Paper 2 Flashcards

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what is tourisms definition?

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travelling from home and staying away from home for at least one night

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global tourism now number more than…

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900 Million a year

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what 2 events slow down tourist growth

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terrorism and economic downturns

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what continent has the most tourists

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europe

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why does europe have the most tourists

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safer
centre of the world
easy access
many countries

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between 1995 and 2020 how much has tourism increased

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doubled

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why is the percentage of tourists in africa so low

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ebola
terrorism
natural disasters
lack of food and water

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why is tourism good for countries

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increase the number and variety of jobs
improve infrastructure
support local industries
increase in local and government tax revenues

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what are two reasons why developing countries accept tourists?

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set up a solid infrastructure

important to the countries economy

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why has tourism grown in our country?

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more paid holidays
shorter working hours 
cheaper 
easier due to internet 
early retirement 
longer lives 
better access e.g. planes euro tunnel
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what are the bad reasons of tourism in antigua e.g. how is it bad for them?

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the country relies on tourism too much, once it’s gone so it’s gone
holidays are all inclusive so no money to the locals
countries are against homosexuals and bisexuals, as well as being racist
work re are low payed and low skilled
workers will never be promoted as the bosses won’t want to work

interior designing is a gay job

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how does tourism benefit the U.K.?
how much a year
how many visitors
what number is it in most visited country in world

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£85 billion a year
30 million overseas visitors
6th most visited country

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are wet summers good or bad for the uk, explain why using an example

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bad, people will go elsewhere to get sun eg spain

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why are territory attacks bad for the uk use an example

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people will avoid and go to somewhere they feel safe eg 7/7 underground attacks

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is a weak pound good or bad for the uk explain why

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good more people will come since they can get more for their money to spend over here

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why is good publicity good for the UK use an example

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olympics and creates an economical boost due to tourism

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explain the different stages of the butler model

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1) exploration- a small number of people begin to visit a natural area
2) involvement- small scale developments and businesses developed to encourage more people to visit here
3) development- infrastructure develops and bigger numbers come here
4) consolidation- the area is at it’s height of population and everything is full
5) stagnate
run down stuff everything drops in popularity and attracts wrong people
6) rejuvenate/ decay- the area has a choice either invests and make it good again or let it spiral to decent.
eg blackpool

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why did blackpool develop in the first place

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factory workers visiting
upper classes visited
blackpool tower opened
end of WW2 (FUBE)

coach travel
railway
industrial citizens visited
tower was built (CRIT)

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how could it be seen that blackpool hit its crisis point?

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visitor numbers dropped by 6 million
1000 hotels closed down
300 holiday flats closed
hotels were 25% full

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rejuvenating blackpool, what was being done?

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  • sandcastle rebranded in 2006 - £6.5M
  • tried to make it gay capital of north to appeal to all audiences
  • £10M spent on upgrading blackpool illuminations
  • £350M promenade built, sea defence too
  • Tried to build super casinos to be like LA but in UK
  • Big blue hotel only allowed families
  • built pleasure beach
  • cleaned up beaches and got 3 blue flag beaches - safe to swim etc now
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did the rejuvenation work in blackpool?

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the casino bid of £10M was turned down

the sea lost its blue flags

now known as smack city as highest users per population

1M less visitors in less 5 years

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why is the sandcastle so successful?

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never mind wether can attract anyone, has a tropical climate

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what is the case study of mass tourism and what’s its definition?

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Kenya in south east africa

large visitor numbers attracted to a particular place

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what are the good benefits of mass tourism in kenya

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tourists earned $1 billion
tourism is 15% of overall money
many jobs created
government is saving land

