Sustainable Sustainable TourismTourism

The resource bookletThe resource bookletPlease write your name on it.

You can take it home, annotate it, memorise it…..but don’t lose it!

Practice using the resources

Try to think how you could use each resource….. The examiner likes it if

you use more than one.

Classify each photograph into Human or Physical Attraction.

Create a ‘so what?’ for each one – why do these attractions get tourist to go there?

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Make a copy in your book

Plot the following examples of tourism on your sustainability

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Case studiesCase studies

1. Has encouraged mass tourism, which now brings in 45% of their GDP. High rise hotels and packed beaches are a mainstay of this resort as are wild nights out.

2. This place has stopped anyone but scientists from visiting as a result, young men have started to migrate to the cities in search of jobs.

3. Eco tourism happens in this place where small groups of tourists are given guided tours by local people. The local culture has been preserved and farmers are encouraged to protect the environment.

4. Traffic congestion is a feature of this attraction and there is often smog in the area.

5. This urban attraction has suffered from a lack of investment and as a result, tourists have stopped coming.

Q) Describe the trend in tourism between 1960 and 2010.

Refer to Resource 1 in your answer. (4)

Q) Using Resource 1b, explain why tourism has increased since 1960. (5)

Using Resource 1c, explain why tourism is important to countries like St Lucia (3)

SDME Examination Homework

• St Lucia• Task – Investigate Tourism in St Lucia. Your fact file

will need to include:• An overview of the Human attractions of St Lucia.• An overview of the Physical attractions of St Lucia.• Economic data about St Lucia e.g. wealth, Economy,

links to the UK• Examples of Eco and Mass tourism on St Lucia• Is tourism in St Lucia sustainable now? Justify.• By January

The multiplier effectThe multiplier effect

• What is it?

• How does the multiplier effect work with tourism?

What are the impacts of tourism?

Exam Qs

Q) Describe & Explain how tourism can affect the environment. (3marks)

Q) Why would some people be against mass tourism? (3marks)

Q) Suggest 2 reasons why mass tourism might be unsustainable. (4marks)

Q) Explain why LEDC countries like St Lucia encourage tourism despite its negative impacts (6marks)