the last 50 years it has changed considerably
• 20% of all rainforest has now been destroyed

Question 29

Describe how ecotourism benefits the environment, the economy and peoples lives?

Answer 29

Environment – small scale tourism that uses few resources at a time, causes little pollution and less likely to cause physical damage to the forest

Economy – employs mostly local people, provides farmers with new markets, buy souvenirs from local villages

People – extra money spent on healthcare and education. People now less likely to migrate out of area

Question 30

How does ecotourism help sustainable development?

Answer 30

Local people, businesses and government are now keen to preserve the rainforest because it attracts tourists and will lead to long term economic prosperity.

This means that the environment and traditional ways are maintained.