Tourism has grown globally with the exploitation of various environments for tourists. Effective management is needed to sustain tourist areas in the UK. Mass tourism provides economic benefits but can damage areas long-term without strategies. Extreme environments face environmental risks from tourism that require sustainable solutions like ecotourism, as shown through case studies.
Tourism has grown globally with the exploitation of various environments for tourists. Effective management is needed to sustain tourist areas in the UK. Mass tourism provides economic benefits but can damage areas long-term without strategies. Extreme environments face environmental risks from tourism that require sustainable solutions like ecotourism, as shown through case studies.
Tourism has grown globally with the exploitation of various environments for tourists. Effective management is needed to sustain tourist areas in the UK. Mass tourism provides economic benefits but can damage areas long-term without strategies. Extreme environments face environmental risks from tourism that require sustainable solutions like ecotourism, as shown through case studies.
Tourism has grown globally with the exploitation of various environments for tourists. Effective management is needed to sustain tourist areas in the UK. Mass tourism provides economic benefits but can damage areas long-term without strategies. Extreme environments face environmental risks from tourism that require sustainable solutions like ecotourism, as shown through case studies.
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GCSE Geography
Unit 2 Human Geography
Section B - TOURISM KEY IDEA
Scale: G Global N - National R Regional L Local
SPECIFICATION CONTENT
The global growth of
tourism has seen the exploitation of a range of different environments for tourists.
Reasons for the global increase in tourism.
Effective management strategies are key to the continuing prosperity of tourist areas in the UK.
Contribution of tourism to the UK economy.
The potential for cities, mountains and
coastal areas for the development of tourism.
SCALE G/N
The economic importance of tourism in
countries in contrasting parts of the world.
Impact of external factors on visitor numbers
to the UK.
N /L
Tourist area / resort life cycle model.
A case study of either a UK National Park or a UK coastal resort. The reasons for its growth as a tourist destination. The effectiveness of strategies to cope with the impact of large numbers of tourists. Plans to ensure the continuing success of the tourism industry in the area. Mass tourism has advantages for an area but strategies need to be in place to reduce the likelihood of long-term damage.
The meaning of mass tourism
A case study of an established tropical tourist resort area which attracts large numbers of visitors.
R/L
The positive and negative effects of mass
tourism on the economy and the environment. Strategies for maintaining the importance of tourism in the area and reducing its negative effects.
Extreme environments are
susceptible to environmental damage from the development of tourism.
Sustainability requires the
development of
The attractions of extreme environments to
tourists.
R/L
The increased demand for adventure
holidays. The impact of tourism on the environment. A case study of one extreme area and the extent to which it can cope with the development of a tourist industry. The need for stewardship and conservation. A case study of the ways that ecotourism can
R/L
ecotourism.
benefit the environment, the local economy
and the lives of the people. A consideration that this form of tourism can contribute to sustainable development.