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Tourism
1. What is tourism and how is it growing?
2. Tourism in a national park.
3. Problems of tourism in a national park.
4. Tourism in a Low income country.
Why might people visit this place? Make a list!
What IS tourism?
Task:: Which one has grown more and why?
Domestic Tourism
International Tourism
Tourism within a country – when people travel short distances for holidays.
Tourism to other countries. This is when people travel longer distances outside of their country.
1. Choose a destination.
2. Choose a type of traveller that you think would want to visit.
3. Choose a reason why that traveller would want to visit.
Bangkok,
Thailand
London,
England
Paris
France
Dubai,
UAE
Tokyo,
Japan
New York,
USA
Rio Di
Janiero,
Brazil
Istanbul,
Turkey
Rome,
Italy
Sydney,
Australia
Young
families
Young
couples
Old
couples
Backpack
ers
Singles Students Historians Artists Musicians Mature
families
Large range
and mix of
cultures
Famous
landmarks
that aren’t
found
elsewhere
Taste for
adventure
Rich history Romance
and love
Wide variety
of activities
A hub of
activity and
nightlife
A wide
variety of
restaurants
and bars
Child-friendly
hotels and
venues
Physical
landscape
What has happened to tourism?
Task:Describe the changing pattern in tourism. What does the graph show? Can you use data in your answer?
Pro Challenge 1:The Middle East has lots of Oil. Why does it need a tourist industry?
Pro Challenge 2:There is a drop in tourism in 2003. What might have caused this?
Why has tourism increased?
What has made tourism
grow?
What do working women have to
do with it?
Applying the knowledge…Now you have the knowledge to answer the question
from the start, lets re-visit it and do it justice!
Intro – define key terms
What has happened to tourism? Has it grown?
Why has tourism grown? What sort of thing affect
it?
Has anything impactedtourisms growth? What
and why?
In this section, you need to say what tourism is.
Show your knowledge – how has tourism changed?
Briefly – why?
What has led to the growth in tourism? Can you explain
any of them?
Choose one now – and go in to more detail – how did it
affect tourism specifically?
Extension: Is there anything that has happened recently that may affect tourism in the future?
Tourism in a National Park
What is a National Park?
A National Park can be defined as:
‘An area of beautiful and relatively wild countryside’
• As tourism has developed, inland areas have increased in popularity just as the traditional coastal resorts have.
• Pressure of visitors and conflicts between local people and visitors in area of great scenic beauty led to the setting up of National Parks, via The National Parks and Access to the Countryside act of 1949.
Task: Can you locate the Lake District using GNR.
Global: What continent or hemisphere is the place in?
National: Which country is it in / near to?
Regional: What other places nearby can you use to explain even more precisely?
Where IS the Lake District?
EXTENSION: Explain why the location of the lake district makes it so popular.
Research/Think/Ask:List What physical and human features/attractions do you find in the Lake District?
How are they used to entertain tourists?
Attractions of the Lake District...On your Mind map highlight the Physical and Human features
PHYSICAL
• Mountains to walk/climb to summit – Scafell Pike, Helvellyn & Striding edge with excellent views...
• Steep sided valleys with deep lakes for walks / water sports. –Windermere/Ullswater
• Steep cliffs on valley sides for rock climbing on....
• Grizedale forest .. Woodland Ecosystem.
HUMAN
• Honeypot towns/village like Keswick or Grasmere.
• Keswick -Pencil Museum or Outdoor shops
• Grasmere- Dove cottage (William Wordsworth)
• Ambleside – Car Museum
• Rheged Discovery centre
• World of Beatrix Potter
• Paths to the summit of.....
• Mountain biking courses..
Question: Explain how a place you have studied provides opportunities for tourist activities
In the Lake District National Park there are many natural attractions.
This includes .......... and will attract ........ Because......
In addition......
There are also human attractions such as ......which
attract tourists because.....
WAGOLLThere are many natural attractions in the Lake
District National Park. Many are attracted to the physical landscape. They may for example visit to go walking up some of the highest and most beautiful mountains in the UK such as Scafell Pike or Helvellyn, along the dramatic Striding Edge.
Others may prefer ambles around the beautiful Lakes such as Derwent Water near Keswick. The Lakes also attract more active people who want to do water activities such as canoeing in Lake Windermere, or go mountain biking in Grisdaleforest.
Alternatively tourists may visit the human attractions. Popular attractions for families are the honeypots of Keswick (pencil museum) or …….
Plenary-Look at the OS map of the Lake
District
Can you identity 3 tourist attractions and GIVE EVIDENCE (symbol; name – be as specific as possible)
Problems of Tourism in a National Park
Problems caused by tourism
Problems caused by tourists in a National Park
Litter
Copy and complete the mind map below: Can you explain the knock on effects?
Extension:Come and get some colours and categorise your impacts in to
social, economic and environmental…
What can we see in these pictures?
Conflict in National Parks
Conflict: A disagreement between one or more sets of people
How might tourism impact the people below?Pick two and explain …
Remember: This is about a natural environment with open spaces and lakes!
Local Farmer
Street Cleaner
Local Resident
Yacht Club Member
Problem solving
Below are three major problems in National Parks. For each one, suggest how you could manage this better…
“Traffic congestion in the middle of towns is horrendous!”
“Tourists drop litter
everywhere, on the hills, in the
streets…”
“The hills are badly worn away –people just walk
everywhere”
Finished?Design a sign to remind
people that National Parks need to be looked after –could you mention these
problems too?
Tourism in a Low Income Country
Mass Tourism.
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.
List as many mass tourist destinations as you can.
Kenya Mass Tourism
Key Facts
Located in East Africa.
More than 2x the size of the UK.
Population of 30 million.
Task: Locate Nairobi using GNRG- Global. What continent is it in?N-National. Which country is it in?R-Regional. What is the nearest ocean?
LO: What are the impacts of tourism in an LIC?
Task1. Research the positive and negative impacts of tourism in
Kenya.2. What do you think is the most positive impact? Why?3. What do you think is the most negative impact? Why?
Sentence startersI think the most positive impact is ____ because…I think the most negative impact is ____ because…
ExtensionCategorise and colour code your impacts into social (people), economic (money) and environmental (nature) impacts.
Positive Impacts
Negative Impacts
Complete the 2 page worksheet by trying to
answer the questions in as much detail as you
can.
Watch the news clip on tourism in Kibera make notes on
the advantages and the disadvantages of slum tourism.
(Perhaps you could use two colours or draw it as a
table.)
Slum tourism - is it a good idea?
Advantages and
disadvantages
of slum tourism
www.channel4.com/news/slum-tourism-poverty-kenya-kibera-africa-jamal-osman
Where is Kibera?
Write a description of
the location of Kibera.
Things to
include:
• Which part of
Kenya it is in?
• Which City it
is part of?
• Whereabouts
in the city it
is located?
• What else is
nearby?
Read the following newspaper article and highlight
important bits of information about tourism in this area
ready to answer seven questions.
www.theguardian
.com/world/2009
/sep/25/slum-
tourism-kenya-
kibera-poverty
How much does it cost for a tour of Kibera?
Why might the price of the tours encourage people
to go on them?
What does Kibera Tours promise about its profits?
Why is this a good thing?
What places and people would you see on a tour of
Kibera?
Does the article portray the negative side of living
in a slum? What examples are there?
In what ways is the slum itself sustainable?
How is Kibera being improved? How might this help
the residents?