Paper 3: Pre-release

Question 1

What is the mean percentage of income from tourism?

Answer 1

19.685%

Question 2

What is the median percentage of income from tourism?

Answer 2

16.4%

Question 3

What is the modal percentage of income from tourism?

Answer 3

13%, 15%

Question 4

What is the range of percentages of income from tourism?

Answer 4

28.6%

Question 5

How many international tourist arrivals were there in Africa in 2018?

Answer 5

60 million

Question 6

How many international tourist arrivals were there in the Middle East in 2018?

Answer 6

60 million

Question 7

How many international tourist arrivals were there in Asia and the Pacific in 2018?

Answer 7

360 million

Question 8

How many international tourist arrivals were there in the Americas in 2018?

Answer 8

220 million

Question 9

How many international tourist arrivals were there in Europe in 2018?

Answer 9

700 million

Question 10

How much has the number of cruise tourists increased between 2009 and 2018?

Answer 10

11 million

Question 11

By what factor have the imports into the Cayman Islands grown since 1977?

Answer 11

22x

Question 12

What’s wrong with the current cargo port?

Answer 12

• Very old
• Poor impression on visitors
• Not enough space with growing trade
• No docking facilities - long waiting times for small boat transport
• Without the new port, cruise traffic will fall by as much as 50%

Question 13

What are the ranges of temperature and sunshine hours?

Answer 13

Temperature: 3ºc
Hours of sunshine: 4 hours

Question 14

What will you say in the 12 mark question?

Answer 14

• Why the old port needs upgrading (size is limiting factor for trade, growing tourism) and the consequences if else (cruise companies move elsewhere)
• Cruise tourists will actually bring in more than long-stay cumulatively.
• Social opportunities of George Town Revitalisation Initiative
• Environmental damage only affects a small proportion of the island and can be mitigated.