IMPACTS OF TOURISM - PHS GEOGRAPHY



IMPACTS OF TOURISM

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ECONOMIC IMPACT

There are four areas of economic impact of tourism. They are:

1. __________________________________________

2. __________________________________________

3. __________________________________________

4. __________________________________________

Economic impact therefore means: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Many of the jobs created by tourism are in the _____________________ and __________________________ industries. Most require little ____________________ and are poorly ___________________. Many of the tourist jobs are also ____________________ and ____________________ in nature.

Economic development also brings risks. Developing countries become overly _________________________ on tourism. So an event that causes a decrease in tourists can have ________________________ consequences on the economy. Examples of developing countries are:

Can you think of some ‘events’ that would have a negative impact?

Developed countries are less vulnerable because they have more ______________________ economies. Examples of developed countries are:

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

Mass tourism also puts ___________________ on the environment. Many thousands of people visiting an area can have a huge impact in many ways.

In Waikiki beach in Hawaii, highrise hotels and apartments close to the waters edge have created problems with the beach. Describe the problem and ‘solution’.

In the Blue Mountains in Australia it is a different kind of problem. Describe this problem.

In this area _______________ are now needed for visits to remote locations.

In the Maldives, a group of islands of the coast of India, the government has a different solution to development.

Scuba divers cause damage to ______________________________ and guests in this area produce large amounts of _________________________________________ waste.

On some Australian islands sewage is _________________________ and solid waste is ________________________ back to the mainland.

SOCIAL IMPACTS

This means all the impacts on ______________________ world instead of the natural world.

Living in a tourist location can be difficult because of ____________________ and ___________________________ and taxing the local systems such as _______________.

Also mass tourists in an urban area can cause displacement of local people because of the increased price in _________________________. Therefore locals must move out of town and this can affect people’s ____________________ of place.

In underdeveloped countries this tends to be mixed. This can cause an ____________________ in the quality of living….but, the bulk of the money goes to a _____________ section of the community and exposes them to ________________________ of tourists and may lead to ________________________ and harassment.

Some westerners who wear little clothing can cause some offence with locals such as with the _______________________________ in the ________________________.

CULTURAL IMPACTS

This refers to the impact on local culture which is composed of ____________________________________________________________________.

Tourist curiosity can have a positive impact by ___________________________ local cultures.

It also provides opportunities for cultural ______________________________.

Mass production and sale of products may lead to loss of ________________________________. Examples are.

Some cultural experiences are also modified to meet tourist expectations. Examples are:

With more people traveling the impact will only continue to ________________________.

In some places it may be too __________________ to reverse the damages.

Planning for tourism requires support of __________________________________________________________________.

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