tourism - jamaica [changing econ world]

Question 1

what is Jamaica?

Answer 1

• NEE
• income based on minerals, agriculture & some manufacturing
• suffered fiom slow growth, debt & high unemplyoment

Question 2

how is tourism a growth sector in Jamaica’s economy?
[helping to reduce the development gap]

Answer 2

• due to internationla air developments & cruise liners

Question 3

name the 1st three of the benefits of tourism?

Answer 3

• it genertaes taxtes, jop opps, income [inc development]
• tourism contributes 24% of Jamaica’s GDP, generating $2 billion [inc econ growth]
• more families can now afford to send therir child to school/uni due to inc employment = more ppl educated [inc of tertiarry jobs]

Question 4

name the 2nd 3 benefits of Jamaica:

Answer 4

• it provides jobs for 200 000 ppl in shops, hotels, banking etc
• lead to development of infastructure in tourist areas e.g ports, and improveed road netowrks [inc QOL for locals]
• conservation & landscaping [job opps] and can protect habitats e.g Montego Bay = ecotourism is also inc

Question 5

name 4 problems with tourism:

Answer 5

• the avergage cruise tourist only spends $70 / day [much less than those staying for longer]
• pollution = some of tunisias mediterranean beaches have been polluted w untreated seawage form hotels [decr biodiversity]
• improvemnts to infastructure are focused on the toursit area = everywehere lese lacks developmemt = infastructure is slower/non extisatnt in remote aresa
• tourism has ked to eviromental problems e.g footpath erosion, waste, inc CO2 emmisions