Jamaica Flashcards

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Where is Jamaica

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island in the Caribbean sea, south of Cuba

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Information about Jamaica

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4.1 million tourists, NEE

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Tourism growth in Jamaica

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popular tourist destination for cruises and staying, community tourism has increases (money stays in the local community)

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Quaslity of life in jamiace

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uneven, people who work in tourists area shave seen an improvement as there has been infrastructure improvements, but many still live in low quality housing away from tourists

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Impacts of tourism and environment in Jamaica

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3 national parks have been established to protect the environment, 2 marine parks but tourist activity caused damage, ecotourism is developed helps to protect everything

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Impacts of employment tourism in Jamaica

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tourism creates employment, it directly employs 100,000 people and 250,000 indirect jobs, increases skill ser, quality of life improvements, seasonal jobs, 30% of GPD is tourism

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Impacts of tourism and infrastructure in Jamaica

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high level of investment, port and cruise facilities have been improved, more hotels, not equal development

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Impacts of tourism and economy in Jamaica

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generated $4 billion, money helps to develop country, cruise industry brings in money, money is lost through large companies based in other countries

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Impacts of tourism and reducing development gap in Jamaica

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farmers benefit from sales to hotel and other tourist facilities, it can help develop environment, economy and quality of life

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Negative impacts of tourism in Jamaica

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farmers land has been taken away in some locations for hotels, local employees are paid low wages. local people cannot afford facilities for tourist

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