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what are the bad results of mass tourism in kenya
tourists aren't disposing food properly, animals eat it and die feeding animals wrong diet all inclusive holidays, all money goes back to rich owners not locals savanna landscapes being destroyed by minibuses, 25m rule is broken, scare off the animals too so they don't get food and their cubs die (cheetah) prostitues aged 10+ are at 20,000, make 5x normal wage so it's popular terrorism scares people away eg the shooting of the nairobi shopping centre
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what is ecotourism
a type of sustainable tourism which aims to take into the environment, cultural and social problems
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what is being done to minimise problems with mass tourism in kenya?
-Kenyan National Tourism Master Plan- add more tourist activities distribute activities to spread out tourists develop eco tourism
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explain how to eselenkei scheme is working and what makes it eco tourist
* only 12-18 people per lodge, smaller and harder to spot so it fits into environment * for every tree they use they plant two to ensure the eco system carries on * use local materials such as plantation gum wood, blends in- no concerted, cheaper and better for environment * no concrete- use a tripod foundation instead, no environmental footprint is left, also allows ground animals to pass undisturbed, safer for animals n humans * No electricity used- heat up water with tanks, make own energy, free and better for world, no fossil fuels
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what is our extreme environment case study?
Antarctica
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why are extreme environment holidays becoming more popular?
people become more adventurous, adrenaline junkies, covered by insurance, more accessible
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what are the 4 types of extreme environments?
great cold - polar lands very dry - hot deserts great heights - high mountains tropical - rainforest
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why is antarctica an extreme environment
coldest recorded temperature was -93.7*C largest mountain- Vinson Massif 16,000ft 20km wide 13km wide driest place on earth, 20cm of rainfall a year fastest wind recorded- 200mph
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what activities are there in antarctica?
penguin watching in the weddell sea scuba diving kayaking hiking husky rides deception bay, watch seals whales n penguins (is the caldera of a supervolcano)
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what is being done to manage the problems in antarctica
cruise ships limited to 100 passengers at a time 5m rule of going near wildlife visitor guide is given out of do's and dont's
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what are the impacts of the tourists in antarctica
raw sewage is pumped into the sea harming the eco system ships ignore the passenger limit and use heavy oil which coats and harms penguins only 2% of antarctica is ice free and this is where the tourists are, they destroy the fragile soil here the new airstrips that are built ruin habitats and create noise pollution
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what are the future worries of tourism in antarctica
visitor numbers are expected to double in the next 10 years the development of skiing and snowboarding will destroy the fragile landscape in the future
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what are the push factors in LICs
wars droughts poverty
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what are the pull factors in LICs
``` entertainment education services employment shelter ```
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explain the order of the burgess model from in to out
CBD Inner City Suburbs Rural
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explain the features of a CBD
centre tall buildings tall offices and shops high land prices and rent leads to vertical zoning main workplace lots of traffic in rush hour few people live here pedestrianised usually
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explain the features of the inner city
``` next to historical core, area of old housing no longer in use old high density terraced houses old abandoned factories high rise flats pockets of redevelopment run down ethnic segregation ```
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explain the features of suburbs
``` semi detached/ detached small shopping parades modern housing with gardens and garages expensive low density housing (spread out) windy roads safer ```
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explain the features of a rural area
conflict between homeowners, industry and farm owners where urban areas meet countryside mainly farming here need panning permissions to live there shopping centres found here cheap land can build bigger modern industries want to move here
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what problems is the cbd of halifax facing and how are they being solved, use examples
the poor weather- developing indoor activities such as the plaza complex anti social behaviour- visible presence and more community officers e.g. street angels congestion- pedestrianised zones such as bus lanes eg halifax high land cost- vertical zoning eg tattoo shop above thomas cook
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why are run down areas redeveloped as brownfield sites
they are eye sores which put off investing/ living here the building costs are less as the infrastructure is already there unsafe for people as they can get injured messing around points to potential unemployment and lack of opportunities to save land and re use old land
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what is urban renewal?
"doing up" old homes such as in inner cities. road markings done front gardens added double glazing windows added
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give an example of urban redevelopment and evaluate it
elland factory => valley mill apartments run down and made into apartments located next to train station so people bought them train station didn't re open and since the apartments were made fast and not the best standard the price dropped from £120,000 to £80,000 also dean clogging was biggest carpet factory in UK now 150 companies and 3500 jobs
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why is there segregation in halifax
``` same language same way of life support systems for them traditional foods/ shops in their areas religion safety in numbers ```
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what problems can segregation make in halifax
``` racism no go zones gangs overcrowding hate crimes ```
