Mocks – Common Errors

Urban Q3 – Use Figure 3 – refer to it…Q4 – Case Study? Use best one with most

info = EXETERQ8 – SITE AND SERVICE / SELF HELP – key

words…Tourism – Q1 – Pattern – use of

FIGURES?Q4 – 6 stages of the Butler model…

Q5 – Lakes – structure your answer….Skills – ruler?

Mass tourism – good or bad?

By the end of the lesson you will have evaluated the good and

bad points to mass tourism and linked these to KENYA.

When…? Where…?

Why…?

Who…?

What…?

What does...

• Mass tourism mean?

Copy out the following definitions.

Mass tourism refers to a large number of visitors, often on package holidays with accommodation and travel included going to

one destination. (Development / Consolidation phase)

Ecotourism involved protecting the environment and the way of life of local people.

Explain how this picture sums up mass tourism.

What are the good and bad points about mass tourism?• Working in pairs, try and fill out

YOUR own ideas first in the table....

• Lets share them!

• What about.......

What about?• Brings in money• Creates jobs for local people – increases income of industries that supply tourism

• Young people are likely to stay• Improved roads, communications and infrastructure• Money from tourism reinvested into community projects

• Money from tourism reinvested into protecting the environment.

• Profit is kept by large foreign travel companies, rather than helping the local economy

• Jobs are badly paid and seasonal• Traffic congestion• Behaviour of tourists can offend local people – drunkness, clothing, etc• Green house gases from air travel = global warming• Increase litter / pollution• Destruction of local habitats, e.g. game parks / coral reefs

Case Study 2

Tourism in an LEDC - Kenya

LION SAFARI

LANDROVER

TOURISTS

Location

• Kenya is in East Africa. It is an LEDC. It has environments that attract tourists, for example game parks and the coast.

• It’s economy benefits from tourism because of foreign exchange (over 20% of all foreign earnings). Kenya is becoming more developed.

Richer More jobsCatalyst for other industries e.g. transport, communications

What attracts people to Kenya?

• Watch the film and jot down any ATTRACTIONS – physical or human?

Links to Kenya.....

• Card sort activity....

What is the future?• Reducing the negative impacts of

tourism?• Walking / horseback trails instead of car safaris (reduces

pollution / congestion)• White water rafting instead of damaging safaris• Limit number of people visiting sensitive areas, e.g. coral reefs• Providing bins to reduce litter

“Maintaining” tourism?1. Kenya has launched an advertising campaign in Russia2. An airstrip is planned for Ruma National Park – more

accessible. £8million planned to improve roads, bridges and airstrips.

3. Visa fees were cut by 50% - cheaper to visit. Scrapped for under 16s – family holiday…..

Homework,due: Wednesday 16th Feb.

• You are on holiday in Kenya. Write an e-mail OR post card to me, describing what it is like, what you have done, etc.

• Use the following address: www.magicalkenya.com to visit the Kenyan Tourist boards web site to get info.

• E-mail to: mrgrant.g3@gmail.com• Put g3blog in subject

Case Study Skill:

Location info.

Attract

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