Geography India Flashcards
Advantages of Tourism in Goa
New jobs created in the tourist industry, extra wealth spread throughout community (multiplier effect), improved communication and there is a demand for local produce such as fishing, farming and produce
Tourism in Western India
Has been encouraged in Western India for over 30 years, over one million people visit Goa every year
Disadvantages of Tourism in Goa
Farmers lost land to tourist developments, some villages dependant on tourism (unpredictable), each tourist uses thirty times as much water per day causing shortages, beaches contaminated by untreated sewage and trees are cut down damaging turtles habitats
Changes in the rural landscape of Western India
Population density
The population has increased due to a high birth rate
Changes in the rural landscape of Western India
Settlement pattern
The number of villages has increased as farmers then have access to basic services
Changes in the rural landscape of Western India
Employment structures
Number of farmers decreasing due to use of more machinery
Changes in the rural landscape of Western India
Infrastructure
Number and quality of roads increasing but away from main highways roads are poor and narrow
Changes in the rural landscape of Western India
Land use
Cities are spreading into the countryside, tourist resorts are developing along the coast, farmland is decreasing
Changes in the rural landscape of Western India
Rural to urban migration
Many people are migrating to Mumbai as mechanisation in the countryside leads to fewer jobs
UK population distribution
Cities
High population density due to easy access to work
UK population distribution
Industrial towns
Grew up next to coalfields, high population density
UK population distribution
Countryside
Few jobs in farming so low population density
UK population distribution
Coast
High population density allowing the development of ports and trade
UK population distribution
River valleys
High density due to easy access
UK population distribution
Upland areas
Lower density as it is steep and had poor weather