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where is rio de janeiro
south east brazil and south of south america
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explain the environment of rocinha
``` poorly built unregulated homes unclear water (sewage) graffiti and vandalism all around highest crime rate in rio houses build on dangerous unsafe land jobs are low paid strong community spirit all leisure takes place on roof tops ```
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what is being done to help Rocinha improve
self help schemes- government provide materials to help improve buildings, doesn't cost as much as hiring builders, could fall through as people could misuse the materials, provides jobs in short term, an ongoing scheme. helps fight disease and death policing- there are two police forces in rio (BOPI and the UPP) the bopi is the swat team who use automatic weapons and can cause bad as people get caught in cross fire. the UPP are community based and attempt to gain trust back in the pigs.
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explain bedzed
``` Beddingtom Zero Energy Development opened in 2002 low energy consumption carbon neutral built from recycled materials safe walking routes and cycle lanes 300mm insulation jackets produces more energy than is used solar energy uses solar sedum plants to gain water ```
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what is the birth rate?
number of live births per 1000 born
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what is natural increase?
birth rate higher than death rate
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what is natural decrease?
death rate higher than birth rate
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what is annual population change?
birth rate - death rate +/- migration
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what is migration?
movement of people into or out of an area
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why are hics birth rates low?
expensive to raise a child from 0-18 (£250,000) | emancipation
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why are lics birth rates high?
seen as assets (bigger man has more kids) more money as they have more income for workers many die (infant mortality)
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what type of DTM graph do Lics have?
pyramids, young people outnumber old, very few old people
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what type of DTM graph do Hics have?
leaf,low birth rate and low death rate so ageing population, working population
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what are the problems of rapid population growth?
``` deforestation to make food/ space lack of services overcrowding water, land and air pollution resource shortages unemployment ```
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what are the two ways population growth can be reduced?
education on sex and contraception as well as emancipation of women, as they start to lead the lives of men, either have kids at a later life or not at all
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what did the indian government do to reduce population growth?
compulsory sterilisation
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what was done to successfully reduce china's population?
one child policy, use of money incentives, fear or losing job, community involvement, media, family planning programmes
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why do african counties such as Niger struggle with population size and are "non birth control policy" places?
``` half population is under 15 men forbid contraception children are seen as workers poverty political instability war lack of education ```
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why did china introduce the one child policy and how did they make it work?
only had enough resources for 1 billion people wanted to become an economic super power how- disincentives such as forced abortion, sterilisation, fined are fired from job
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what impacts did the one child policy have?
female infantcide- aborted females 30million more males(gender imbalance) 421 policy, one child had to have the financial burden of 5 people rather than 2+ in the past little emperor syndrome- children were spoilt birth tourism- had babies abroad so they could keep them black children- illegal unregistered kids granny police- slurs on prevents them women to met the gov know when someone was pregnant again facing future economical problems due to many old people and not enough workers
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what are the UKs non birth control policy tactics?
anyone earning less than 50k a year gets extra money for every child they have immigrants have 2.2 children on average compared to uks 1.6 a mother can have a whole year off work with 6 months paid fathers can have 6 months without being fired
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is the uks birth control policy working
yes we are now the fastest growing population in europe
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what is migration?
movement of people to live in a different place, either within the country or to another
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what is emigration?
moving out of a country
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what are immigrants?
people who move to a country
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what are illegal immigrants
those who move to a country without the correct documents
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what are asylum seekers
people who are caught at customs and need to make a case to stay (basically illegal immigrants)
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what are the advantages of migration
``` willing to take jobs being skilled people send money back to families transfer of knowledge earn more money ```
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what are the disadvantages of migration
``` family separated loss of labour in home country loss of skilled workers increase in racial tension and discrimination strain on resources for country ```
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how many polish immigrants did crewe receive
3000
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what are the impacts of refugees in UK?
asylum seekers can't work or get benefits until they are allowed to stay, can take upto 10 years. they are poor so rely on charity some work illegally too. some people lie with their reasons, takes years to figure out, costs thousands and they cannot be found sometimes many asylum seekers know nothing about the UK life, resulting in racism towards them many refugees settle and contribute towards the society, uk becomes a cultural and more tolerant society and provides many goods and services they introduce.